LIFE_IP Smart Waste project on waste prevention and management 2/2

The South Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region is carrying out the LIFE IP Smart Waste project with the ambition of steering waste prevention and management towards an innovative, sustainable and inclusive circular economy. Project objectives: The LIFE IP Smart Waste project aims to develop the territorial dynamics to implement and strengthen the efficiency of the most recent departmental plans (2014-2016), initially, then the Regional Waste Prevention and Management Plan (PRPGD), adopted in January 2019. To achieve this objective, five main axes will be developed: * Support technical and social innovation to integrate all waste collection, treatment and recycling sectors into the circular economy; * Reinforce and adapt equipment to improve the recovery rate of waste (collection, sorting and treatment at local level); * Strengthen the skills of waste managers in local authorities and businesses; * Support the implementation at the relevant level of prevention, awareness-raising and information solutions on sound waste management; * Facilitate exchanges and sharing of good practices. Expected results: * Improvement of the waste recovery rate on the regional territory (increase from 29% to 65%) * Development of a sustainable regional dynamic in terms of waste prevention and better management * Strengthening the performance of public action on waste Partners in the project: In addition to the Region carrying out the project, the partners co-financed by LIFE, or associated beneficiaries, are initially the Territorial Collectivities in charge of waste in Bouches-du-Rhône and Var, then in a second time those in the entire Region via a call for projects (2020). The reports and deliverables of the Life_IO Smart Waste project are available on lifeipsmartwaste.eu View the WeMap of the operations of LIFE_IP Smart Waste partners