Guimarães
Updated on 23.11.2023
Under the framework of the Governance Ecosystem Guimarães 2030, which links the City Hall, Academia, Citizens and Private business, a task force was set to integrate three domains: Innovation; Waste and Resources; Citizens’ awareness and mobilisation.

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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.
Leading organisation
City of Guimarães
Unit/department/section
Environmental division
Main partners/stakeholders
- Landscape Lab ‘Laboratório da Paisagem’
- Vitrus Ambiente (public company)
- Guimarães 2030 – Governance Ecosystem
Link to existing circular economy action plan
Linked to the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) RRRCICLO – Circular Economy at Guimarães
Objectives
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Other activities
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).
Link to Circular Systemic Solution
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Circular economy good practices
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Key publications, policies, legislations and initiatives
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Support from CSO
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Resource use, flows and materials
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