Sofia’s Urban Environment – News in Brief
Sofia Municipality Starts Autumn Campaign to Collect Household Textile Waste
The campaign is under the slogan “It’s time for wardrobe detox” and aims to reduce textiles in mixed household waste, as well as to recall the importance of textile waste sorting for the environment, including air quality.
The campaign was launched with mobile stations according to schedule in September and will end on November 25 with the Green Fashion Days show that will present a specially designed collection of clothes created entirely with the textile collected under the campaign.
Locations of the stationary stations:
- South Park – at the entrance of Vitosha Blvd and at the entrance of Nishava St.
- Borisova Gradina – at the main park lane towards the summer stage
- The parking in front of Sofia Inspectorate at No 5 Paris St.
More than 2 tons of textile waste were collected only a week after the pilot project was launched. At present, 12 waste flows are being collected in Sofia, including paper, plastic, glass, metal, green and bio wastes, etc.
Information about where and how to separately dispose of your waste, including electrical appliances, toxic waste, Christmas trees, etc. is available on the website of Sofia Municipality here.
New Youth Innovation Lab Opens in Sofia
At the end of September, the Youth Innovation Laboratory opened doors in Sofia. It was created under the “Unlocking the Potentials for Business and Social Innovation in the Danube Region by Equipping Young People with New Generation Skills” initiative. The project is implemented by the “European Programs and Projects” Directorate of Sofia Municipality and Sofia Development Association.
By developing the Youth Innovation Lab Sofia Municipality aims to support, promote and develop the entrepreneurial and digital skills of young people (aged 15-29) in Sofia. The project supports the implementation of the Smart Specialization Strategy of Sofia. The lab will also offer a digital reading room, as the project is implemented in partnership with Sofia City Library.
The leading partner of the project is the Budapest Municipality, and the other partners include PRIZMA Foundation (Slovenia), Maribor Municipality, NOVA (Austria), Accente (Austria), Cluj Development Association (Romania), DEX Innovation Center (Czech Republic), Mihajlo Pupin Institute (Serbia), Savski Venac Municipality (Serbia), North-West Regional Agency (Romania). Associated partners are Belgrade Municipality (Serbia), Graz Municipality (Austria) and Corvius University – Budapest (Hungary).
