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R4R Regions for Recycling The final conference, Sofia 23 October 2014
2014-10-27
The System for separate collection of household hazardous waste, provided by Sofia municipality and BakBok Engineering on the territory of Sofia for three years, was among the good practices shared at the final R4R Regions for Recycling conference.
The final R4R conference, organised by Sofia Municipality, took place on 23 October in Sofia and presented all deliverables of the R4R project. The Mayor of Sofia Municipality, Ms Jordanka Fandakova opened the event.
The results and tools of R4R
How can the selective collection be optimised, in particular for specific fractions like bio-waste or WEEE? Which economic, technical, or legal instruments are the most efficient to increase collection and recycling rates? How can you successfully spread the message among citizens about sorting at the source? How are your neighbours recycling their waste and how are they performing?
The Regions for Recycling project helps to provide answers to those questions and the R4R final conference in Sofia was the place to find out the results of the R4R partners’ work and the project's achievements.
The main topics featuring on the conference were:
· the harmonised R4R metodology, including the DREC concept (Destination Recycling), allowing cities and regions to compare their performances with better accuracy;
· good practices helping local and regional authorities to achieve significant performances of selective collection and recycling: those good practices will in particular be presented during a poster session and parallel sessions focusing on specific themes;
· the online tool that helps technicians and decision-makers follow-up their performances and compare them with similar territories.
Additional information can be found at www.regions4recycling.eu/home
