Zero Waste
Lisbon’s municipality is looking for creative minds to develop solutions against food waste
The HUB-IN Historic Urban Area – Colina do Castelo – is a popular tourist spot with several restaurants and cafés. But how can we prevent food waste?
The city of Lisbon is launching a new innovation programme, allowing students to work for two months on real challenges affecting the city, such as food waste, with access to mentoring and engagement with the city’s sustainability ecosystem (including food companies, NGOs, and the city council). The goal is to explore innovative ideas, develop them into prototypes, and present them to relevant stakeholders.
Running until December, this first edition focuses on circularity, particularly addressing food waste and the food chain, and covers three key areas:
- Education and Awareness in the Fight against Waste: Training stakeholders (restaurants, customers, etc.) to reduce waste and promote circularity.
- Re-use of Food Waste: Developing products, biomaterials, biofuels, and fertilisers from unused food in the area, adding value to these materials and creating opportunities in sectors like composting and recycling.
- Packaging: Developing new products or materials from non-recyclable packaging and creating innovative, sustainable packaging solutions.
The aim is to foster a creative process that generates innovative yet realistic ideas by involving students, local companies, associations with specialised knowledge, along with mentors and facilitators.
In addition to promoting circular economy education, the programme seeks to encourage young people to collaborate with Lisbon’s organisations, get involved, and contribute to improving the historic urban area.
Participants can apply by 27 September. Further information here.
Curious to learn more about the Lisbon HUB-IN? Then check this link!
