The photos published by protothema.gr are revealing the size of the problem.

Tons of garbage are piling up in the village of Porto Heli , in its playgrounds, while the bin , in the harbor tends to disappear under black garbage bags.
Local residents believe that the cause of all this is the rift between the present and the newly elected mayor . As they say the present mayor has “quit his duties” while the new one assumes office the 1st of September .
The situation is so desperate that, as people say, the Athenians visitors have come to the point of returning to the city with the luggage’s and with their… junk.
Looks like nobody is touched or care that in the region is the private beach and pier acquired some time ago by the Netherlands Queen, as it was revealed by protothema.