This virtual seminar, framed within the Recycling Business Models project, has been aimed at disseminating the regulations related to waste management.
The informative seminar on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) management regulations organized by Málaga TechPark was held this morning. It is a virtual seminar, framed within the Recycling Business Models project, aimed at disseminating the regulations related to waste management, which also addressed various issues related to the circular economy and good practices in waste management.
The Deputy Director of Technology Transfer and International Relations of Málaga TechPark, Sonia Palomo, welcomed and moderated the seminar, which was attended by forty participants from different parts of Andalusia, many of them from companies located in Málaga TechPark.
David Fernández, Head of the Waste and Land Quality Service of the Ministry of Sustainable Development of Andalusia, explained aspects contemplated in the first draft, not yet in force, on regulation and planning for the circular economy in Andalusia.
Rafael García, general manager of Emma Medioambiental Andaluza, a company that collaborates with Málaga TechPark, introduced the regulations on the management of WEEE waste.
Ingrid Mateo, general manager of the company Microambiental, located in Málaga TechPark, participated in the seminar as a real example of good practices in waste management at industrial and business level.
Finally, Tomás Pérez, Director of ASIT, a non-profit association located in the technopolis, shared his experience at www.lapalmilla.com, where they work for the social and economic development of the neighborhood with actions such as the collection of technological devices.
The Recycling Business Models project
The main objective of the Recycling Business Models project is to investigate and analyze the possibility of transforming traditional science and technology parks into more sustainable areas, with circular systems where the waste from one company provides raw materials or energy to another.
Since the beginning of this initiative in 2019, numerous awareness campaigns have been carried out to promote the recycling of different waste, such as paper, plastic and glass.
Recycling Business Models is a project of the INNOSUP call, which is part of the European Commission’s ‘H2020’ program, in which Málaga TechPark has had and still has an outstanding participation in various technological projects. Specifically, the Recycling Business Models initiative is led by the technopolis with the participation of the STP’s of Johanneberg (Sweden) and Alentejo (Portugal) and also has the participation of other international collaborating entities.