The task force is led by Head of Urban Services and Environmental Division. It includes a multidisciplinary team comprising members from several institutions and civil societies: 
 

• Landscape of Guimarães; 

• Centre for Waste Valorisation; 

• Innovation in Polymer Engineering Centre; 

• VITRUS; 

• RESINORTE; 

• the private sector; 

• Municipal Economics and Energy division; 

• members from local and National ENGO; 

• schools; 

• Refood association; 

• Green Brigades (groups of volunteers that have a year-base action plan to implement field-actions towards environmental sustainability); 

• local administration units known by parishes. 

City of Guimarães

Environmental division

• Landscape Lab ‘Laboratório da Paisagem’ 
• Vitrus Ambiente (public company) 
• Guimarães 2030 – Governance Ecosystem 

Linked to the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) RRRCICLO – Circular Economy at Guimarães 

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Several actions, projects or initiatives are implemented in the city of Guimarães:  
 

• Procurement to avoid single use plastic in local markets – for consumers: distribution of cloth bags to replace the single use plastic bags, for sellers: distribution of compostable bags replacing the single use plastic bags. These bags can also be used at home as waste-bags. 

• Municipal events regulation: CARE (reusable cups to replace disposable plastic cups in City’s events: UEFA Nations League 2019). 

Guimarães is on a mission to make waste management more sustainable through the gradual introduction of separate biowaste collection. This effort is a part of the BioWaste Action Plan, which is integrated into RRRCICLO, a circular economy roadmap. It is targeting various sources of biowaste, ranging from households and restaurants to schools, hospitals, parks and local farms.

The pilot is not just collecting waste; it is transforming it into valuable resources through initiatives such as home or community composting, organic fertiliser production, and even converting waste into energy.

Guimarães is also taking proactive steps to spread awareness about the importance of preventing food waste among public schools, universities and citizens.
 

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