EUROPEAN
TRAINING COURSE ON WASTE REDUCTION
PORTO, 17TH/18TH JUNE
LIPOR FACILITIES
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INTRODUCTION
The European Training Course on Waste Reduction and in the context of the EWWR corresponds to the need of
promoting good practices and benchmarking between all the stakeholders.
The European Training Course is an official tool of the European Week for Waste Reduction, which is supported by the
European Comission’s LIFE+ programme. The main partners in the project are ADEME (French Environment and Energy
Control Agency), which is the project leader, ACR+ (Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and Sustainable
Resource management), ARC (Waste Agency of Catalonia), IBGE (Waste Management Agency for the Brussels Region,
Belgium) and LIPOR (Greater Porto Intermunicipal Waste Service, Portugal). Among other activities, the project is planned
to include the organization of 3 Editions of the European Week for Waste Reduction, with continental scope and impact
all over Europe, along with the European Awards for Waste Reduction.
The Training Course is intended to:
 Give an overview of policies of Waste Reduction in Europe;
 Give an overview of how to implemented Waste Reduction Plans at a national and local context;
 Give an overview of how to develop the EWWR (how to organize and promote and suggest practical examples of
initiatives.
AUDIENCE
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Those who wish to participate in the European Week for Waste Reduction as an Organiser
EWWR Organisers are public authorities competent in the field of waste prevention. They act as coordinators of
the Week at the level of competence they represent in their country.
As such, they participate in promoting the event, ensuring the registration and validation of awareness-raising
actions proposed, and in coordinating these actions, which are carried out by a wide variety of actors; including
public authorities or administrations, associations or NGOs, businesses, industries, educational establishments or
others.
Public authorities may also choose to delegate these tasks to an associate organisation officially appointed by
them.
EWWR Organisers must officially adhere to the objectives of the European Week for Waste Reduction and to
various commitments within the framework of the project by signing the Organisers’ Commitment Charter.
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Those who wish to participate in the European Week for Waste Reduction as a “Project Developer”
To be a Project developer you will simply need to register your idea for an action focused on waste reduction
(awareness-raising activity, information campaign, event, exhibition, presentation, other) with the “Organiser”
covering your area.
Project Developers can belong to one of the following categories:
Administration/public authority
Association/NGO
Business/industry
Educational establishment
Other (for example hospital, retirement home, cultural institution…)
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DATES
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17 June – Organizers and Project Developers
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18 June – Organizers Only
PLACE
LIPOR Facilities
REGISTRATION
The Programme and Registration Form will be available
www.lipor.pt
www.eunaofacolixo.com
www.ewwr.eu
For further information:
Cristina Santos – cristina.santos@lipor.pt
Rita Rebelo – rita.rebelo@lipor.pt
Tel: +351 229 770 100 (extension 1)
PRATICAL INFORMATIONS
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Hotels
To book the rooms, you should call directly to the Hotel and say that there is for a LIPOR Seminar, so that you can have
the price above.
The Official Hotel is the Quality Inn Portus Cale.
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Languages: EN/PT/FR/ES
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EUROPEAN TRAINING COURSE ON WASTE REDUCTION
LIPOR FACILITIES
PROGRAMME
ORGANIZERS AND PROJECT DEVELOPERS
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17 June
09h00 – Reception and registration of the participants
09h30 – Opening Session
Lipor
Macedo Vieira – President of the Board of Directors
Portuguese Environment Ministry *
10h00 – Session I - Policies of Waste Reduction in Europe
Waste Prevention in Europe: An Overview
Karolina Fras – DG Environment *
Portuguese Waste Prevention Plan
Luísa Pinheiro - Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) *
10h45 – Session II - The European Week for Waste Reduction 2010
Guidelines, Objectives, Retrospective of the EWWR 2009 and General Overview of EWWR 2010
ACR+ / ADEME *
11h15 – Coffee-Break
11h40 – Session III - The European Week for Waste Reduction – Preparation and Implementation
11h45 - Theme “Too Much Waste”
Autonomous University of Barcelona, UAB *
North London Waste Authority
12h30 – Theme “Better Production”
L’Escala Fishermen’s Guild *
Eurest
13h15 – Lunch
14h15 – Session III - Continuation
14h15 – Theme “Better Consumption”
FNE French
Ministry of the Environment of Andorra *
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15h00 – Theme “Longer Life for Products”
Ressourcerie French *
RREUSE *
15h45 – Theme “Less Waste thrown away”
Lipor – Home Composting initiative *
Estonian environmental Ministry
16h30 – Coffee-Break
17h00 – Lipor Technical Tours
18h30 – Closure
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EUROPEAN TRAINING COURSE ON WASTE REDUCTION
LIPOR FACILITIES
PROGRAMME
ORGANIZERS
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18 June
08h30 – Reception of the participants
09h00 - Session IV - Exchange of Good Practices
Preliminary Process and Procedures
. How to call for action Project Developers
. Actions Registration and Validation
. Actions Reporting and Evaluation
IBGE / ADEME / Afval Sverige *
10h30 – Coffee-Break
11h00 – Session V - Exchange of Good Practices
Promotion and Communication Aspects
. How to Promote a EWWR in your territory: Methodology, Dissemination Strategy and Communication Tools
. How to attract Project Developers
. How to promote actions in your territory
. Use of communication technologies
Italian Steering Committee / Catalonia / East of England *
12h30 – Conclusions
13h00 – Lunch
14h00 - Closure
* - Speaker to confirm
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