ACTION 1: Preparatory actions.
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Initial analysis and definition of specific requirement of the implementation actions.
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Creation of an inventory of the methodologies and technologies related with efficient waste management and applicability for real environments.
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Extensive analysis of European and national legislative frameworks as well as comparison between national laws and EU directives to consider under the waste collection methodologies.
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Evaluation of most common waste collection methodologies in Europe with special focus on Mediterranean countries and in particular in the specific areas of implementation of the EWAS model.
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Analysis of the EWAS implementation requirements.
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Definition of monitoring Key Performance Indicators
ACTION 2: Implementation actions.
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Implementation of the new waste management methodologies and best practices using ICT tools for an efficient waste collection.
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Development of waste Management methodologies and best practices using ICT.
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Installation of an efficient ICT tool to optimize waste collection methodologies.
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Demonstration actions which include two pilot areas.
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Creation of maintenance manuals.
ACTION 3: Monitoring the environmental, methodological, social and financial impact in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of EWAS methodologies in waste management.
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Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for all processes implemented, in terms of energy use and emissions.
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Assessment of the impact of waste collection optimization to conform with the improvements detected.
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Technical, economical and environmental assessment of the practices and processes developed during the project.
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Periodical monitoring and optimization of the demonstration activities.
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Establishment of a set of actions, measures, and means that should be taken by national policy makers to conform to European legislation requirements.
ACTION 4: Communication and dissemination
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Integrated communication and dissemination Plan.
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Increase the awareness of the stakeholders of the improvement of current methodologies using new technological advances.
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Increase the awareness of recycling to the citizens.
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Alignment with other initiatives in the same area to approach the common European objective.
ACTION 5: Project management and monitoring of the project progress
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Project Management for administrative, technical and financial issues.
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Report to the European Commission
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Networking with other LIFE+ projects
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After-LIFE Communication Plan
