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Training session for local elected representatives: “Waste Management and PAYT Tariff Systems”

26 June, 20216 December, 2021 Aveiro, Condeixa, Lisbon

At a time when national legal regulations impose the implementation of PAYT-type tariff systems by municipalities in the short/medium term, it is essential that decision-makers have sufficient tools that allow them to recognize the environmental and economic sustainability associated with this type systems in order to make informed decisions. In this context, the LIFEPAYT Project promoted, on the 24th of June 2021, a training session for local mayors, entitled “Waste Management and PAYT Tariff Systems”. This event, organized by the team from the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, aimed to sensitize mayors and decision-makers in municipalities about waste management in general

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LIFE PAYT team conducts a survey for the non-domestic sector in Condeixa-a-Nova

22 February, 202028 September, 2020 Condeixa

On the 16th, 21st and 22nd of January and on the 4th and 5th February 2020, the IPC and CMC teams conducted a face-to-face opinion surveys in several parishes in the municipality of Condeixa-a-Nova, as part of an action developed under the LIFE PAYT Project. Focused only at the non-domestic sector, the surveys aimed to collect the perception and behavior of those responsible for the commercial establishments regarding the management of waste produced. The establishments covered by this action included hairdressers, supermarkets, restaurants, traditional shops, as well as banks, public entities and other services. The results will soon be available

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Condeixa-a-Nova has two new vehicles to measure the volume of waste and promote recycling

20 December, 20199 July, 2020 Condeixa

The municipality of Condeixa-a-Nova received in November a new car mixed waste collection you want to reply to the implementation of PAYT system (Pay as you throw / pay for what lies outside), expected to come into force in the first quarter of 2020, benefiting more who separates recyclables. In addition to the collection of mixed waste car, the city also acquired a second car collection of recyclable waste. This vehicle is intended to meet the need to create new collection of recyclable waste circuits, including door-to-door next to commercial establishments and services. This is a key investment for the implementation of

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Monitoring Committee of the LIFE PAYT project meets in Condeixa-a-Nova

21 November, 201929 October, 2020 Condeixa

On the 21st of November, the second meeting of the LIFE PAYT Project Monitoring Committee was held in Condeixa-a-Nova, which was attended by several entities, such as ERSAR, LIPOR, Maiambiente, CCDRC, VALORSUL and the ZERO Association. This second meeting had as main objective to present the works developed in the LIFE PAYT project. In addition, it was also carried out an information session to hear the comments made by of the entities, in relation to the results already obtained by the project, and to identify some of the main implementation constraints of the PAYT systems in Portugal. The next meeting

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Monitoring visit to the LIFE PAYT project in Condeixa-a-Nova

11 June, 20196 November, 2020 Condeixa

The 3rd Monitoring Visit the Project LIFE PAYT held by the European Commission / EASME with the presence of Dr. Filipa Ferrão, took place on 6 and 7 June in Condeixa-a-Nova. The visit included a Technical Meeting which was presented the work carried out under the LIFE Project PAYT. All Portuguese partners (Municipality of Aveiro, the city of Condeixa-a-Nova, the municipality of Lisbon, IPC and the University of Aveiro) were present, and the NTUA partners, Larnaca and Vrilissia participated via Skype. The presentations on the latest developments of the project occured in the morning. In the afternoon, the Portuguese

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Condeixa-a-Nova started free collection of waste from commercial establishments

6 September, 201810 March, 2020 Condeixa

The Center of Solid Urban Waste (ERSUC) started in August a free door to door collection service for waste from business premises of Condeixa-a-Nova, announced today by the authority of the municipality of the district of Coimbra. “In order to increase the amount and quality of recyclables, the ERSUC in collaboration with the municipality of Condeixa began on August 20th the selective door-to-door collection service dedicated to the commercial establishments” (non-domestic sector), said the authority. According to Nuno Moita, Mayor of Condeixa-a-Nova, it is “a system that has already been implemented in other countries and with very relevant results in

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Technical visit to the PAYT initiative at the historical center of Guimarães (Portugal)

20 November, 201715 July, 2020 Aveiro, Condeixa, Lisbon

On 15 November, the technical team of the project LIFE PAYT visited Vitrus Environment to monitor the implementation of PAYT in the historic center. The visit was aimed at sharing knowledge and experiences in PAYT systems. They discussed various issues related to the system, the frequency of collection, the applicable rate, awareness campaigns, among others. Throughout the afternoon, the LIFE PAYT project team followed one of the collections door-to-door made by Vitrus. Throughout this year of implementation of PAYT system, it has been possible for the municipality to increase the amount of recyclable at 126% and decrease by 34%

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Condeixa tests the adaptation of sensors in vehicle for waste collection

9 July, 201710 March, 2020 Condeixa

Before launching the bidding notice to adapt the collection waste vehicle and the containers with RFID to control the opening of the waste bins, the city conducted a pilot test to help define the technical specifications. For this test, a garbage collection vehicle of the municipal fleet has been adapted with an RFID reader and antenna; In addition, RFID tags were installed in 200 containers and placed in commercial establishments in Condeixa; And an experimental management system (software platform) was installed on a computer. The system began to be tested in July 2017, and the technical options have been adjusted.

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Condeixa gets to know the composition of their municipal waste

3 April, 201710 March, 2020 Condeixa

Held throughout the week of 27 to 31 March the first physical characterization campaign for municipal waste in Condeixa-a-Nova. The objective is to estimate the composition of mixed waste collected by the municipality in various locations around the county. The campaign took place over five days, examined a number of mixed waste containers, especially those generated by the commercial sector. This campaign is part of the project LIFE PAYT, a project funded by the European Union, which has as main objective the implementation in the municipality of a PAYT system – “pay only what it produces”. This campaign will be

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Set of environmental indicators for the LIFE-PAYT project are now defined

6 March, 20176 November, 2020 Aveiro, Condeixa, Larnaca, Lisbon, Timeline, Vrilissia

During the LIFE PAYT project, a set of indicators will be used to measure the environmental performance of the various actions. The selection of indicators was carried out by a team from the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (IPC) in collaboration with the project partners, the National Technical University of Athens and the Local Authorities involved. How much waste do we produce? How much do we separate? How many could we separate? What are the consequences of separating or not? These are some of the questions that the project will answer. The indicators now defined allow for a “radiography” of the