For example, the 2017 R&D call (projects for large enterprises in collaboration with SME / research organisations) funded projects addressing innovation in environment, such as "SLUDGE 4.0" (transformation of bio-waste). ROP has funded RTD projects on innovation in waste. ROP invests in low-carbon economy (Axis IV, 24.72%), but dedicates a low percentage to Axis V (Preserve the environment and promote efficient use of resources, 3.75%) mainly dedicated to natural and cultural heritage. Regional Operative Programme 2014-2020 (ROP) is strongly oriented to RTD and Innovation with a relevant percentage of the budget allocated to Axis I Innovation (34.72%) / Axis III (SME Competitiveness, 16.46%). Finally, they can also expect to have increased the awareness of the public about the importance of innovation in waste management and of related public policies.
Second, thanks to continuous engagement with their stakeholders, they can expect to have increased professional capacity among these stakeholders. First, they can expect to have improved their policy instrument in terms of smart and innovative waste. They will then implement their Action Plans with regional or national resources and with continued stakeholder engagement.Įach regional partner can expect to achieve several results. These good practices will be applied to partners’ regional policy contexts through concrete Action Plans aimed to address not only their policies of interest but also long-term recommendations for future policies. Through this policy analysis, they will identify interregional Good Practices and assess them to find solutions to address potential failures in their selected policy instruments. The first step for the regional partners is to develop a shared methodology to evaluate, in close collaboration with local stakeholders, innovation in their waste management policies. More information about the chosen policy instruments can be found below. To do so, the five regional project partners chose one policy instrument to be assessed and improved.
The project aims to understand the real impact that innovative policy measures have on the effectiveness and sustainability of waste management procedures. It then proposes interregional solutions to address policy weaknesses. To make a long story short, the SMART WASTE project evaluates to what extent current national, regional and local policies have promoted successful innovation in waste management. The final result? Smarter, more effective, sustainable, and cost-efficient waste management, benefiting all territorial stakeholders.īut what are the results of their actions? Are these measures having a concrete impact? Could their implementation be more effective? The SMART WASTE project is born to answer these questions. SMART WASTE wants to improve public policy instruments supporting innovation within waste management procedures. They attempt to fit these into a comprehensive and circular approach.
They consider new approaches and technologies to reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover waste. Local, regional, and national authorities are working hard to manage in an always more sustainable way their waste and implement a comprehensive and circular approach.