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Higher education institutions (HEIs) are favored environments for the implementation of technological solutions that accelerate the generation of smart campi, given the dynamic ecosystem they create based on the involvement of inspired and motivated human resources (students, professors, and researchers), moving around in an atmosphere of advanced...
Public higher education institutions have a particular moral responsibility in increasing the awareness, knowledge, skills and values required to create a fair and sustainable future. Through sustainable design, the Project Refill_H20 aims to eliminate the use of plastic water bottles in the 6 schools of the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castel...
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Plastic production worldwide exceeds 300 million tons per year. About 3% of that production represents 8 million tons of plastic annually reaching rivers, seas and oceans. Plastic water bottles are a major example of everyday waste that directly impacts the economic and ecological sustainability. Based on literature review, this work presents a pro...
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The consumption of single-use plastics must be combated. In 2019 the European Parliament approved a Directive that prohibits, from 2021, the sale of single-use plastic within the European Union (EU) for products with viable alternatives (Directive (EU) 2019/904, of 5 June 2019).
Member States will have to ensure the selective collection of at least 90% of plastic bottles by 2029, with a binding target of at least 25% recycled plastic for bottles starting in 2025. In 2030 all bottles plastic will have to have at least. 30% recycled material.
The Academy is the priority space to fulfill the established goals.
The IPVC intends to be inspiring in this matter, with the Refill_H2O Project (Grant number 10_SGS#1_REFILL_H20.).
