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“A pilot project of absolute interest, that had been proven to be effective and in which we have to invest”, Tuscany Minister for Environemnt said. On 2 April 2019, the Region Tuscany hosted the final event concluding the activites related to the URBAN-WASTE project. Actually, it’s only the beginning. The project has brought positive results,Read more

The municpality of Lisbon hosted the first United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) mayors’ summit on 5 April. Organized in cooperation with UNWTO, the Portuguese Ministries of Economy and Tourism, and the Lisbon City Council, the event has gathered global leaders, tourism policy-makers and stakeholders: 15 mayors and deputy mayors from world touristic cities includingRead more

Nicosia, one of URBAN-WASTE pilot cities, has organised a learning event to explore innovative strategies for waste reduction and improvement of recycling in the hospitality sector, involving important stakeholders and policy-makers

Our URBAN-WASTE partner, the Waste Management Development Company of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace DIAAMATH, together with the Kavala Port Authority left the 3rd Verde.tec 3rd international exhibition on environmental technologies with the Greek Green Award for their efforts and measures implemented at the Port of Kavala within the URBAN-WASTE project framework.

As a part of Kavala’s implementation phase, communication gets a lot of attention as a crucial part of the phase and therefore the city wants to be as close as possible to both the locals and tourists.

The City of Nicosia  organised an educational event on recycling and waste reduction at tourist facilities last Wednesday 31 October 2018 within the URBAN-WASTE project’s framework.

Few months after its inauguration, the brand new repair and reuse centre for bulky waste in Nice attracts big attention across Europe. A perfect proof is the recent visit they had from Krakow, Porto and Cordoba.

A meeting of URBAN-WASTE’s 4th Community of Practices took place on 10 September in the Exhibition Hall of the Municipal Council of Lisbon, marking the signing a Charter of Commitment on Preventive Measures for waste reduction in the Portuguese capital.

Our partners from Syracuse are using the sunny summer months as best as they can in order to maximise the visibility of the project and the measures being implemented among their local community, as well as tourists visiting the city this summer.

The Lisbon Municipality received a group of 15 students from the Sustainable Development course of the Dublin Institute of Technology, on 23rd March at NEYA Lisboa Hotel, a local stakeholder for the implementation of innovative strategic waste management measures in Lisbon.