Location: VARI - VOULA - VOULIAGMENI

Cost of the action(EUR): 912.594

Role: Coordinator

Donors to the action: INTERREG Balkan-Mediterranean 2014-2020 cooperation Programme

Amount contributed (by donor): 775.704

Dates (from..to):01/12/2017-30/11/2019

Τhe Benefit As you Save – BAS program belongs to the financial project Interreg where our Municipality is Lead Partner and the other partners are:
   Municipality of Filadelfeia – Chalkidona,
   Municipality of Limassol,
   Municipality of Sofia, Municipality of Tirana,
   University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Environmental Center for Development Education and Networking

Objectives and results of the action The ultimate goal of the action is to institute direct incentives to citizens according to their contribution to waste separate selection at source. Thus, action plans will be developed in each partner area based on a common methodology, defining the process of separate selection and collection, the way of citizens participation, the type of benefits and the way these will be returned to citizens.

Action plans will be pilot implemented to evaluate and to measure the results and incorporate them to local strategies for an effective solid waste management.

A 20% increase of recycle percentage and enhancement of environmental awareness are expected. The main outputs are the local action plans and practices based on "Benefit As You Save" (BAS) systems and a networking platform firstly among the partner areas, with the view to be enlarged with new stakeholders since BAS practices will meet widely acceptance.