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In September and October, as part of the LIFE Integrated Project, a series of six seminars titled "Circular Economy and Efficient Waste Management: Opportunities and Challenges" will take place across Latvia. During these seminars, solutions to current challenges in improving waste management and implementing circular economy principles will be explored.  

The aim of the seminar series is to provide specialists from municipalities, waste management, property management, and environmental organizations with the opportunity to share their experience in efficient waste management, foster discussions on implementing circular economy principles in municipalities, and work on solutions to the current challenges of circular economy implementation and waste management.

Each seminar will focus on a specific challenge related to waste management or the implementation of circular economy principles in municipalities. Therefore, environmental specialists from municipal institutions, experts from regional waste management centers and waste management companies, property managers, representatives of other businesses concerned with environmental issues in their municipalities, as well as representatives and activists from environmental organizations, are invited to participate. During the event, participants will actively work in groups to collectively find solutions to the identified problems, and the seminars will be supplemented with presentations related to the seminar’s topic. At the conclusion, participants will have the opportunity to visit a site that serves as a good practice example in the field of waste management.

Seminar topics and locations:

Seminar programs in Latvian:

• Challenge: How to promote the return of items and the retention of materials in circulation? Seminar on September 19, at LTD Getliņi Eko;

• Challenge: How to improve collaboration and joint engagement between municipalities, waste managers, and communities in addressing circular economy and waste management issues? Seminar on October 2, at LTD ZAAO Urda;

• Challenge: How to improve waste sorting in public spaces and events? Seminar on October 8, at LTD Liepājas RAS;

• Challenge: How to improve information and service accessibility for more effective waste sorting? Seminar on October 16, in Jēkabpils;

• Challenge: How to improve the sorting of organic waste? Seminar on October 23, in Daugavpils;

• Challenge: How to reduce construction waste and implement circular construction practices? Seminar on October 30, in Cēsis. 

Register here  

If you wish to participate in multiple seminars, a separate registration form must be filled out for each seminar. The number of seats at the seminars is limited.