These guidelines are a useful material for catering companies, restaurants and hotels, who wish to make a step towards the decrease of food waste and the increase of their sustainability in all the aspects of the value chain.
Sustainable catering
Food leftovers
Food waste
Food value chain
Catalonia, Spain
NGO(s): Plataforma Salvem els aliments
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Policy Instrument
Limassol Low Carbon Transport Plan of Limassol (LCTP)
Limassol LCTP is a policy and planning tool for addressing the mobility and environmental pressures of the cruise activity locally. It has been elaborated in the framework of the LOCATIONS Project of Interreg MED, during the replication phase of the project.
Low carbon
Cruise destination
Limassol
LCTP
LOCATIONS
Limassol, Cyprus
NGO(s): CIVINET CY-EL, Infrastructure and Service Provider(s): DP WORLD - Limassol Multi-purpose Terminal Operator, Public Authority/ies (National): Ministry of Transport, Public Authority/ies (National): Communications and Works Public Works Department, Public Authority/ies (Local): Limassol Municipality
19,440.00 €
Waste Management
Policy Instrument
National Strategy of Integrated Waste Management
The strategy is the main planned document in the field of the municipal, non-municipal and hazardous waste management in Albania.
Law
Directive
Waste streams
Negative Impact
Development approach
Tirana, Albania
Public Authority/ies (National): Albanian Government, Public Authority/ies (Local): Lezha Municipality, Public Authority/ies (Local): Durres Municipality, Public Authority/ies (Local): Berat Municipality, Public Authority/ies (Local): Tirana Municipality, Public Authority/ies (Local): Himara Municipality, Public Authority/ies (Local): Fier Municipality
88,000,000 € Annum
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Concrete solutions
TILOS - Technology Innovation for the Local Scale, Optimum Integration of Battery Energy Storage
The project’s main goal is to demonstrate the potential of local / small-scale battery storage to serve a multipurpose role within an island micro grid that also interacts with a main electricity network.
Renewable Energy System
Micro grid energy management
Prototype battery
Tilos, Greece
Higher education and research institution(s): PANEPISTIMIO DYTIKIS ATTIKIS
13,738,570.00 €
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Tools and methodologies
Nearly Zero Energy Hotels
Buildings consume 40% of the total energy and emit 36% of greenhouse gases in Europe, therefore represent a high potential for energy savings. Large scale renovations of existing buildings towards Zero Energy are in the forefront of EU and national policies.
High energy performance/ efficiency
Renewable energy sources
Zero energy hotels
Rethymno, Greece
Higher education and research institution(s): Technical University of Crete
1,736,804.00 €
WATER MANAGEMENT
Tools and methodologies
CASTWATER ONLINE TOOL
CASTWATER project under Interreg Med (2016-2019) supported the sustainable tourism water management in Med coastal areas, by improving the monitoring and assessment of the water sustainability performance of the tourism sector.
Water management
Online tool
Sustainable development
Self-assess water efficiency
Sustainable tourism
Rethymno, Greece
Public Authority/ies (Local): Municipality of Rethymno
600,000.00 €
WATER MANAGEMENT
Tools and methodologies
EU LIFE+ Investing in Water Project
The project focused strongly on direct contact with enterprises, particularly through Face to Face Meetings, Workshops and Monitoring of Project Progress. The project’s objectives were to bring about a 10% decrease in water consumption amongst 20% of its target audience, through identification and dissemination of best practice amongst hotels and businesses.
Save water
Water efficiency
Wastewater treatment
Republic of Malta, Malta
Business support organisation(s): Malta Business Bureau, Business support organisation(s): Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, Business support organisation(s): Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association
334,642.00 €
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Tools and methodologies
ConsumelessMed Label in Mediterranean regions
The Consume-Less Project: Consume Less in the Mediterranean Touristic Communities, (in short - Consume-Less) aimed to significantly reduce energy, water and waste generated by tourist influx specifically in coastal and tourist areas through the introduction of the territorial label called “ConsumelessMed Label”.
ConsumelessMED
Sustainable tourism
Energy Efficiency
Waste Management
Water management
Gozo, Malta
Sectoral agency/ies: The Energy and Water Agency
2,635,000.00 €
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Policy Instrument
Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan
The plan aims to reduce traffic promoting public transport, reducing inner trips by private car, increasing pedestrian areas and bicycle lines network.
Reduction of air pollution
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
Promoting new ways of displacement
Awareness
Palma, Spain
Public Authority/ies (Local): Jose Hila, Mayor of Palma
51,780,000.00 €
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Others
Sustainable Energy Action Plan
The SEAP is a Plan in order to accomplish the goals established by the Covenant of Mayors to fight against climate change. The Plan is affecting the majority of productive sectors in the city except both agricultural and industrial sectors.
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
Promoting renewable energy
Energy Efficiency
Awareness
Palma, Spain
Public Authority/ies (Local): Jose Hila, Mayor of Palma
A network of street drinking water fountains with water bottles distribution to reduce single use plastic from bottled mineral water
Being conscious that the amount of single use plastic bottles which generate local and tourist people in a normal day, but mainly during summer, our local pilot project aims to develop a network of street water fountains along the city (the main focus in tourist areas) together with the distribution of water bottles (in hotels, shops, restaurants, etc).
Rethymno, Crete
Greece
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Concrete solutions
Electromobility supported by RES
The local demonstrator aims to combine Renewable Energy Sources and mobility. It consists of infrastructure for both e-cars and e-bicycles/e-scooters.
Best practices
Pilot sites
