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 […]
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 […]
Life REthinkWASTE project partners meet in Cittadella (PD)
New enthusiasm for the project actions after the partner meetings held in Cittadella (PD), on 27th and 28th April! The partners of the Life REthinkWASTE project met in the charming setting of Cittadella, a municipality in the province of Padua and member of Etra spa, the lead partner. The first day was dedicated to the […]
From 9th May an online course on PAYT and KAYT systems for municipalities of Catalonia, organised by ARC
The Agencia de Residus de Catalunya, in the framework of the LIFE-REthinkWASTE project, presents a course on PAYT and KAYT approaches on urban waste collection, addressed to local authorities in Catalonia. At the end of the academic year, 20 local municipalities will have access to a personalised counselling programme to develop an action plan to […]
Sant Just, as partner of LIFE RETHINKWASTE project, participates in the first Living Lab of BIOCIRCULARICITES project
On March 22, Montse Bassa (waste manager at Sant Just Desvern City Council) and Montse Aulinas (Barcelona Regional technician) took part in the first Living Lab of BIOCIRCULARCITIES project. Sant Just highlighted the importance of separate collection of biowaste with the new collection model that is being implemented in the municipality. It consists in the […]
Sant Just Desvern hosted the focus group workshop of the LIFE RethinkWaste project
LIFE RETHINKWASTE Focus Group Workshop Last Wednesday, December 1, the mid-term intra-comparison focus group workshop of LIFE RethinkWaste took place at Can Ginestar in Sant Just Desvern. Sant Just City Council is a partner in the European project and was in charge of organizing the work sessions with the aim of sharing the results obtained […]
Environmental Day: the LIFE REthinkWASTE project at Sant Just Autumn Festivities
Last Sunday, October 24, the Life Rethinkwaste project was present at “Sant Just Autumn Festivities”, with an information point about the project and the waste separate collection campaign A Sant Just, canviem el xip! (In Sant Just, Let’s Change the Chip!) With a lot of activities on the street (#SantJustalcarrer), the fair was a success […]
Varese, 21 of July: the first “ENVIRONMENTAL DAY&NIGHT”
Halfway point for the experimental phase of the LIFE-REthinkWASTE project in Varese. Through a KAYT (Know-as-you-throw) approach including customised telematic messages, gamification, eco-coaches and shopping vouchers, citizens are nudged to improve their separate collection of waste. On July 21st, the city of Varese will host an all-day event dedicated to the environment to celebrate the […]
New video about Life-REthinkWASTE project and #coneixelquellences campaign
The video was showcased in the course “Environmental taxation applied to waste (PAYT) and other incentive systems (KAYT)” In the third and last session of the course “Environmental Taxation applied to waste (PAYT) and other incentive systems”, Núria Pallerès, head of services and environment of the City of Sant Just Desvern, explained the implementation of […]
