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As part of their ongoing efforts and ambition to advance the transition towards a more circular economic model, the city of Vila Nova de Famalicão decided to test the feasibility & effectiveness of a Zero Waste Market.
Using the local market as a test bed the SSA sought to explore new solutions for waste management in the city. It aimed to answer the following questions:
As part of their ongoing efforts and ambition to advance the transition towards a more circular economic model, the city of Vila Nova de Famalicão decided to test the feasibility & effectiveness of a Zero Waste Market.
The idea was developed by the members of the URBACT Local Group (ULG). During the course of several meetings, ULG members agreed on the potential of the local market as a “laboratory” to test new solutions and to implement different circular activities, while involving the market clients, market operators and the ULG members themselves. Using the market as platform the action sought to tackle three specific challenges namely, waste prevention, resource recovery and education: Eliminating unnecessary waste (e.g. banning disposable coffee cups & plastic bags) & replacing them with sustainable options (e.g. refillable coffee cups; compostable & reusable bags);
Recovering & reusing market waste to its full potential, even before the recycling process (e.g. turning the market plastic waste as a resource for circular material/products); Shifting the “old paradigm mindset” of market clients & vendors into a sustainable/circular approach.
Solutions tested included: “Circular…
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