Just a few years ago, Greece was among the worst performers in terms of waste management. Yet instead of penalties, it is now receiving praise from the EU. In this conversation, Antonios Sakalis, Senior Circular Economy and Climate Change Expert at ENVIROPLAN Consultants & Engineers S.A., and member of the ISWA Working Group on Energy Recovery and Manolis Grafakos, General Secretary for Waste Management Coordination at the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy, discuss how Greece is moving towards a circular economy.