City embraces waste
Viana do Castelo
Portugal
The Viana Abraça project has diverted organic waste away from landfills by using it as a resource, with cost savings used in benefit of Social Solidarity Institutions of the Municipality of Viana do Castelo (PT). In urban areas, the introduction of selective collection of bio-waste using local equipment will allow for a bio-waste collection efficiency of between 50% and 72%, which is equivalent to 96 kg per household per year. Instead of being sent to landfill, urban bio-waste is sent for recovery - composting.
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URBACT is a European Territorial Cooperation programme that enables the cooperation of European cities within thematic networks since 2002. The programme also provides capacity-building activities and tools, and shares knowledge and good practices to city representatives and urban practitioners.
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