Training and one-day workshop on the PAYT-KAYT approach in Cittadella on 24 January.
Etra and the Consiglio di Bacino Brenta are organising a workshop focusing on the innovative PAYT-KAYT approach on 24 January in Cittadella, with the involvement of the municipality and local stakeholders, as part of the dissemination actions of the Life REthinkWASTE project. An opportunity to activate a collaborative approach aimed at involving municipalities and social […]
Finland is closer to REthinkWASTE thanks to Life CircWaste!
On the 8th and 9th November, a representative team of the project CircWaste from Finland visited the facilities of Etra in Bassano del Grappa (Italy). The visit is part of the networking actions to foster cooperation between the two projects and support the widespread of best practices such as the PAYT and disseminate the results […]
Rimini 11 November – Final conference of the LIFE REthinkWASTE project at Ecomondo
Pay As You Throw (PAYT) and Know-as-you-throw (KAYT) models have been an integral part an integral part of local waste management policies for the last several years, with many more local and regional authorities around Europe considering their implementation. Local authorities can stimulate changes in citizens’ behaviours by introducing dynamic waste tariff systems based on […]
New focus group of LIFE REthinkWASTE project after the completion of KAYT and PAYT pilot tests
The pilot tests in the study areas of the project have already ended. All the pilots (Bassano del Grappa, Bitetto and Varese in Italy, Sant Just in Catalonia) have the results of the project’s final survey to assess its social impact. Experts from the REthinkWASTE consortium have met today to discuss and deepen the social […]
The large-scale expansion of KAYT and PAYT by REthinkWASTE reaches Portugal!
Tomorrow, September 20th, is scheduled a coaching session about PAYT and KAYT in Maia (Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal). The meeting will be the occasion also to visit the premises of Maiambiente and to know more about the PAYT scheme introduced in the area. The agenda of the meeting foresees a brief presentation of the main characteristics of […]
The experience of KAYT approach in Sant Just Desvern in a short video documentary
A new short video documentary is currently available on the YouTube channel of the LIFE REthinkWASTE project, reporting the experience of the innovative KAYT (Know-as-you-throw) approach tested in Sant Just Desvern. The test was implemented with the so called #coneixelquellences strategy throughout May 2021 – 2022. The pilot lasted one year, during which registered citizens received […]
New testimonial videos on LIFE REthinkWASTE KAYT initiative named #coneixelquellences at Sant Just Desvern
#coneixelquellences, the messaging system via WhatsApp, Telegram or SMS of the LIFE REthinkWASTE project, based on the concept of Know-as-you-throw (KAYT) for the improvement of waste separate collection, has been operating in Sant Just Desvern for almost a year. In these videos, the Mayor, the Councillor, technicians involved in the project, and residents of Sant […]
Life REthinkWASTE and Life FOSTER together to improve waste management
Today Life REthinkWASTE is participating in the final conference of the Life FOSTER project, at the University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo (CN), with whom it has signed a networking agreement to join forces in order to synergise the vision of sustainable waste management. Life FOSTER involved 7 partners from 4 European countries (Italy, Spain, […]
Sant Just Desvern reduces by 30% the amount of unsorted waste generated in households, through an individualized awareness program to improve waste management and smart containers
Positive results of the first LIFE REthinkWASTE pilot test in Spain together with the introduction of smart containers are confirmed. Citizens value positively the implementation of know-as-you-throw (KAYT) bidirectional communication model through mobile phone messaging Sant Just Desvern City Council makes public the results of the LIFE REthinkWASTE project, implemented in the municipality since the […]
The testing of the KAYT approach in Bassano del Grappa and Varese: two new short video animations outline the experience
Two short video animations are currently available on the YouTube channel of the Life REthinkWASTE project, reporting on the experience of the innovative KAYT (know-as-you-throw) approach tested in Bassano del Grappa (VI) and Varese, implemented with the “Riciclo e vinco!” contest throughout the year 2021. The pilot lasted one year, during which registered citizens received […]
