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26/11/2024

SAVE THE DATE 27/11

For those that did not have the chance to attend our first workshop we have a SECOND one.

Join our free online workshop "Organic Waste and Circularity in My Community"

Organic waste significantly contributes to pollution, landfills, and climate change. Through the COM Project, we aim to transform how students, parents, and teachers engage with organic waste by incorporating innovative education, hands-on training, and gamification.

Building on the success of our first workshop, we’re taking it a step further! In this session, we’ll focus on refining and expanding ideas for our interactive online game, Organic Waste and Circularity in My Community. This game lets participants explore the circular economy by measuring their waste in real time, mapping local waste sources, and discovering sustainable practices.

This follow-up workshop is your opportunity to deepen your impact:

-Share creative ideas for new activities and features.
-Provide feedback on the game development so far.
-Collaborate to make sustainability education even more engaging.🌎✨

📅 Workshop Details:
Language: English (to accommodate international participants)
See the Agenda of the workshop below.
REGISTER HERE
https://forms.gle/XhNJZQJLTpCKxfGS9

13/11/2024

SAVE THE DATE 21/11

Join our free online workshop "Organic Waste and Circularity in My Community"

Organic waste is a major contributor to pollution, landfilling, and climate change. In the COM Project we try to change the way students, parents, and teachers approach organic waste through engaging education, hands-on training, and gamification.

As part of this project, we’re developing an interactive online game, "Organic Waste and Circularity in My Community," where participants can explore the circular economy and learn to reduce their waste impact. With activities like real-time waste measurement and mapping local waste sources, players will gain insights into the value and potential of organic waste.

Join our free online workshop to share your ideas and help make this game even more impactful! Together, we can create a more sustainable future. 🌎✨

📅 Workshop Details:

Language: English (to accommodate international participants)
See the Agenda of the workshop below.

REGISTER HERE
https://shorturl.at/oUOzy

16/04/2024

🌟 The COM Project is buzzing with energy and progress! IIncommon our partners from Greece recently hosted a workshop where they talked about our project's mission and what we're cooking up.

We're focused on changing the way we deal with food waste. It's a big deal, but we're determined to make a positive impact by finding smarter ways to handle it.

💡 Keep an eye out for more updates as we keep pushing forward with the COM Project. We're on a mission to make a difference, and we'd love for you to be a part of it!

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03/04/2024

🎉 Over a few months, our Romanian partners Asociatia GAL Napoca Porolissum have successfully organized both face to face events and online meetings!

1️⃣ First, they did online training workshops with the theme: Lifecycle of biological waste. From production to collection through prevention and appropriate use.

The participants had an interactive dialogue, they debated, exchanged ideas and experiences about:
🟢 how to use tools and supporting materials
🟢 the management of bio-waste
🟢 instructions and resources for the activities
🟢 setting time limits for the proposed future activities

2️⃣ The face to face interactions GAL Napoca Porolissum have managed to set up bring an added value on our project.

So, the Outreach and communication events with educators from the LAG territory were a great opportunity to:
🟢 motivate them to propose methods and means for the development of the key aspects of our project
🟢 find the best way to integrate the circular organic management into educational curriculums
🟢 stress the importance of raising awareness within society, public institutions and local stakeholders regarding the circular organic management

🔜 Stay tuned! More about these kind of activities from the other partners are coming soon!

02/04/2024

🍲 Everyday is a good day to talk about food waste. It's not only about good meals being thrown away, it is more than that.

💨 Did you know that when food waste decomposes, it emits methane, a greenhouse gas even more potent than carbon dioxide? This contributes significantly to climate change.

🤯 Shockingly, 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions stem from food loss and waste. Imagine, over 1 billion tonnes of perfectly good food is wasted every single day worldwide!

✋ It's time for change. Let's adopt mindful consumption habits, reduce waste, and nourish both ourselves and the planet. Together, we can make a difference.

02/04/2024

🎉 Today we wish all of you a Happy Global Recycling Day!

♻️ Annually, March 18th is designated as Global Recycling Day to raise understanding of the people about how our environment is harmed due to plastic. The day also raises awareness of recycling as an idea and an important concept.

🦸 This year's theme is . That means we celebrate people and actions that help our planet by recycling. Recycling is very important for a healthy planet.

💚 Our COM team wishes you a great day for recycling, full of care and awareness about the present and future of humanity!

We are: 🇬🇷 Innovation Hive Incommon 🇷🇴 Asociatia GAL Napoca Porolissum 🇹🇷 Innomate Ltd 🇮🇹 Exeo Lab Srl 🇪🇸 International UPV/EHU 🇸🇮 MIITR

29/02/2024

🌽 Ever wondered why perfectly good food often goes to waste? 🤔

Here are some factors, that contribute to food waste:

1⃣️ Insufficient Shopping and Meal Planning:
Impulse purchases and lack of meal planning contribute to excess food that often ends up discarded.

2⃣️ Shopping Environment Influences:
Tempting promotions like "buy one, get one free" encourage over-purchasing, leading to avoidable waste.

3⃣️ Date Label Misunderstandings:
Confusion around "best before" and "use by" dates results in the disposal of edible items.

4⃣️ Aesthetic Preferences:
The emphasis on perfect appearances leads to the rejection of slightly imperfect fruits and vegetables.

5⃣️ Lack of Awareness:
Many individuals are unaware of the environmental, social, and financial impacts of food waste.

Addressing these issues can make a significant impact on reducing food waste. Let's raise awareness and adopt mindful practices! 🌍🤝

19/02/2024

Effectively handling food and organic waste plays a crucial role in the implementation of a city's zero waste strategy. Ideally, cities should minimize waste, separate organic waste from dry recyclables such as plastic and glass, and focus on recovery and processing efforts.🌿♻️

Discover how cities and communities across Europe are setting the bar high when it comes to sustainable waste management. 🌍💚

🔗 Follow this link to read the full article about The best European examples for collecting bio-waste: https://www.missionzeroacademy.eu/waste-management/the-best-european-examples-for-collecting-bio-waste/

From 2023, the separate collection of bio-waste will be mandatory across Europe. Here's how various European cities try to achieve this.

30/01/2024

🌱 The European Commission is committed to addressing the crucial issue of food waste, and here's why it matters: Reducing food waste not only saves food but also valuable resources used in food production. They've taken a major step by launching the EU Food Loss and Waste Prevention Hub. 🚀This innovative platform serves as a "one-stop-shop" for all stakeholders working in the realm of food loss and waste prevention and reduction.

🤝 The Hub is all about collaboration, knowledge exchange, and sharing best practices. It's designed to facilitate the flow of expertise and experiences among various initiatives dedicated to tackling food losses and food waste.

Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/ezVTnd-i

25/01/2024

🌍 Did you know that roughly one-third of the food produced for human consumption each year, amounting to 1.3 billion tons and valued at 1 trillion €, goes to waste? This fact highlights the urgency of addressing organic waste. To learn more about this critical issue, check out the article linked below.

🔗Read the full article here:

Food waste negatively affects the environment, the economy, food security, and nutrition. Here are 25 shocking facts about food waste that you need to know.

19/12/2023

🌏 𝐂𝐎𝐏 𝟐𝟖

Cop 28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, recently concluded, and this is the first time in Dubai that the Climate Cop has dealt with food.

♻ In particular, it was discussed that a quarter of global emissions have to do with food and the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement cannot be achieved without climate action on food.

👉 Find out more in the article what was discussed:

Embracing Sustainable Agriculture: Leaders unite in the UAE Declaration, prioritizing resilient food systems and climate action.

12/12/2023

♻ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐨-𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞

The 𝐄𝐔 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 requires all Member States to collect bio-waste separately as of 1 January 2024. 🌏

With 60 and 65% recycling targets in the coming years, it is becoming increasingly clear that Member States should prioritise high-performance bio-waste collection models if they are to achieve the desired targets for recycling and the circular economy in Europe as a whole.

👉 Check out some tips on this article:

The EU’s Waste Framework Directive mandates that all Member States must separately collect bio-waste from 1st January 2024 onwards. With […]