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SUMMARY:Info session: RSVP Blueprint 2.0 & Reuse Packaging System Fundamentals course
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 45-minute info session to discover how the new Reuse Packaging System Fundamentals course can help you assess your municipality’s readiness and design a tailored\, actionable reuse plan. Learn how the RSVP Blueprint 2.0 and expert guidance from Zero Waste Europe and Mission Zero Academy can support your journey toward effective\, scalable reuse systems. \nAre you working to advance reuse in your city or region\, but unsure where to start or how to scale? \n  \nJoin us for an exclusive info session introducing the new professional training course “Reuse Packaging System Fundamentals: From Concept to Implementation\,” developed by Mission Zero Academy (MiZA) and Zero Waste Europe as part of the RSVP Blueprint 2.0. \n  \nThis online course is designed as a practical tool to help cities\, municipalities\, and system stakeholders diagnose their current situation and build a tailored\, actionable plan for implementing standardised\, effective reuse packaging systems. \n  \nBased on real-world lessons from seven pioneering European cities—Aarhus\, Barcelona\, Berlin\, Ghent\, Leuven\, Paris\, and Rotterdam—the course empowers learners to: \n\nUnderstand the five core criteria for successful reuse systems\nAdapt reuse models to local needs and legal frameworks\nEngage key stakeholders across the value chain\nEvaluate performance and identify the next steps\nDevelop a plan that is ready to present and act on in their municipality\n\nIn this 45-minute info session\, you will:  \n✅ Get an overview of the RSVP Blueprint 2.0 and the real-world insights behind it \n✅ Learn how the Reuse Packaging System Fundamentals course helps diagnose your starting point and build a tailored reuse action plan \n✅ Explore the five essential criteria for designing compliant\, scalable\, and user-friendly reuse systems \n✅ Hear from the course creators about what to expect and how to make the most of the training \n✅ Ask questions and find out if the course is the right fit for your municipality or organisation \n \nSpeaker \nNathan Dufour – Reuse Systems Manager and Leader of the ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP) at Zero Waste Europe \nNathan leads ZWE’s efforts to make reusable packaging systems a reality in Europe\, building bridges between CSOs\, new businesses\, innovators\, cities\, academics\, investors and policy-makers. A substantial part of these efforts is coordinated through the systemic work done as part of the ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP)\, which started in early 2021. Nathan also co-coordinates the business leg of the BFFP-led We Choose Reuse campaign\, which\, among others\, has gathered the support of more than 300 businesses from across Europe.\n\nAbout the ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP) \nLaunched in 2021\, the ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP) plays a major role in putting reuse systems at the centre of the solutions agenda in Europe and beyond. The project creates the conditions for a large uptake of reusable packaging in the most strategic sectors\, such as takeaway food and drinks. The RSVP consortium is coordinated by Zero Waste Europe and includes Deutsche Umwelthilfe\, ENVIU\, Fair Resource Foundation\, Reseau Vrac et Reemploi\, Rezero\, and Plastic Change.
URL:https://www.missionzeroacademy.eu/event/reuse-systems-training/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Circularity in commercial real estate a conversation with Stefanie Behrendt
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar\, we will explore how circular economy principles can be applied to existing commercial buildings to reduce waste\, optimize resource use\, and improve sustainability. We’ll discuss the operational advantages of implementing circular practices\, the evolving regulatory landscape around sustainability\, and how commercial properties can measure and certify their progress in achieving waste reduction and resource efficiency. Attendees will learn how adopting circular strategies can enhance environmental performance while contributing to long-term value and a collaborative mindset in the real estate market. \nJoin us for an insightful webinar exploring how circular economy principles can transform the way we manage waste in existing commercial buildings. In this session\, we will be joined by Stefanie Behrendt\, Co-founder and CEO at WeGoZero\, and Senior Director at Modesta\, who brings a unique blend of expertise in both zero waste initiatives and real estate management. \nAs the real estate industry is responsible for nearly 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions and 30% of global material use\, there is growing pressure for businesses to adopt more sustainable and socially responsible practices. Stefanie will share her insights on how digitization\, urbanization\, and corporate responsibility reshape the built environment\, and how circularity can be applied to existing properties to reduce waste\, optimize resource use\, and create long-term value. \nKey discussion points will include: \n\nHow the real estate industry can embrace circular economy principles in operating buildings.\nThe role of digitization in waste reduction and resource optimization in commercial properties.\nThe evolution of the EU policy landscape (Green Claims\, reporting\, etc.) \nThe intersection of social and environmental corporate responsibility and how it’s influencing real estate.\nStrategies for measuring and certifying progress toward sustainability goals in existing buildings.\nReal-world examples of how businesses can take concrete steps toward zero waste while enhancing efficiency and competitiveness.\n\nStefanie’s extensive experience in real estate management\, combined with her passion for zero waste\, makes this conversation a must-attend for anyone looking to drive sustainability and innovation in the commercial real estate sector. \nSpeaker  \nStefanie Behrendt is the Co-founder and CEO of WeGoZero and Senior Director at Modesta\, where she champions sustainable practices in the real estate industry. With an academic background in real estate management and licenses as a property developer and trustee\, Stefanie combines her expertise in zero waste with her deep knowledge of the built environment. \nPartner  \nWeGoZero is a Zero Waste Consultancy based in Amsterdam transforming organisations waste upstream towards circularity\, ensuring operating within planetary boundaries while making waste a profitable asset.
URL:https://www.missionzeroacademy.eu/event/circularity-in-commercial-real-estate-a-conversation-with-stefanie-behrendt/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20240919T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20240919T153000
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SUMMARY:Smart Waste Measuring: How to Lead the Transition with Digital Data?
DESCRIPTION:Are you seeking to enhance your waste management strategy with innovative digital solutions? \n\n\n\nLook no further! In collaboration with WasteTracker\, a leading provider of ESG data on waste production in buildings\, MiZA invites you to explore the transformative power of digital data in waste management. \nJoin us for an engaging conversation with Renata Hartle\, CEO of WasteTracker\, as we dive into the realm of smart waste measuring. Discover how leveraging digital data can streamline ESG reporting\, unlock sustainable potential\, and lead the transition towards a zero waste future. \nThis webinar is tailored for building managers\, office administrators\, and municipal representatives eager to embrace cutting-edge solutions for sustainable waste management. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain actionable insights and connect with industry experts driving positive change \n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will learn:\n\n\nHow to leverage digital data to streamline ESG reporting and enhance waste management strategies.\nPractical insights on implementing smart waste measuring systems.\nEffective approaches to drive sustainable practices and transition towards a zero waste future in buildings and municipalities.
URL:https://www.missionzeroacademy.eu/event/transform-waste-management-digital-solutions/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20240606T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20240606T153000
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SUMMARY:Webinar - Green claims and new packaging rules\, a conversation with Margaux Le Gallou\, Programme Manager at ECOS
DESCRIPTION:Summary  \nEuropean companies in the hospitality industry will be faced with new policies impacting the business as usual approach to environmental claims and packaging. Join our conversation on the upcoming Green Claims directive and new packaging rules to find out what is changing\, when and how you can make the changes . \nDescription \nIn the absence of specific rules on claims regarding the ‘green’ nature of products and services\, how can consumers be sure that such claims are reliable\, comparable\, and verifiable throughout the EU? What is happening to take-away containers and what kind of packaging will be allowed for hotel shampoos and dine-in cutlery in the Europe of tomorrow? \nJoin us for a conversation with Margaux Le Gallou\, Programme Manager at ECOS\, as we dive into the upcoming Green Claims Directive\, a game-changer for environmental claims. \nWe will dive into the changes it brings for substantiating businesses’ environmental claims\, understand new verification requirements\, and learn about the impact on environmental labelling schemes. We will also explore the options to comply with the new packaging regulations. Be prepared to navigate these regulatory shifts and ensure compliance for your business. \nOur partner \nECOS is an international NGO with a network of members and experts advocating for environmentally friendly technical standards\, policies and laws. ECOS ensures the environmental voice is heard when policies are developed and drives change by providing expertise to policymakers and industry players\, leading to the implementation of strong environmental principles. \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will learn:\n\n\nUnderstand the key provisions of the upcoming Green Claims Directive and its impact on businesses’ environmental claims.\nUnderstand the changes and their timelines on packaged foods and products for hotels and restaurants and how to comply with them\nGain insights into the new requirements for substantiating environmental claims and verification processes.\nLearn about the implications for environmental labelling schemes and how to ensure compliance for your business.
URL:https://www.missionzeroacademy.eu/event/green-claims-directive-and-new-packaging-rule-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Treating separately collected biowaste in MBTs - On the ground with Domantas Tracevičius
DESCRIPTION:Separate collection of biowaste is a significant requisite for the implementation of an effective and sustainable waste sorting system that’s on the way towards a circular economy. \nAmong other regulations\, its importance is proven by Article 22 of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) which requires cities\, all over the EU\, to set up separate collection schemes for organic waste by the end of December 2023. \nHowever\, in order to process its treatment correctly\, specific infrastructure is needed. This does not necessarily mean having to invest in the construction of new dedicated plants\, unsustainable for the huge amount of costs and resources required. \nThe solution stands in optimising existing structures\, like MBT (Material Biological Treatment) plants\, to treat separately collected organic waste\, bringing numerous benefits for both the municipality’s pocket and the community as a whole. \nBut how is it done? What are the costs\, challenges and benefits of this choice? \nIn this new MiZA free webinar\, together with Domantas Tracevičius\, head of the environmental NGO Ziedine ekonomika\, we will take you on a virtual tour to the Lithuanian ARATC (Alytus Region Waste Management Centre)\, which runs the optimised Alytus MBT plant. \nWe will take a look at the entire ARATC plant\, from the biological treatment section to the mechanical sorting facility to have a first-hand experience of how such plants are structured in order to treat separately collected organic waste and how they work\, discussing the challenges\, costs and benefits that this transformation entails. \nDuring the webinar\, participants will get the opportunity to ask questions to the speaker and to the ARATC representative. \nYour data is going to be treated in accordance with our privacy policy. \nIn this webinar\, you will learn:  \n\nHow an MBT plant can be optimised to treat different waste streams more efficiently.\nWhat are the costs\, benefits and things to consider for such transformation.\nHow the residual treatment can be further optimised once the organics fraction is reduced through separate collection.\n\n 
URL:https://www.missionzeroacademy.eu/event/treating-separately-collected-biowaste-in-mbts-on-the-ground-with-domantas-tracevicius/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220118T150000
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SUMMARY:Diverting biowaste from disposal and turning it into fertility – A conversation with Enzo Favoino
DESCRIPTION:Article 22 of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) requires that municipalities\, all over the EU\, set up separate collection schemes for organic waste – or biowaste. In particular\, biowaste should be either separated and recycled at source\, or collected separately and not mixed with other types of waste by December 2023. \nThe efficient separate collection of biowaste is the key step governments can take to improve the overall separation and collection of waste. \nIn fact\, the separate collection of biowaste can help:\n• Avoid cross-contamination with other waste streams;\n• Ensure quality compost and recycling;\n• Divert waste from dumpsites and reduce methane emissions. \nIn this new MiZA free webinar\, we are sitting down with Enzo Favoino\, Chair of the Zero Waste Europe Scientific Committee\, to learn why biowaste is a fundamental chunk of circular economy and zero waste programmes and how article 22 of WFD obligation can actually become a great opportunity for municipalities to fine-tune their waste management systems. \nIn this webinar\, we will discuss: \n\nAll the approaches for processing biowaste\, from smallest to largest ones. A quick overview.\nArt. 22 of WFD and related obligation for separate collection of biowaste: not a nightmare\, but an opportunity to fine-tune the municipal waste service\, making it most performing. A few key operational hints.\nDispelling the myths around economic and environmental performances of separate management of biowaste.\nExamples from across Europe\, big cities and small villages\, Southern and Central Eastern Europe\, enlargement countries\, etc.\n\nParticipants will get an opportunity to ask questions to the speaker during the webinar. \nYour data is going to be treated in accordance with our privacy policy.
URL:https://www.missionzeroacademy.eu/event/diverting-biowaste-from-disposal-and-turning-it-into-fertility-a-conversation-with-enzo-favoino/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:5 ways to take your city's zero waste journey to the next level - A conversation with Gabriele Folli
DESCRIPTION:Located in Northern Italy\, in the region of Emilia Romagna – one of the top waste producers among Italian regions – the city of Parma\, with almost 200.000 inhabitants\, is a vivid example of a successful transition from traditional waste to resource management and zero waste implementation. \n\n\nStarting from a separate collection system of around 45% and a high rate in terms of waste generation\, in just 4 years\, the City Council\, alongside its citizens\, achieved significant results: \n\nTotal waste generation reduced by 15%\nSeparate collection from 48.5% to 81%\nResidual waste rate decreased by 58%\nReduction in the waste bill for citizens\nIncrease in the number of jobs connected to waste management.\n\nGabriele Folli\, at the time appointed Deputy Mayor for the Environment and Mobility in the Municipality of Parma\, took part in Parma’s transition\, focusing his mandate on the implementation of a waste collection system based on zero waste principles\, a kerbside separate collection and pay-as-you-throw billing systems in the whole community. \nDuring this 0ne-hour free webinar\, we will be sitting down with Gabriele to talk about what actions had been put in place in Parma and what strategies are currently carried out to boost Parma’s transition\, offering 5 useful tips on how to bring your city’s zero waste journey to the next level. \n\n\nIn this one-hour webinar\, you will learn: \n\n5 key solutions to accelerate your city’s circular transition;\nHow a city with almost 200.000 inhabitants\, like Parma\, managed to completely change its waste collection system in less than 5 years\, reaching 80% separate collection rate;\nThe main successful zero waste strategies currently in place in Parma\, as well as their main challenges and how they have overcome them.\n\nParticipants will get an opportunity to ask questions to the speaker during the webinar. \nYour data is going to be treated in accordance with our privacy policy.
URL:https://www.missionzeroacademy.eu/event/5-ways-to-take-your-citys-zero-waste-journey-to-the-next-level-a-conversation-with-gabriele-folli/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Transitioning a nation to zero waste by 2050 - A conversation with Dr Andy Rees OBE
DESCRIPTION:In this one-off special\, we will be joined by Dr Andy Rees OBE\, Head of Waste Strategy in the Welsh Government’s Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Division. \nDr Andy Rees has played a leading role in the creation of Wales’ pioneering ‘Beyond Recycling’ strategy\, which sets Wales’s ambitious goals of becoming zero waste\, with net-zero carbon emissions\, by the year 2050. \nOver the past decade\, Wales has become one of Europe’s highest-performing countries in terms of recycling. This has been based upon a door to door separate collection system that prioritises quality and community engagement\, as captured in the Zero Waste Cities’ recent case study on Newport City Council. \nDuring this one hour webinar\, we will be sitting down with Andy to understand what policies and measures the Welsh government have outlined as crucial to reaching these goals by 2050. Within the discussion\, we will be delving into a few specific subjects in greater detail: \n\nWhat has been behind Wales’ highly successful recycling programme nationally;\nThe recent moratorium announced by the Welsh government banning the building of any new waste-to-energy plants over the size of 10MW\, and what this means for waste incineration nationally;\nHow the Welsh government views the relationship between its zero waste\, circular economy and zero carbon emissions goals;\nWhat are the biggest challenges and priorities facing the Welsh government today in its ambition to become zero waste and carbon neutral by 2050.\n\nParticipants will get an opportunity to ask questions to Dr Rees during the webinar. \nYour data is going to be treated in accordance with our privacy policy.
URL:https://www.missionzeroacademy.eu/event/transitioning-a-nation-to-zero-waste-by-2050-a-conversation-with-dr-andy-rees-obe/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:ZW Live! Webinar - Are we entering an age of decomissioning in Europe?
DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, we have seen a number of developments that would suggest decision-makers recognise that waste incineration is incompatible with long-term climate goals. Yet does this match with the reality on the ground? Are we still living through a time of waste incineration within a linear economy\, or are we entering an age of decommissioning? \nThis Zero Waste Europe‘s webinar will go into greater depth to answer these key questions: \n\nWhy is waste incineration incompatible with a circular economy and how is this becoming more recognised?\nIs waste incineration compatible with the increasing need for and adoption of climate supportive\, carbon-neutral policies?\nWhat is happening at the European level to prohibit funding and support for increasing incineration capacity?\nWhat are the transition strategies available for municipalities to help move away from incineration?\n\nUnfortunately\, the webinar platform has a maximum capacity of 100 virtual seats. Therefore\, to watch the webinar for free\, attendance on Zoom will be done on a first-come\, first-served basis\, meaning that only the first 100 people will be able to join on Zoom. However\, if you are not part of the first 100 who join at the start of the webinar\, then you can still follow the webinar live on Zero Waste Europe’s YouTube channel. \nWe will ensure questions posed on our Youtube channel are still relayed to the speakers. \nThe speakers’ presentations will be available for free in the following days. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. \nYour data is going to be treated in accordance with Zero Waste Europe’s privacy policy.
URL:https://www.missionzeroacademy.eu/event/zw-live-webinar-are-we-entering-an-age-of-decomissioning/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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