Metrópolis FP Lab is an initiative promoted by the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona and the BCN Vocational Training Foundation with the aim of promoting vocational training and fostering innovation and creativity among young people.

Thirteen companies propose thirteen real challenges, offering students from different training cycles the opportunity to develop a collaborative project that addresses them.

In its 6th edition, Maresme Circular has joined the programme by setting the students the following challenge: How can we separate and recycle everyday textile waste? The volume of textile waste in our country is around one million tonnes, but only a small part of it is collected selectively and reused locally. How can we improve this?

The three centres that have reached the acceleration phase and have therefore presented the most innovative projects with the highest degree of feasibility of implementation are: El Calamot Institute (Gavà), the Mercè Rodoreda Institute (L’Hospitalet de Llobregat) and the Severo Ochoa Institute (Esplugues de Llobregat).

The winning team will receive a training grant to develop the project.

The Accelerator, which was held at the Citilab in Cornellà, had a high level of participation: 13 companies and 170 students divided into 40 working groups, of which 26 will be selected as finalists.

6th edition of the project accelerator Metrópoli FP Lab