Case studies and good practices for waste reduction
Find out what has been done in Europe
Previous participants to the EWWR implemented good practices that can be followed by other Project developers. The following case studies are examples of awareness raising actions in the field of waste prevention implemented in the various areas involved in the EWWR. They can be of significant help for Project developers who are looking for examples of what works.
The EWWR guide of good practices
The EWWR guide of good practices compiles the best actions implemented during the three editions of the European Week for Waste Reduction. More than 14000 actions were implemented along the 3 years of the LIFE+ project, from which 45 have been chosen, on the basis of the finalists designated by the EWWR jury each year. Their methodology and resources have been exhaustively described in order to allow other stakeholders to reproduce them in their territory. The actions are classified in 4 categories:
- Fight against garden and kitchen waste
- General campaign on waste reduction and Sustainable prevention/consumption
- Paper and Packaging
- Reuse and preparing for reuse
EWWR case studies
Discover also other good initiatives implemented by Project developers and nominated by Organisers between 2009 and 2011.
Administration/Public Authority
2011
- Gästrike Återvinnare (SE - 2011)
- Falkirk Council (UK - 2011)
- Rio Tinto Parish (PT - 2011)
- Câmara Municipal de Montemor-o-Novo (PT - 2011)
- Gemeente Groningen (NL - 2011)
- Mancomunidad de Eska_Salazar y Mancomunidad de Mairaga (ES - 2011)
- Recycle for Greater Manchester (UK - 2011)
- WasteServ Malta Ltd (MT - 2011)
- COVAR 14 (Italy - 2011)
- Monaghan County Council (IRL - 2011)
- Pirkanmaan Jätehuolto Oy (FI - 2011)
- Environmental Board (EE - 2011)
- Frederiksberg Kommune (DK - 2011)
- Barcelona City Council (ES - 2011)
- Belfast City Council (UK - 2011)
- FA19D Waste and Material Flow Management, Styrian Chamber of Agriculture, Styrian winegrowing enterprises (AT - 2011)
- Ribadedeva Council (ES - 2011)
- Andorra Government (AND - 2011)
- Llars verdes Comunitat Valenciana (ES - 2010)
- Kretsloppskontoret Göteborg (SE - 2010)
- North Ayrshire Council (UK - 2010)
- Junta de Freguesia de Gondomar (PT - 2010)
- Câmara Municipal de Vagos (PT - 2010)
- Municipality of Ansoain (ES - 2010)
- Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs (MT - 2010)
- Lambeth Council (UK - 2010)
- Municipality of Gallipoli (IT - 2010)
- Limerick/Clare/Kerry Regional Waste Management Office (IE - 2010)
- SYCTOM, l'Agence métropolitaine des déchets ménagers (FR - 2010)
- OVAM (Ecolizer 2.0) (BE - 2010)
- Pirkanmaan Jätehuolto Oy and Ekokumppanit Oy (FI - 2010)
- Gemeindeverband für Umweltschutz in der Region Amstetten (AT - 2010)
- Municipality of Narva (EE - 2010)
- Værestedet Mælkevejen, Odense Kommune (DK - 2010)
- Environmental Authority of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (EMA-AMB) (ES - 2010)
- Rethink Rubbish at school (UK - 2010)
- Municipality of Watermael-Boitsfort - Service du Développement stratégique (BE - 2010)
- Fundação Estadual do Maio Ambiente (BRA - 2010)
- Provincial Council of Bizkaia (ES - 2010)
- Belfast City Council Waste Management and TESCO (UK - 2010)
- Ayuntamiento de Carreno (ES - 2010)
- Argentona Town Council (ES - 2009)
- Norfolk County Council (UK- 2009)
- Estonian Environmental Board (ET- 2009)
- Jeroen Persyn (BE- 2009)
- Communauté de communes de la Presqu'île de Crozon (FR- 2009)
- Communal Authority of St Gilles (BE- 2009)
- Limerick/Clare/Kerry Regional Waste Management Office (IE- 2009)
- Regione Marche (IT- 2009)
- Junta de Freguesia da Maia (PT- 2009)
- Commonwealth Of Valdizarbe (ES- 2009)
- Câmara Municipal do Funchal (PT- 2009)
- Angus Council (UK- 2009)
- Ayuntamiento de Denia (ES- 2009)
- Carmarthenshire County Council (UK- 2009)
Association/NGO
- ActionS VivreS ASBL (BE - 2011)
- Förbundet Agenda 21/Ungdomsting för hållbar utveckling (SE - 2011)
- Orkney Zero Waste (UK - 2011)
- Ready Mind / ERP Portugal (PT - 2011)
- DECO - Associação para a Defesa do Consumidor (PT - 2011)
- Stichting Repair Café (NL - 2011)
- EkoSkola (MT - 2011)
- Feeding the 5000 (UK - 2011)
- Junior Chamber International Izmir (TR - 2011)
- Associazione RELOADER ONLUS (IT - 2011)
- Colm Munnelly (IRL - 2011)
- Barcelona Food Bank Foundation (ES - 2011)
- Welcome Organisation (UK - 2011)
- Kleinregion JEGG (AT - 2011)
- Abierto hasta el amanecer (ES - 2011)
- Def.Waste (SE - 2010)
- EKOLOGI BREZ MEJA (in cooperation with Eco Vitae Ecological Society, Lukatarina Design Studio and The Miha Artnak) (SL - 2010)
- Hamilton Furniture Initiative, with South Lanarkshire Council (UK - 2010)
- Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (LPN)/Orgânica Verde (PT - 2010)
- Semente - Associação de Voluntários (PT - 2010)
- Greenhouse (MT - 2010)
- Forest Recycling (UK - 2010)
- Apeiron (IT - 2010)
- Kunst-Stoffe, Zentralstelle für wiederverwendbare Materialien e.V. (DE - 2010)
- Ecoscience Provence (FR - 2010)
- Sociale Werkplaats de Kringwinkel Antwerpen (BE - 2010)
- Roskisnallen Ideapajayhdistys ry (FI - 2010)
- AERESS + RREUSE (ES - 2010)
- PACMA (DOM - 2010)
- Association of Car Repair Shops of Barcelona (ES - 2010)
- Forum Estadual Lixo e Cidadania (BRA - 2010)
- Enkarterrialde (ES - 2010)
- Really Rubbish Orchestra (UK - 2010)
- Abfallwirtschaftsverband Mürzverband (AT - 2010)
- Riquirraque Emaús (ES - 2010)
- Cooperativa Roba Amiga (ES- 2009)
- Re-use shop OKAZI (BE- 2009)
- Ecoscience Provence (FR- 2009)
- Emaús Fundación Social (ES- 2009)
- Foyer des Jeunes des Marolles (BE- 2009)
- Associazione Comuni Virtuosi (IT- 2009)
- Ready Mind (PT- 2009)
- Trade Association ENSANCHE DE PAMPLONA (ES- 2009)
- DECO - Associação Portuguesa para a Defesa do Consumidor (PT- 2009)
- HomeAid Caithness and Sutherland (UK- 2009)
- Keep Wales Tidy (UK- 2009)
Business/Industry
- Tyréns AB/Region Skåne (SE - 2011)
- Glasgow Film Theatre (UK - 2011)
- Sociedade Portuense, Outras Tendências Lda (PT - 2011)
- Eurest Portugal, Lda (PT - 2011)
- LeMeridien Hotel & SPA (MT - 2011)
- QR-code - SERRevOIL (IT - 2011)
- SMILE Resource Exchange Event (IRE - 2011)
- DPD (Belgium) NV & DPD (Luxemburg) Sarl (BE - 2011)
- Queen’s University Elms Village (UK - 2011)
- SEUR (ES - 2011)
- HC Energía (ES - 2011)
- Allwin (SE - 2010)
- Gleneagles Hotel (UK - 2010)
- Porto Estádio - Gestão e Exploração de Equipamentos Desportivos, SA ( PT - 2010)
- Valorsul (PT - 2010)
- XFM 100.2 / XFM Online (MT - 2010)
- Rabite servizi turistici (IT - 2010)
- Netcycler (DE - 2010)
- API Restauration (FR - 2010)
- Turun Seudun Jätehuolto Oy (FI - 2010)
- SEUR (ES - 2010)
- Eesti Energia AS (EE - 2010)
- Codorniu Group (ES - 2010)
- Hotel Silken Berlaymont (BE - 2010)
- Bacia Viva Indústria, Comércio & Gestão Ambiental (BRA - 2010)
- Umweltmagazin (AT - 2010)
- Mercasturias S.A. (ES - 2010)
- SEUR (ES- 2009)
- AGILIS (entreprise de travaux publics) / (civil engineering firm) (FR- 2009)
- Centro Comercial Urbil (ES- 2009)
- OUPS, Soup Bar (BE- 2009)
- Gruppo Hera with Region Emilia Romagna (IT- 2009)
- Lusocarpet (PT- 2009)
- AEZMNA (ES- 2009)
- MOTA-ENGIL (Subconcessão Douro Interior) (PT- 2009)
- Eurest (SV- 2009)
- Ellen Petts (UK- 2009)
Educational establishment
- Institut Saint-Joseph (BE - 2011)
- Bjurhovdaskolan/IDA unit (SE - 2011)
- New Cumnock Primary School (UK - 2011)
- Secondary and Basic School Domingos Capela (PT - 2011)
- Escola Secundária c/ 3º CEB Poeta Al Berto (PT - 2011)
- Escuela de Arte de Corella (ES - 2011)
- St. Clare College Girl’s Secondary (MT - 2011)
- Lycée français de Palma (ES - 2011)
- Scuola Primaria «Galileo Galilei » (IT - 2011)
- Harvest Project (IRE - 2011)
- Hukan Teillä (FI - 2011)
- The Green Team, St Malachy’s College (UK - 2011)
- CEP KANPAZAR LHI (ES - 2011)
- Helmut Prade (AT - 2011)
- CIFP Hostelería y Turismo de Gijón (ES - 2011)
- EASD Valencia, Escola d´Art Superior de Disseny de Valencia (ES - 2010)
- Bjurhovdaskolan (SE - 2010)
- St Mary’s Episcopal Primary School (UK - 2010)
- ISEP - Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (PT - 2010)
- Escola Secundária c/ 3º ciclo de Ferreira Dias (PT - 2010)
- St. Clare College (MT - 2010)
- Instituto Cabrini (IT - 2010)
- Lycée Marie Gasquet (FR - 2010)
- Toivio´s school (FI - 2010)
- HEIG-VD (CH - 2010)
- El Sitjar School (ES - 2010)
- Chestnut Lane Infant School (UK - 2010)
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ecocampus (BE - 2010)
- Mineira de Cultura / PUC Minas /Pró Reitoria de Extensão (BRA - 2010)
- Universidad de Oviedo (ES - 2010)
- UPC-Barcelona Tech (ES - 2009)
- Kings Hedges Primary School (UK - 2009)
- Estonian University Of Life Sciences (ET - 2009)
- Ecole des Barbadines (FR - 2009)
- Aula de Ecodiseño (ES - 2009)
- Industrial design - ENSAV - La Cambre (BE - 2009)
- 7 Circolo didattico Pozzuoli (IT - 2009)
- Escola Secundária da Boa Nova - Maria Clara Tomé (Teacher) (PT - 2009)
- Centro Educativo Navarro De Paiva (PT - 2009)
- Polytechnic University of Valencia (ES - 2009)
Other
- Medveten Konsumtion (SE - 2011)
- St. John Hospital (PT - 2011)
- “Casa Alberto Souto” (PT - 2011)
- GozoMosaic (MT - 2011)
- Baumaobag (IT - 2011)
- Tecnológico del Mar - Fundación CETMAR (ES - 2011)
- Alhóndiga Bilbao (ES - 2011)
- Waste management association Voitsberg (AT - 2011)
- Region Skåne, Sus (SE - 2010)
- Ecoclube da Formiga - Conselho de Veteranos do PIAGET (PT - 2010)
- Rio Tinto Parish Social Centre (PT - 2010)
- University of Malta (MT - 2010)
- Cauto – Cantiere Autolimitazione Cooperativa Sociale (IT - 2010)
- Schnittstelle GmbH / THURN FILM (DE - 2010)
- Jura’s SYDOM (FR - 2010)
- INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) (NO - 2010)
- Adavere Leisure Centre (EE - 2010)
- ReMida Center Odense (DK -2010)
- University & Enterprise Agreement for Innovation (ES - 2010)
- Management board of Tasson Snel 19 building (BE - 2010)
- Rede de Televisão TV Globo MInas (BRA - 2010)
- Hospital San Agustín (ES - 2010)
- Centre Andorra Sostenible (AND - 2010)
- L’Éscala Fishermen's Guild (ES - 2009)
- Garden Organic and Norfolk County Council (UK - 2009)
- CIVIS (Communauté Intercommunale des Villes Solidaires du Sud) (FR - 2009)
- Inhabitants Group Vallon 44 (BE - 2009)
- Fantariciclando (IT - 2009)
- Eduardo Jorge Machado / Emilia Machado (PT - 2009)
- VALORSUL - Valorização e Tratamento de Resíduos Sólidos da Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (Norte), S.A. (PT - 2009)
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Ideas for activities
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