Key project for sustainable management of textile waste launched in Macaronesia region
On January 30th and 31st, the launch meeting of the TEXTIL project was held in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria, on the sidelines of the “Ecoislas Forum”, an initiative framed within the INTERREG MAC cooperation program, which unites efforts between the Canary Islands, Madeira, the Azores, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe and the Ivory Coast, a project in which AJITER is a partner and was present at this launch meeting, represented by its president, Décio Santos.
The project was born with a clear purpose, that is, to face the growing challenge posed by the problem of the growth of textile waste in these regions and to develop sustainable, creative and valuable strategies for its management. The accumulation of this waste represents an environmental and socioeconomic problem and, through international cooperation, the aim is to promote innovative solutions based on the circular economy.
During this first meeting, we defined the roadmap, shared experiences and laid the foundations for joint work that will contribute to a true transformation in the textile sector.
The consortium is composed of the following entities:
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
University of La Laguna
Canary Islands Technological Institute
Gran Canaria Island Energy Council
University of the Azores
Gaspar Frutuoso Foundation
Commercial and Industrial Association of Funchal - Madeira Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Marine Science Technology Center
AJITER - Terceira Island Youth Association
Regional Secretariat for Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment (Madeira)
Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Action Regional Directorate for the Environment and Climate Action (Azores)
University of Sao Tome and Principe
University of Cape Verde
Felix Houphouët-Boigny University (Ivory Coast)
The Interreg MAC Programme is the Interreg VI-D Madeira-Azores-Canary Islands (MAC) Cooperation Programme, approved by the European Commission on 21 September 2022, within the scope of the European territorial cooperation objective (Interreg) with the participation of the third countries Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Mauritania, Senegal and São Tomé and Príncipe. The Interreg MAC programme is a particularly important instrument for deepening cooperation between its regions and countries, facilitating the promotion of their political, institutional and economic relations.
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