Tool to reduce waste in South Europe
The 2nd Waste Characterization Campaign was carried out in the 26 conditioned access containers, installed in Aveiro, between 11 and 14 November 2020. This campaign, together with the one carried out in 2017, allowed to evaluate the impact of the actions of the LIFEPAYT project on the production of waste in the Bairro da Forca-Vouga. In general, the results showed
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A presentation entitled “The PAYT system as a tool for the reduction and recovery of waste” was held on the 14th of January by videoconference, within the scope of the Degree in Technology and Environmental Management. The project manager of LIFE PAYT project, Catarina Sousa, drew attention to the need to meet national and European targets in terms of waste
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The IPC LIFE PAYT team wishes all its employees, partners and friends a Merry Christmas and an Excellent New Year! May smiles never cease to be present in our lives!
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On November 16, 2020, the pilot experiment in the Urbanization of Forca Vouga ended, with PAYT containers on the ground, with enormous success. This experiment aimed to test a prototype of collective use surface container, with access control, for the deposition of undifferentiated urban waste. PAYT containers were operational on the ground between September 15 and November 16, 2020. Domestic
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The 5th Monitoring Visit of the LIFEPAYT Project took place on November 11, 2020. This visit had the normal participation of Mr. Filipa Ferrão (from EASME) and also had the presence of the Project Adviser in the European Union, Mr. Cézar Seoánez. Scheduled before the start of the pandemic, this meeting had scheduled a visit to each of the demonstration
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LIFEPAYT Project Board meeting took place last November 5th. This meeting, held by videoconference, was attended by Portuguese partners (Municipality of Aveiro, Municipality of Condeixa-a-Nova, Municipality of Lisbon, IPC and University of Aveiro), as well as NTUA partners and Greek and Cypriot partners, the Municipalities of Vrilissia and Larnaka. Each of the partners presented the development of their activities and a
Read moreOn October 15th and 19th, approximately a month after the installation of the new PAYT waste containers in the Forca-Vouga neighborhood in Aveiro, the LIFEPAYT project team made a photographic survey of the situation (see situation of 25 containers on the day 15 and day 19 of October). With 97.5% of the residents of this neighborhood already in possession of
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For three days (8th, 9th and 10th October) the LIFEPAYT Project team was present in the Bairro da Forca-Vouga in Aveiro for an awareness campaign for residents, in order to explain the operation of PAYT containers, collect suggestions for improvement and raise awareness of the impacts of waste on the environment. Most of the people contacted showed a great interest
Read moreA meeting between LIFEPAYT Project team (IPC, Aveiro Municipality, Condeixa-a-Nova Municipality and Lisbon Municipality) and ERSAR (Regulatory Entity of Water and Waste Services) took place on September 30, 2020, by Videoconference. The main objective of this meeting was to discuss and share information regarding the implementation of PAYT tariffs. During the meeting, the main difficulties in the implementation of PAYT-type
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The 2nd edition of the Training Action in Home Composting took place on Saturday, September 26, at Bairro da Forca-Vouga, in Aveiro. The action counted on the participation of residents who live in houses and who received the composting kit, as well as other residents who are already making composting but who have doubts about the process and need technical
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