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Orientation of the European Regions toward Circular Economy
2017-05-23
First meeting under the project "CircE - Orientation of the European Regions toward Circular Economy"
On 23 May 2017, at 10.00 am, the first meeting of the “CircE - Orientation of the European Regions toward Circular Economy” Project took place in the building of the Sofia Municipality on 1, Paris Street. The project is co-financed by the ERDF through the INTERREG EUROPE program of the European Union and the state budget of the Republic of Bulgaria. The main objective of the “CircE” project is to implement the concept of a circular economy of the EC in the local economy.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Ralitza Anguelova, Executive Director of BalBok Engineering AD.
The event was open by Mrs. Yoana Hristova, Deputy Mayor of Sofia Municipality. The presentation for the project by Mr. Peter Traykov, Director of the Waste Management Directorate, presented Mrs. Teodora Polimerova and invited all attendees to take an active part in the project.
The project aims to help cities implement the concept of circular economy in the development of programs, strategies and analyzes for waste management. The main objective is to develop a Strategy for Sustainable Integrated Waste Management as well as their recycling for re-use.
Leading partner of the project: Lombardy, Italy.
Partners in the project: Sofia Municipality; Independent Region of Catalonia, Spain; Federal office of Lower Silesia; Province of Gendarmen, Netherlands; Waste Recycling Organization, United Kingdom; Enterprise for Urban Development in the region of France, France; Organization of municipalities and cities in the Republic of Slovenia.
The implementation period is January 2017 - December 2020.
Orientation of the European Regions toward Circular Economy - CircE
