Building adult competences in Zero Waste Circular Economy in Europe (ZeroWaste)
ZeroWaste was a KA2 Strategic Partnership co-funded by the Erasmus + of the European Union. Led by Izmir Democracy University in Turkey, the project involved a transnational partnership with SwIdeas AB (Sweden), Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (Slovakia), Balıkesir University & Karesi Municipality (Turkey), Emkice Consulting (Macedonia), and The Foundation Universitat Jaume I-Empresa (FUE-UJI) of the Region of ValenciaM.P. (Spain).
ZeroWaste aimed to identify the current state of development of the zero-waste circular economy in the EU zone, as well as to encourage behavioural change and promote resource maximization in the most effective way among public and private actors. In order to achieve this, the project included an innovative curriculum and training guide to increase the competences of adult learners on the zero-waste circular economy - the developed curriculum focuses on recycling & reuse methods for wastes of food, glass, plastics, paper, packaging waste, textiles, metals-composites, electronic waste and other organic wastes. Key activities incorporated recycling methods to meet the demands of labour markets and target municipalities to aid them in shifting to zero waste cities. The project also aimed to boost the self-employment and entrepreneurial opportunities that a circular economy offers – for this reason, target groups include SMEs, municipalities and entrepreneurs/professionals interested in starting a business in a CE context.
