DESCRIPTION

Med4Waste is a 2-year-long capitalisation project (2021-2023) funded by the ENI CBC MED programme on the priority of waste management. The objective of the Med4Waste project is to facilitate new governance models for integrated and efficient municipal waste management policies across the Mediterranean region, with emphasis on solid and particularly organic waste as well as circular economy, through adapting waste management plans, policies and other management actions and regulatory drivers. The project encompasses activities oriented at building skills, planning and decision-making capabilities of Mediterranean stakeholders from the public and private sectors, and based on the most successful practices previously implemented in the region.

The operational know-how of the Med4Waste project has been used to develop this Policy Toolkit on Municipal Waste Management (toolkit). It synthesizes the main lessons learned stemming from (i) the Med4Waste activities oriented at building skills, planning and decision-making capacities of Mediterranean municipalities and waste management practitioners, (ii) the achievements and challenges of 5 other ENI CBC Med projects working on sustainable waste management (namely: CEOMED, CLIMA, DECOST, MED-InA, REUSEMED), (iii) insights and lessons learned from other projects and initiatives that Med4Waste partners accessed, and (iv) recommendations and know-how obtained throughout the project’s life-span and its partnership’s expertise and experience.

The present toolkit aims therefore to transmit to key Mediterranean actors a set of concise recommendations and policy guidelines to promote better governance in the sustainable use of resources and management of waste and facilitate Executive Summary the implementation of the necessary steps to achieve a circular economy in the Mediterranean.
Designing and implementing integrated waste management plans, creating a supportive environment for the private sector through incentive systems, investing in long-term awareness and education and active participation in regional and sub-regional (Mediterranean) cooperation efforts to tackle common waste management challenges are among the key suggestions. Emphasis is put on stakeholder engagement and public participation as well as strengthening capacity and competences, and enhancing synergies to effectively address the complexity and challenges of waste management systems.

This toolkit has been elaborated by MIO-ECSDE, partner of the Med4Waste
project with contributions of key experts: Bassam Sabbagh, Alberto Zoratti
and BETA Technological Center (UVIC-UCC), Med4Waste Project Lead.

Tags: waste management, governance, solid waste management, recommendations, toolkit, pilot cities.

SOURCE

Med4Waste Policy Toolkit on Municipal Waste Management

Med4Waste project website

ARABIC VERSION: document boîte à outils du projet Med4Waste

YEAR

2023