REUSE COMMUNITIES

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As part of the EU program Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Program (CERV), the project “Communities Go Circular” was launched, focusing on reuse and reduction of waste generation (REDUCE, REPAIR, REUSE).

The project lead is Zelena Istra, and the partners are Zelena akcija (Zero Waste Croatia), Ekologi Brez Meja (Zero Waste Slovenia), KNOF and Zero Waste Italy.

Through this project, we will provide education on the subject of Repair&Reuse, encourage the opening of new Repair&Reuse centres, networking of organisations that work with these topics, encourage changes in the waste management system and contribute to mitigating climate change.

The main goal of the "Communities Go Circular" project is to engage citizens in creating zero waste communities in order to prevent waste production, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to mitigating climate change.

Specific goals of the project include:

Strengthening zero waste communities in Croatia, Slovenia and Italy by passing on good practices, engaging and empowering citizens
Advocating policy changes by promoting the circular economy and its positive impact on mitigating climate change, with a special emphasis on the right to product repair
Developing innovative climate communication tools to strengthen local communities in the EU for the transition to a zero-waste and low-carbon economy.

The direct participation of 1.058 citizens and 61 CSOs and 115 decision-makers is planned. To achieve the goal of the project, we will conduct 26 workshops for citizens, 5 workshops/education for decision-makers and stakeholders, 2 seminars for CSOs, 4 international conferences in Pula, Krško, Ljubljana and Tuscany and a series of advocacy activities.

The project started on November 1st 2022 and will last until November 1st 2024.