Project Restart
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The main objective of the project is to implement a comprehensive set of complementary technical, digital, environmental, social, and circular solutions to realize the full potential of the program, achieve maximum material self-sufficiency, and increase the circular return in the waste and resource sector.
To achieve this main goal, project activities are focused on achieving three specific objectives:
- provide a continuous assessment mechanism and ensure continuous improvement and updating based on the digital, technical, and social excellence created by the project;
- present six closed-loop solutions for different problematic and extensive waste streams as best examples of how to achieve the objectives;
- ensure wider acceptance of the best available solutions and achieve consistent and integrated implementation of the waste targets
The project contributes to the implementation of the EU Waste Framework Directive, the Blueprint for a Resource-Efficient Europe, the European Green Deal, and the Action Plan for a Circular Economy for a Clean and Competitive Europe.
Project goals
- Reduce CO2 emissions by 20% through improved handling.
- Increase recycling by about 18% (2% per year).
- Recycling of 50% of non-hazardous construction waste.
- Recycling 99% of non-hazardous waste from thermal processes.
- Achieve a 70% recycling rate of municipal waste.
- Reducing the consumption of non-metallic mineral raw materials by 20% (3.4 million tonnes).
- Improvement of 10% of the land area.
- 15% increase in green jobs.
National and municipal authorities
Business
Health and social services
Education
Media
Preparatory actions
Preparatory activities are planned for 2022 and 2023.
- Recruitment of Personnel and Capacity Building
- Updating the Technical Framework for Circular Economy
- Initial Assessment of Legal Framework
- Initial Assessment of Governance and Policy
- Assessment of Educational and Social Baseline
- Digitalisation Baseline
- Framework for Continuous Modification and Improvement
- Environmental Permits and Other Documents
- Process Reengineering to Circular Economy Models
Implementation activities
Main implementation activities are planned from 2023 to 2030.
- Periodic Evaluation and Improvement of WMPP
- Policy for Sustainable Development and CE Transition
- Preparation of Scientific and Legal Expert Bases
- Circular Governance Improvements
- Mobilisation of Complementary Funds
- Production of Topsoil and Mining Revitalization
- Recycling Dredging Spoil for Increased Flood Safety
- Prevention of illegal dumping
- Urban Loops
- Production of Secondary Raw Materials
- Recycling of Sewage Sludge
- Digitalization of the Waste Management Services
- Technical Guidelines and Expertise for Waste Recycling
- Circular Economy for the Private Sector
- Capacity Building for Public Decisionmakers, Stakeholders
- Waste Systems Engineering and Innovative Circular Models
Monitoring
Continuous monitoring and measurement of indicators is planned throughout the life of the project - from 2022 to 2030.
- Monitoring of the Project's KPIs
- Monitoring of the project in relation to the WMPP
- Monitoring of the Environmental Impacts
- Monitoring of Socio-Economic Impact Indicators
Public Awareness and Dissemination
- Communication/Dissemination Strategy, Visual Identity
- Project Website and Digital Platforms Creation
- Notice Boards, Dissemination Campaigns
- Networking Activities
- Layman’s Report
- Scalability, Transferability, and Replicability of Results
Project management and monitoring
Project management will take place throughout the life of the project - from 2022 to 2030.
- Project Management and Monitoring of the Project
- Audit
- After-LIFE plan
- Completing the LIFE IP Indicators Tables
English 
Slovenian 
Albanian 
Bosnian 
Bulgarian 
Croatian 
Czech 
Danish 
Dutch 
Estonian 
Finnish 
French 
German 
Greek 
Hungarian 
Irish 
Italian 
Latvian 
Lithuanian 
Macedonian 
Maltese 
Montenegrin 
Polish 
Portuguese 
Romanian 
Serbian 
Slovak 
Spanish 
Swedish