Fundació ENT, as a partner of the Interreg Euro-MED CirBioWaste project, is pleased to invite you to participate in Activity OT1 – “Models for a Proficient Bio-Waste Management at EU and local level”. This activity marks the first step in our collaborative effort to identify and promote effective bio-waste management models across the Mediterranean.
Objective
To build collaboration frameworks among local authorities, experts, and stakeholders to co-design strategies and action plans for sustainable bio-waste management in each Mediterranean “taker” territory.
Date
16 January 2026 at 11 am CET
Duration
~ 2 hours
Format
- Common session about bio-waste management in EN
- Breakout sessions to address local plans and strategies of CirBioWaste associated partners in local languages (including ES/CAT)
Target Audience
- Project partners and associated partners in the “taker” areas
- Relevant local and regional stakeholders involved in bio-waste management
Programme
| Time | Session | Description |
| 11:00 – 11:05 | Welcome of participants | Opening remarks and overview of the session’s objectives |
| 11:05 – 11:45 | Introduction and context | EU overview of bio-waste management (EU officer/ CirBioWaste technicians) |
| 11:45 – 11:55 | Presentation of the Interreg Euro-MED CirBioWaste Project | Introduction to project goals, partnership, and expected outcomes (CirBioWaste partners) |
| 11:55 – 12:40 | Parallel Break-Out Sessions | Discussions in partners’ languages (EL, BG, IT, ES/Cat, PT) focused on bio-waste management models and local perspectives – details to be published soon:· BG: Biowaste from green areas; Separate collection system for garden and green waste in Pazardzhik Municipality; Waste.bg – mobile app providing information on the location of recycling containers; “Vending machine rewards” initiative; Circular economy and sustainable business model.
· EL: Food waste/bio-waste management and financial impact on municipal waste management, home composting, PAYT, local bio-waste best practices and results, challenges and opportunities, other best practices by relevant stakeholders. · ES/CAT: Efficient models and ID technologies, integration of bio-waste flows from separate collection in community composting (UAB internal composting project). · IT: Sensitisation and awareness campaign at micro-scale using nudging elements on bioplastics and bio-waste quality in the Asti area, towards the introduction of Minimum Environmental Criteria in the bio-waste collection contract. · PT: How to improve bio-waste collection performance and boost capture rates through the rollout of high-efficiency bio-waste management plans. |
| 12:40 – 13:00 | Conclusions and Closing Remarks | Summary of main insights and next steps |
Your participation will contribute to identifying and shaping the models of excellence that will guide the CirBioWaste project’s future activities and local strategies.
Please confirm your attendance by December 19 here:
CirBioWaste project
The CirBioWaste Project, co-funded by the Interreg Euro-MED Programme, brings together partners from Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, and Bulgaria. Coordinated by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), the consortium includes leading organisations such as Fundació ENT, CIC (Italy), ZERO (Portugal), REAP (Bulgaria), and Ecorec (Greece). Together with 19 associated partners from 6 Mediterranean countries, the project aims to promote the transition to a circular and resource-efficient bioeconomy, by transferring and adapting proven bio-waste management solutions to different local contexts and strengthening regional governance frameworks.
The CirBioWaste project foresees a series of activities, namely technical visits and both in-person and online events, whose purpose is to disseminate information and gather new contributions, particularly from the entities that will take part in the planned initiatives. This is on the invitation page for the first activity led by partner ZERO, “Activity OT1: Models for an efficient management of biowaste at European and local level: the Interreg Euro-MED CirBioWaste project”.
