CTN Campus launches a new waste collection system
The project resulted in the installation of 45 eco-recycling bins.
The Tecnológico e Nuclear Campus (CTN) at Técnico launched a new urban solid waste separation and differentiated collection system with the installation of 45 eco-recycling bins in all campus buildings. This initiative was implemented in collaboration with Sociedade Ponto Verde and will cover all campus buildings and aims to involve the entire community.
“This new system aims to promote the selective collection of waste, making the process faster, more effective and sustainable, reducing the economic impact of the urban solid waste (USW) management procedure at the campus”, explains Marta Almeida, professor at the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Engineering (DECN) and researcher at the Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (C2TN).
This project started with the installation of 45 eco-recycling bins in the common spaces of all CTN buildings, for the collection of undifferentiated waste, plastic, paper and glass.