A partnership between the Escola de Hotelaria e Turismo de Viana do Castelo and the “Viana Abraça” project of the city municipality emerged with the central purpose of avoiding the sending of bio-waste to landfill, by promoting its separation at source and recovery through composting. In the urban area intervention axis, the project includes the creation of a selective collection network for food bio-waste, which includes a partnership with the School, for the installation of a composter and training of the school community for its use.
The main advantages of the Viana Abraça project include protecting the environment by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced by landfilling bio-waste, and protecting natural resources by transforming bio-waste into high-quality organic fertilisers and other forms of recovery in the context of promoting sustainable bio-economy value chains.
