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WASTEREDUCE

Integrated waste reduction strategies and solutions in projected and Natura 2000 areas

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Information

Start date
01/02/2024
End date
31/07/2026
Total budget
1.657.742,23
Partnership
IT - 4
HR - 4
Project typology:
Standard project

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Project specific objectives

  • ​​​​​Improve waste management in protected and Natura 2000 areas through monitoring, prevention, and impact mitigation.

  • Enhance waste management policies and practices, raise awareness, and promote behavioral change.

  • Reduce waste management costs while fostering cooperation across public and private sectors at cross-border, national, regional, and local levels.

  • Achieve project goals through a cross-border, transnational, or inter-regional approach.

  • Inform the public about project objectives and activities, encouraging support and participation.

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Project main outputs

  • Bring together partners, stakeholders, interest groups, and citizens at all levels to share conclusions and recommendations on waste management.

  • Develop joint reports, policies, and strategies for monitoring, preventing, and reducing waste in protected and Natura 2000 areas.

  • Implement the WASTEREDUCE approach in pilot-protected areas and Natura 2000 sites.

  • Promote participatory waste governance, awareness, and capacity-building activities.

  • Establish a network of protected areas, key stakeholders, and a waste management mechanism to replicate the WASTEREDUCE approach.

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About project

Project WASTEREDUCE addresses waste management challenges in protected and Natura 2000 areas in Italy and Croatia. It focuses on waste prevention, impact reduction, and stakeholder cooperation. Through joint actions and awareness campaigns, the project improves waste policies and practices. Key strategies include monitoring, prevention, reduction, and mitigation, particularly in rivers and coastal areas. With a cross-border approach, WASTEREDUCE tackles pollution in both green and blue areas, fostering collaboration for more effective waste management.

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Lead partner

The Lead partner represents and takes full financial and legal responsibility for the entire partnership.

Institute of Agriculture and Tourism
Department of Agriculture and Nutrition
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News & Events

  • NEWS
    26/01/2026

    WASTEREDUCE Project Info Day and Stakeholder Workshop Held in Pula

    Last Thursday, 22 January 2026, an Info Day of the WASTEREDUCE project was held, alongside a Stakeholder Workshop organised by our partner, Istrian County. The event took place at the Juraj Dobrila University of Pula and was jointly organised by the Institute of Agriculture and Tourism in cooperation with the University.

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  • NEWS
    25/01/2026

    Italian workshop in Cittadella (PD)

    On 22 January in Cittadella (Padua), the workshop “From theory to practice: proposed actions to tackle littering along the Brenta River” was held as part of the Interreg Italy–Croatia WASTEREDUCE project, bringing together institutions, local administrations and stakeholders to address waste-related challenges in the Middle Brenta area.

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  • EVENT
    21/01/2026
    Start date:
    22 Jan 2026
    End date:
    22 Jan 2026

    Tackling littering along the Brenta River: ARPAV will takes part in the WASTEREDUCE workshop on 22 January

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  • EVENT
    16/01/2026
    Start date:
    22 Jan 2026
    End date:
    22 Jan 2026

    Join Us for Info Day in Pula, Croatia

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  • NEWS
    12/01/2026

    Etra Supports Sustainable River Planning in the InnWater and Wastereduce Projects

    The InnWater project, funded by the EU’s Horizon program, organized the workshop entitled “MAP Brenta: Mapping, Listening, Planning – Participatory process for managing the Medio Brenta Natura 2000 site.”

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