Name
Implementation of the PAYT system in waste management in Guimarães
website
country
Portugal
Goal
"The Municipality of Guimarães together with the Municipal Company Vitrus Ambiental implemented in 2016 the PAYT system in the Historic Centre area of Guimarães, with approximately 800 users, with the main objectives being the increase of selective collection, the reduction of waste production, and the implementation of the user-pays principle through the indexation of the tariff to the respective production, without being associated with another factor, as is usually the case, or to water consumption or to the occupation area." The aim of the project: to fill a gap that is evident in the management of municipal waste in Portugal, more so because of the differentiating and unique nature of the possibility of implementing it in a Historic Centre, a World Cultural Heritage Site. The Municipality of Guimarães began the implementation of this totally innovative system in January 2016, having been the first municipality to achieve this objective, through the indexation of the waste tariff to the respective waste production.
Main Topic
Responsible and circular economy: mobilizing industry for a clean and circular economy
All Topics
Responsible and circular economy: mobilizing industry for a clean and circular economy
Zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment
Scale
- City and peri-urban
Actors
- Local government
Main Activity
Showcasing and/or demonstrating practices;
Activities
- Raising awareness and/or political agenda-setting
- Designing policies and/or (management) strategies
- Developing and/or producing goods
- Showcasing and/or demonstrating practices
Source
This initiative was provided by the SGD consortium.
This initiative is self-reported and not identified by the SHARED GREEN DEAL Consortium
CONTACT
For further details please contact co-leads Dr Chris Foulds (chris.foulds@aru.ac.uk) and Dr Rosie Robison (rosie.robison@aru.ac.uk).
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101036640. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with the SHARED GREEN DEAL HAS project and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union.