SMARTWASTE invites you to its hybrid high-level political dissemination event, set to unfold in Sofia and online on 11 May 2023. This event will act as the project’s final event and will serve as an occasion to reflect on its outcome and build upon its results.
The first day will be open to the public with the aim to give you key elements to improve public authorities’ waste management strategies, to strive towards more circularity. The morning will be dedicated to conferences to give you a detailed background on the situation, while the afternoon will be focused on interactive working groups. Indeed, the day will start with a detailed presentation of the project and what is at stake, but also from a state of play of the Interreg Europe programme. The municipality of Sofia will ensure the keynote speech on “Advancing circular transition and green growth.”, right before leaving the floor to the consortium through an interactive panel “The SMART WASTE way”.
In the afternoon you will get to choose between 3 working groups: “Technologies for waste collection and recycling”, “The circular role of local authorities in boosting the FIVE Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Rot, Recycle”, “Funding, designing and monitoring innovative waste management measures”. While the choice between these 3 might be difficult, you will benefit from a common wrap up to find out more on the other working groups’ conclusions. This event will also be the opportunity to meet interesting stakeholders and will leave plenty of time to networking!
Partners only activities will take place on 12 May, with a final steering committee gathering to conclude the project in due form, and a study visit Sofia Mechanical & Biological Treatment Plant, village of Bogrov.
Discover the full agenda below and register here!
Agenda
09:00 – 09:30 Registration of participants
09:30 – 09:50 Welcome and opening – Assya Dobrudjalieva, BAMEE, Officials from Ministry of Environment, Other
09:50 – 10:10 Innovating waste management policies in Europe: the Interreg Europe Project SMART WASTE – Massimiliano Di Mattia, Lead Partner ARRR (IT)
10:10 – 10:30 Interreg Europe: State of Play – Mariame Ammour, JS Interreg Europe
10:30 – 11:00 Keynote speech: Advancing circular transition and green growth, Municipality of Sofia
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break and networking
11:30 – 13:00 INTERACTIVE PANEL: the SMART WASTE way, guided by Irene Pettinelli, Resolvo
The interactive panel involves the SMART WASTE partner territories – Tuscany (IT), Municipality of Kolding (DK), Klaipeda (LT), Bulgaria, Municipality of Apeldoorn (NL) – discussing their project path and how interregional cooperation has helped them to improve local / regional waste policies. Active participation from the audience is welcome.
13:00 – 14:30 Networking lunch
14:30 – 15:45 Interactive working groups: Advancing smart waste management across Europe, learnings from SMART WASTE
- Technologies for waste collection and recycling, Moderated by Carla Fransen, Municipality of Apeldoorn
- The circular role of local authorities in boosting the FIVE Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Rot, Recycle, Moderated by Ernest Kovács, ACR+
- Funding, designing and monitoring innovative waste management measures, Moderated by Massimiliano Di Mattia, LP ARRR
15:45 – 16:00 Wrap-up, conclusions and final remarks, Massimiliano Di Mattia, Lead Partner ARRR (IT)
