Recuwaste, the leading international conference on the sustainable management of waste and resources, closed its 6th edition with 800 attendees in person and another one hundred virtually, in this its first hybrid format. Leading local and international figures in the field of waste management shared their vision, projects and solutions on the ‘(R)evolution of resources‘…
The countdown to Recuwaste 2021 has already begun. This Wednesday the president of the Maresme Waste Consortium and mayor of Mataró, David Bote, the director of the Catalan Waste Agency, Isaac Peraire, and the director of the Maresme Waste Consortium, Carles Salesa, have held a press conference to present the international benchmark conference in the…
On Wednesday 13th October, the Maresme Waste Consortium and the company Baula Arqueologia SL signed a contract for archaeological work at the Ca la Madrona site as part of the first phase of construction of the Mataró-Maresme Circular Park. During the work to remove pre-existing industrial material from the site of the first phase of…
Last week, the Antoni Comas library in Mataró hosted the kick-off event for this year’s edition of “Hackgirl”. An event that, as part of the “TecnoGirl” project, aims to foster a passion for technology among young girls through participation in a challenge they have to solve. With 10 teams of five girls aged between 12…
The director of the Maresme Waste Consortium, Carles Salesa, has joined the FIREC knowledge exchange forum on waste and the circular economy as a collaborating member. This is a working group which will meet for two days every month, and is designed as a space for collaboration between the academic and professional world focused on…
This week the Maresme Waste Centre has welcomed the visit of various members of GRHUSA, the entity in charge of the management of urban waste in the regions of Alto Gállego, Hoya de Huesca and Jacetania de Huesca, accompanied by a representative part of the City Council of Huesca. Specifically, the visitors were Manuel Gracia,…
On Thursday 13th May the first plenary session of the Pact for Circular Fashion in Catalonia took place. An initiative that is promoted by the Catalan Government’s Departments of Business and Knowledge and Territory and Sustainability, and in which the director of the Maresme Waste Consortium, Carles Salesa, participates as a member of the Technical…
– In one year, the Maresme Waste Centre receives more than 220,000 tonnes from the grey bin. This is five times more than the amount that should actually arrive there. – Moving from a linear to a circular economy means changing the way we produce and consume, implementing actions that extend the life cycle of…
Schools will be able to carry out the virtual visit, a necessary alternative in these times, both in the classroom as a group, and at home. The educational programme of the Maresme Waste Consortium shows the processes and functioning of waste management, inviting the visitor to reflect from an environmental perspective. The environmental education programme…
The Government of Catalonia’s Department of Territory and Sustainability and Department of Culture have launched a campaign to promote the selective collection and recycling of electrical and electronic equipment in Catalonia’s public libraries.The aim is to intensify the involvement of citizens in reducing waste and changing the system towards a circular economy, which prioritises the…
From the Maresme Waste Consortium, on behalf of the Mataró Maresme Circular Park project, last Friday we took part in the round table “Take charge of your future: find out about the opportunities in today’s job market” organized by the Mataró Employment Service. This activity was held as part of the SIOP 2021 Professional…
Some thirty countries around the world are represented in this group, with different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, which allows the exchange of experiences and knowledge of very diverse realities and visions. Last Thursday, the director of the Maresme Waste Consortium, Carles Salesa, took part in one of the annual meetings of the international working group…
