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CASE STUDY 11 – The story of Bruges
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CASE STUDY 11 – The story of Bruges

  After assessing that 750 000 kg of food were wasted every year, the city of Bruges launched an ambitious Zero Food Waste strategy. Becoming a European forerunner with 43% of Food Waste prevented

by Agnese Marcon
CASE STUDY 9 – The Story of Besançon
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CASE STUDY 9 – The Story of Besançon

Located in Eastern France, the city of Besançon has rolled out an extensive system of decentralized composting, managing to cover 70% of its population and to significantly reduce the waste

by Ferran Rosa
CASE STUDY 8 – The Story of Roubaix
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CASE STUDY 8 – The Story of Roubaix

Lacking the power to implement waste collection and management practices, Roubaix had to find new ways to transition to zero waste. The Town is addressing waste at source, by creating

by Matt Franklin
CASE STUDY 6 – The Story of Gipuzkoa
24/06/2015in 0 Comments 0 Likes

CASE STUDY 6 – The Story of Gipuzkoa

The province of Gipuzkoa, in Spanish Basque Country, has managed to almost double their recycling rates in 4 years. In 2011 they struggled to meet EU targets and now they

by Ferran Rosa
CASE STUDY 5 – The Story of Ljubljana
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CASE STUDY 5 – The Story of Ljubljana

 The Slovenian capital is the first capital in Europe to declare the Zero Waste goal and in 2014 separately collected 61% of its municipal waste. The city has committed

by Ferran Rosa
CASE STUDY 3 – Slovenian Trailblazers
03/09/2014in 0 Comments 0 Likes

CASE STUDY 3 – Slovenian Trailblazers

In a country that until 2001 had no national targets for separate collection of waste, the case of the small municipality of Vrhnika in Slovenia shows how a community can

by Joan Marc
CASE STUDY 2 – The Story of Argentona
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CASE STUDY 2 – The Story of Argentona

The Catalan town of Argentona, in the north-east of Barcelona, spearheads the network of Catalan Zero Waste municipalities. When the door-to-door collection system was introduced in 2004, Argentona more than

by Joan Marc
CASE STUDY 1 – The Story of Capannori
01/09/2014in 0 Comments 0 Likes

CASE STUDY 1 – The Story of Capannori

Located in the North of Italy, Capannori has one of the highest municipal recycling rates in Europe. This zero waste town is an example of strong policy decisions and community

by Joan Marc

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