Design and test of policies for reducing, repairing, recovering and reusing waste from electrical, electronic equipment and plastic in Central Europe.
Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B Central EuropeDescription
Strategy for Transnational WEEEP-CE management and its customization into Transnational Action Plan for WEEEP-CE management contaning 6 Local or Regional Action Plans(EN)
Pilot actions to demonstrate and test at small scale the feasibility and effectiveness of 5 innovative approaches prior to applying the solution to the full consortium and program Area(EN)
Digital, company and citizens solutions for better WEEE management(EN)
Website: https://www.interreg-central.eu/projects/circular-weeep/
Thematic information
Priority: (VI-B_CE_2) Cooperating for a greener central Europe
Priority specific objective: RSO2.6. Promoting the transition to a circular and resource efficient economy
Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility
Type of intervention: 067 Household waste management: prevention, minimisation, sorting, reuse, recycling measures
Partners (11)
Lead Partner: České vysoké učení technické v Praze
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999848744
Partner’s ID if not PIC: CZ68407700 | 68407700 | identification number (EN)
Department: University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings
Address: Jugoslávských Partyzánů, 160 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic
Department address: Třinecká, 273 43 Buštěhrad, Czech Republic
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: https://www.cvut.cz/en
Total budget: EUR 356 900.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 285 520.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 71 380.00
Contractors:
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Name: FUNDEUTAD SL
VAT registration or tax identification number: ESB06757165
- Gmina Miasta Gdańsk
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Name: Gmina Miasta Gdańsk
Department: Community Facilities Management
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 986156418
Partner’s ID if not PIC: PL5830011969
Address: Nowe Ogrody , 80-803 Gdańsk, Poland
Department address: Nowe Ogrody , 80-803 Gdańsk, Poland
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: http://www.gdansk.pl
Total budget: EUR 95 200.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 76 160.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 19 040.00
- Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
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Name: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
Department: Department Water, Atmosphere and Environment; Institute of Waste Management
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999987357
Partner’s ID if not PIC: ATU16285008
Address: Gregor Mendel Strasse, 1180 Wien, Austria
Department address: Muthgasse, 1190 Wien, Austria
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: https://boku.ac.at/en/
Total budget: EUR 268 800.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 215 040.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 53 760.00
- Gmina Lublin
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Name: Gmina Lublin
Department: Lublin City Hall
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 431019514
Partner’s ID if not PIC: PL9462575811
Address: Plac Króla Władysława Łokietka, 20-109 Lublin, Poland
Department address: Plac Króla Władysława Łokietka, 20-109 Lublin, Poland
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: https://lublin.eu/en/
Total budget: EUR 112 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 89 600.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 22 400.00
- Powiat Bielski
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Name: Powiat Bielski
Department: Starostwo Powiatowe w Bielsku-Białej
Partner’s ID if not PIC: PL9372185644
Address: Cieszyńska, 43-300 Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Department address: Cieszyńska, 43-300 Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: http://www.powiat.bielsko.pl
Total budget: EUR 175 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 140 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 35 000.00
- Mestská časť Bratislava – Staré Mesto
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Name: Mestská časť Bratislava – Staré Mesto
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 00603147 | National Tax Number (EN)
Address: Vajanskeho nabrezie , 814 21 Bratislava, Slovakia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: http://www.staremesto.sk
Total budget: EUR 189 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 151 200.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 37 800.00
- ASSO - Agenzia per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile
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Name: ASSO - Agenzia per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 898852053
Partner’s ID if not PIC: IT04356920407 | 90030110390 | FISCAL CODE (EN)
Address: Via Pirandello, 37138 Verona, Italy
Legal status: private
Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs
Website: http://www.associazioneasso.it
Total budget: EUR 182 500.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 146 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 36 500.00
- Javna ustanova RERA S.D za koordinaciju i razvoj Splitsko-dalmatinske županije
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Name: Javna ustanova RERA S.D za koordinaciju i razvoj Splitsko-dalmatinske županije
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 891314280
Partner’s ID if not PIC: HR40887282015
Address: DOMOVINSKOG RATA, 21000 SPLIT, Croatia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Regional public authority
Website: http://www.rera.hr
Total budget: EUR 255 850.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 204 680.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 51 170.00
- CENTER PONOVNE UPORABE d.o.o., SO.P.
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Name: CENTER PONOVNE UPORABE d.o.o., SO.P.
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 929304621
Partner’s ID if not PIC: SI76950972
Address: VRAZOVA ULICA 9, 2270 ORMOŽ, Slovenia
Legal status: private
Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs
Website: https://www.cpu-reuse.com/
Total budget: EUR 239 400.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 191 520.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 47 880.00
- ROGAŠKA SLATINA
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Name: ROGAŠKA SLATINA
Partner’s ID if not PIC: SI84699825
Address: Izieniska ulica, 3250 Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: https://www.rogaska-slatina.si/si/
Total budget: EUR 77 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 61 600.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 15 400.00
- Provincia di Rimini
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Name: Provincia di Rimini
Partner’s ID if not PIC: IT91023860405
Address: Via Dario Campana, 47922 Rimini, Italy
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: https://www.provincia.rimini.it/hh/index.php
Total budget: EUR 208 160.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 166 528.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 41 632.00
Contractors:
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Name: FinProject s.r.l.
VAT registration or tax identification number: 03864170406 -
Name: Sanchi Gianluca
VAT registration or tax identification number: SNCGLC67C10H294X
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Name: FinProject s.r.l.
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Summary
Project acronym: Circular WEEEP
Project ID: CE0100183
Project start date: 2023-04-01
Project end date: 2026-03-31
Project status: ongoing
Relevant linked projects:
- EEA and Norway Grants
- (not yet published) (EN) | Gdansk has just been granted with one new project financed from the Norwegian Fund, which will be integrated in the pilots to be developed in the city.
- The subject of the project is the implementation of an internet platform connecting the client with the service provider, as well residents among themselves. The platform will be a tool for social rebuilding the habit of repairing and exchanging everyday items and food.
- The e-platform with a free pickup service will respond to needs and encourage residents to use the services handcraft. At the same time, the platform will be a municipal system for obtaining repair services and a place to exchange unnecessary items. It is dedicated to the repair of everyday things, such as footwear, tailor's repairs or small household appliances.
- In future it would be possible to include the system developed under the WEEE project concerning electrical and electronic equipment.
- (EN), European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR)
- https://ewwr.eu/
- Funded by:
- LIFE+
- ACR+, the Association of Cities and Regions for sustainable Resource management;
- AICA, the International Association for Environmental Communication (Italy)
- ARC, the Catalan Waste Agency (Catalonia, Spain)
- Bruxelles Environnement/Leefmilieu Brussel (Belgium)
- NWMD, the National Waste Management Directorate for Hungary
- ADEME, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (EN) | The European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) is the biggest campaign to raise awareness about waste prevention in Europe. Driven by local and regional public authorities, we bring together all sorts of other actors — citizens, schools, businesses, NGOs, associations — who organise activities to raise awareness about waste reduction.
- The Week is a week in November; normally the penultimate or last week of the month about sustainable consumption and circular economy in their communities.
- EWWR’s objectives are:
- - to raise awareness about waste reduction, product reuse and material recycling strategies, and related European Union and Member States policies,
- - to highlight the work accomplished by EWWR participants,
- - to mobilise and encourage European citizens to concentrate on four key action themes,
- - to reinforce EWWR stakeholders’ capacities by providing them with targeted communication tools and training.
- EWWR has many thematic tools, which will be very valuable for the different communication activities of the project, in order to easy the key actors involvement in the technical activities.
- Materials will be also used in the WEEE aware pilot and solution, while the project will use the Week to increase the visibility of the project by participating in it.
- (EN), WEEE forum
- https://weee-forum.org/
- Members funding (EN) | The WEEE Forum is the world's largest multi-national centre of competence as regards operational know-how concerning the management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (or ‘WEEE’, for short). It is a not-for-profit association of 44 WEEE producer responsibility organisations across the world and was founded in April 2002.
- Through exchange of best practice and access to its reputable knowledge base toolbox, the WEEE Forum enables to improve operations and be known as promoters of the circular economy.
- The WEEE Forum is a globally unique platform for facilitating knowledge and best practice exchange between organisations across the WEEE value chain. Their focus is to help not-for-profit producer responsibility organisations in their pursuit to continuously improve their e-waste management strategies and techniques. A beacon of excellence. They are committed to advancing the cause of a circular economy and to help Europe remain a pioneer and a source of inspiration for the rest of the world.
- WEEE forum will be useful in several project actions and task, such as the market assessment, where key actors are to be involved, due to the forum has a large list of members which can be involved thanks to one unique interlocutor. Also communication, awareness and transferability will be reinforced if the forum support the Circular WEEE project.
- Another example is WF-RepTool, a web-based software platform that allows the assessment of companies to analyse recycling and recovery quotas.
- (EN), InnoWEEE
- http://www.innoweee.eu/en/home
- Supported by EIT Climate-KIC
- (EN) | InnoWEEE aims to improve the traceability and data collection of the WEEE value chain. A new management model for WEEE collection to boost recovery, reuse and recycling
- Collection, Reuse and Recycling. A second life for Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
- Promoting citizens and students behavioural change toward sustainability.
- smart bins, dedicated educational pathways and rewarding systems will ensure
- a second life for WEEE and used EEE.
- InnoWEEE aims to increase the WEEE collection through innovative strategies such as the use of smart bins and the implementation of a web-platform, which will be tested in three pilot areas. The project aims to put into practice efficient processes for the valorisation of resources, both through the regeneration and re-use of still usable devices, and through the correct recycling and evaluation of valuable materials that can be reintroduced into the production cycle. InnoWEEE intends to use localization services for the collection and transport flows of the appliances collected throughout the supply chain, from the transfer to the recovery and recycling phases, through a web platform based on interoperable data and standard ICT protocols.
- InnoWEEE project is under application in north Italy, covering CE areas through 3 pilot actions. The results for the collecting, their campaigns and the material used could be a very interesting feedback into the definition and implementation of the WEEE collect and WEEE market to be implemented in Italy and Czech Republic.
- (EN), E-waste race
- https://www.ewasterace.com/home
- (EN) | The E-waste Race is a competition between schools in a region to collect as much electronic waste as possible from people in the neighborhood. During an E-waste Race, local residents can register their electronic waste lying around on this website. Students and local residents then make an appointment to have the waste collected from their home. Upon collection of the e-waste, the school scores points which are tallied within our platform. After four weeks, the winner will be announced who will win a great school trip. The E-waste race makes collecting electronic waste fun, educational and easy!
- The E-waste Race works together with local municipalities and local waste companies. The e-waste that is collected at schools is properly disposed of and recycled by these parties.
- The NGO has been organizing E-waste Races in the Netherlands since 2014.
- 93 E-waste Races since 2014
- 932 Teams from different schools
- 1.655.459 Devices collected
- 14.017 kg Average collected kilos per E-waste Race
- 20.185 kg Average CO2 emissions saved per E-waste Race
- The E-waste Race has had impressive results in a short time proving that well aimed campaigns can mobilize the citizens and achieve good long-term results.
- The project will use their information, cooperate with them and try to get involved in their model when defining the awareness and the pillot actions WEEE aware, WEEE lives, WEEE collect.
- (EN), Ellen MacArthur Foundation
- https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/
- Funding from UN, EC, EU Governments.
- (EN) | The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. We develop and promote the idea of a circular economy, and work with business, academia, policymakers, and institutions to mobilise systems solutions at scale, globally.
- The Foundation is a reference in the promotion of waste circularity and, working with reference international administrations, has created evidence-based researches on the benefits of a circular economy, and how it can contribute to solving global challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss. They have ample public research exploring the opportunities across stakeholders and sectors, and highlight examples of how circular economy principles are being put into practice today.
- As the Foundation is open to support organisations and individuals with formal learning opportunities through circular economy courses, and create resources for teachers and academics, the project will use the resources to be implemented in campaigns on the schools and the city halls (WEEE aware, WEEE lives).
- (EN)
Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 344 610.00
Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 875 688.00
Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 80.00%
Co-financing sources:
- ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 875 688.00. Co-financing rate, 80.00%.
Investments, deliverables, policy contributions
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Deliverables:
- Conclusions on the Central Europe WEEP assessment
- Strategy for Transnational WEEEP-CE management and Methodology to implement it.
- Circular WEEEP-CE JS and tools
- Transnational Action Plan for WEEEP-CE management contaning 6 Local or Regional APs
- Pilot Action Roadmaps for a proper participative pilot action implementation.
- WEEE DESIGN evaluation and conclusions for application of WEE design Solution.
- WEEE LIVES evaluation and conclusions for application of WEE lives Solution.
- WEEE SOCIAL evaluation and conclusions for application of WEE social Solution.
- WEEE COLLET and WEEE MARKET evaluation and conclusions for application of WEE Collet Solution.
- WEEE AWARE evaluation and conclusions for application of WEE aware Solution.
- Draft Cooperation Agreement for long-term Transnational WEEEP Management in CE,
- Endorsed Cooperation Agreement for long-term Transnational WEEEP Management in CE
- Digital WEEE market
- Digital WEEE collect service
- CE awareness campaign
Contribution to wider strategies and policies:
- EuropeanGreenDeal The European Commission adopted the new circular economy action plan (CEAP) in March 2020. It is one of the main building blocks of the European Green Deal, Europe’s new agenda for sustainable growth.
- Interreg CE Program states that project actions should be in line with the EU Green Deal and the EU Circular Economy Action Plan and therefore improve product life cycles, promote circular economy processes and foster sustainable consumption (refuse; rethink; reduce; reuse; repair; refurbish; remanufacture; repurpose; recycle; recover).
- Circular WEEEP fully aims at this objective covering the sustainable consumption in the full range of options to better manage the WEEEP.
- In the EU Circular Economy Action Plan, WEEE is the first defined key value chains, which shows the importance of this problem to CE.
- TerritorialAgenda2030 Territorial Agenda 2030 defines two overarching objectives, a Just Europe and a Green Europe, which have six priorities for developing the European territory. Greener Eu has 3 priorities, one of which is Circular Economy.
- Territorial Agenda 2030 support Europe’s transition to a circular economy, supporting the development of local and regional circular economy strategies, such as it is foreseen in WP1 of Circular WEEEP.
- The Agenda defines how to move to circular value chains through long-lasting design, maintenance, repair, reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishing and recycling. All these aspects are covered in some of the pilot actions and planned solutions of the project.
- EUStrategyDanubeRegion The Danube Region Strategy addresses 4 pillars and 12 priority areas, being 3 of them related to Greener Europe, with Priority PA4 "Water quality" and PA6 "Biodiversity, Landscapes and Air and Soil Quality".
- Even if both priorities don’t mention specific actions related to WEEE, both focuses on the protection on the environment protection in Danube area, including the reduction of pollution on water, nature and biodiversity protection.
- WEEE components, such as heavy metals and batteries, are highly polluting waste, which directly affect water quality soil quality, so Circular WEEE will indirectly contribute to PA4 and PA6.
- EUStrategyAdriaticIonianRegion The Strategy is founded on four thematic priorities/pillars, being Pillar 3 Environmental Quality, where one of the objectives is "to improve waste management by reducing waste flows to the sea".
- WEEE components, such as heavy metals and batteries are main water and soil polluters, thus Circular WEEEP proposal for a better management of WEEE support the Strategy implementation.
- Additionally, the current 2014 version of the Strategy doesn't mention circular economy, but the recent Commission report from March 2021 about the EUSAIR provide a clear recommendation on Pillar 3 revision, stating that in EUSAIR “newer concepts, such as circular economy, need to be included in the revised EUSAIR Action Plan”.
- EUStrategyBalticSeaRegion Both Policy area Nutri and Policy area Hazards base their proposed actions on documents referred, among others, to the EU Circular Economy Strategy, the EU Circular Action plan and the EU Green Deal.
- Among the actions, Action 2: Mitigate new and remediate historic contamination, from Policy area Hazards, aspires to mitigate new and remediate historic contamination, causing negative effects in the Baltic ecosystem.
- In Action 2 the circular economy approach offers the possibility to develop measures and practical solutions to both getting rid of chemicals and other harmful pollution, recycling raw materials to be reused in production streams, as well as generating new data for better marine spatial planning to prevent and mitigate new sources of pollution.
- EUStrategyAlpineRegion The Strategy builds upon three thematic policy areas and one cross-cutting policy area, being 3rd Thematic Policy Area "Environment and Energy" the one which includes the Action Group 6: To preserve and valorise natural resources, including water and cultural resources.
- Action Group 6 describes how natural resources (such as clean and abundant water and great biodiversity) are major assets of the region and their prime objective is to preserve them and avoid any source of damage. Circular WEEEP Results, such as the Methodology will support the CE regions in the promotion of better waste management policies.
Programme Common Output Indicator:
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RCO 084 - Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects, Measurement unit:
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RCO 116 - Jointly developed solutions, Measurement unit:
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RCO 083 - Strategies and action plans jointly developed, Measurement unit:
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RCO 087 - Organisations cooperating across borders, Measurement unit:
Delivered output indicator(s):
- (RCO87) Organisations cooperating across borders: 19.0
- (RCO83) Strategies and action plans jointly developed: 1.0
Programme Common Result Indicator:
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RCR 084 - Organisations cooperating across borders after project completion, Measurement unit:
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RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:
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RCR 079 - Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations, Measurement unit:
Delivered result indicator(s):
- (RCR79) Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations: 1.0
Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSBSR
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Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSALP
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Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSDR
Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSAIR
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2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B Central Europe
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2025-03-31
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100 / 100 (100%)
No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)
1 017 / 1 018 (99.9%)
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