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Last 28 September, the 2nd Community of Practices (CoP) event took place in Lisbon, organized by the municipality in partnership with Neya Hotel and Jerónimo Martins Company, with 39 different stakeholders attending, including hotels, NGOs, Lisbon Public Space and Waste Management Departments.

The URBAN-WASTE project will be presented at the EcoFesta, Fare e Comunicare, which will take place in Augusta, Syracuse on 29 September, 2017 within the workshop “private public synergy: demand and supply (from GPP to Mass Retail actions) against food waste“.

The Regional Authority of Epirus and TERNA Energy signed a contract for the mechanical biological treatment (MBT) plant in the Epirus Region, after the approval of the Greek Court of Auditors, last July.

The City of Santander has recently started its one month long practice of dedicating learning areas for the children on topics like recycling and waste prevention.

A new application for mobile phones Eco Island was released in June on the island of São Miguel, in the Azores.

The first event presenting the URBAN-WASTE project’s Community of Practices in Ponta Delgada and engaging local stakeholders was an absolute success.

The first Community of Practices event within the project framework was held on 1 April in Copenhagen, organised by the Municipality of Copenhagen which now deserves the title of the icebreaker, as the other 11 pilot cities and regions are in the middle of organising theirs.

The Dubrivnik – Neretva county’s development agency, DUNEA, has organised two Community of Practices events in the two largest cities of the county – Dubrovnik and Metković.

The Ponta Delgada Chamber of Commerce and Industry holds another edition of the Lar Campo e Mar Fair from 19 May to 25 May in Portas do Mar in Ponta Delgada.

URBAN-WASTE was presented to a wide public of experts and municipality authorities at the conference “Zero Waste: Waste Management and Circular Economy” in occasion of the International Fair “Progetto Comfort”.