E-Waste Collection Day within the Reuse Market – November 23

Location: Reuse Market
Partner: ASM Pavia – Pavia Municipality

Activities:

• E-waste information booth: an educational stand providing guidance on how and where to properly dispose of electronic waste.
• E-waste drop-off point: participants can bring their small electronic devices such as mice, keyboards, modems, PCs, radios, calculators, mobile phones, cameras, video recorders, gaming consoles, cables and chargers, toasters, blenders, alarm clocks, watches, irons, hair dryers, hair straighteners, and used batteries.

24 November – Press Conference

Location: City Council Hall

The press conference “From WEEE to the Future: Educating on Recycling during EWWR 2025” will take place in the City Council Hall on 17 or 18 November 2025 at 11:00, as part of the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR 2025).

The event will open with institutional greetings and an introduction by Daniela Boggiani (University of Pavia – Office for Sustainable Actions), who will present the SERR 2025 framework and the coordinated actions planned for the city.

Lorenzo Goppa, City Councillor for Environment, Sustainability, Ecological Transition and Energy Policies, will highlight the municipality’s commitment to waste reduction and present local environmental policies, with particular emphasis on technological waste recycling.

Giampaolo Anfosso, City Councillor for Educational, Civic, Social and Health Policies, will discuss the importance of environmental education and reuse workshops in fostering active citizenship.

Stefano Bina, General Director of ASM Pavia, will share updated data, best practices, and ongoing collaborations for improving WEEE collection and citizen awareness.

Further contributions include:

• A presentation of the collaboration with the Jane Goodall Project by Carlalberto Rosini, Waste Manager at UNIPV.

• An overview of national strategies, challenges, and communication efforts related to WEEE and battery recycling by Eng. Enrico Zangirolami, Technical & Innovation Manager at the WEEE Coordination Center.

The event aims to strengthen cooperation between local institutions, universities, and national bodies to promote effective recycling practices and sustainability education across the community.

Official presentation of the initiative with representatives from the Municipality of Pavia, OSA, ASM and project partners.

26 November – Youth Contest – EcoCoders – Creativity and Coding for a Sustainable Future

Organized by OSA – Office for Sustainable Actions (University of Pavia) in collaboration with Ideas Impresa Sociale, Babele ODV and MEET and CODE. The competition will invite young participants to reflect on environmental sustainability, circular economy, and creative reuse.

Partner: Babele ODV, Ideas Impresa Sociale

27  November – Let’s Create with Waste

Location: Scala District

Partner: DICAr Unipv, Aude LAB, Biblioteca Mirabello Scala, Calypso Teatro per il Sociale

An engaging environmental education activity where children will create small artworks and objects using recycled and discarded materials.

23/30 November – RAEEVolution

RAEEvolution is a sustainability challenge involving the 14 university colleges of Pavia, including both EDiSU colleges and private colleges in the city.
Each college competes as a team and appoints an internal representative and sets up a collection point for small and micro WEEE (such as mobile phones, chargers, earphones, mice, etc.). The goal is to collect as many small electronic waste items as possible, promoting environmental awareness and responsible disposal among students. The award ceremony will take place on 4 December at 5 PM in Aula Foscolo, Corso Strada Nuova 65.

Partner: EDISU, ASM Pavia

22 November and 29 November

As part of the European Week for Waste Reduction the University of Pavia’s Office for Sustainable Actions are organizing a small WEEE collection initiative titled “Small Actions, Big Impacts”. The activity consists of two special collection days dedicated to small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE): From 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM, an ASM collection van will be present at each location to collect small electronic waste items, such as mobile phones, chargers, small appliances (e.g., a fan or an iron), and other compact electronic devices. This initiative offers citizens the opportunity to hand in their small WEEE directly, without having to visit the recycling center—making responsible disposal easier, more accessible, and more efficient. It provides a valuable service to the community while promoting environmentally friendly behavior and waste reduction.

Partner: the City of Pavia, ASM Pavia

30 november – “RICICLA-RE di Francia e Spagna”

Location: University of Pavia

The event  is a creative workshop held on 30 November at 2:00 PM in Aula Forlanini, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 5.
Led by IUCU, the workshop invites participants to build puppets representing characters from the Battle of Pavia, using recycled cardboard and recovered materials. This hands-on workshop combines historical storytelling, artistic expression, and environmental awareness, showing how discarded materials can gain new life through creativity and collective engagement.

30 november – Let’s Clean Up

An environmental clean-up event organized in collaboration with Plastic Free, AIESEC, the University of Pavia – Office for Sustainable Actions, and supported by the City of Pavia. Volunteers will work together to remove litter and plastic waste from the surrounding area, helping to protect the environment, improve urban spaces, and raise awareness about the impact of plastic pollution. The initiative invites students, citizens, and anyone interested in contributing to a cleaner and healthier city.

Partner: Plastic Free