The Government of the Azores promotes, in partnership with over fifty public and private entities, the organisation of 95 awareness-raising actions on all islands from November 20-29 to mark the 6th Azores Waste Week.

Implemented by the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and the Environment, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, this initiative encompasses several actions organised by the public and private entities with the aim of raising the awareness of citizens and companies for the proper management of waste.

The planned initiatives are primarily intended to inform about the appropriate destination for the waste produced in the Azores and alert the population to sustainable consumption, promoting an environmental awareness that results in daily attitudes towards the prevention of waste production.

This initiative, included in the 7th European Week for Waste Reduction, counted on the participation of various entities, including the public administration, municipalities and village councils, municipal companies, private companies, waste managing entities and operators, school establishments, and non-governmental environmental organisations.

The programme begins Friday, November 20, at 11:00 AM at Horta Sports Hall with an awareness-raising action that marks the beginning of the European Week for Waste Reduction in the Azores. The event will be attended by the Regional Director for the Environment.

Among the actions planned, there are five regional actions; 21 will be held on Pico, 18 on S. Miguel, 15 on Faial, 15 on Flores, seven on São Jorge, five on Terceira, five on Corvo, three on Graciosa and one on Santa Maria.

The Entity for the Regulation of Water and Waste Services of the Azores (ERSARA) and the Portuguese Association of Environmental Technology Companies - APEMETA also team up to promote the Seminar "Management of Specific Flows - From Waste to Resource" at Marina Atlântico Hotel in Ponta Delgada on November 25.

The programme of the seminar and the registration form are available the address http://www.azores.gov.pt/Gra/srrn-ersara/conteudos/noticias/2015/Outubro/SeminarioFluxosEspecificos.htm.

The Waste Portal (http://www.azores.gov.pt/GRA/srrn-residuos) features an interactive map where it is possible to access the actions planned for each island and their description.

Furthermore, the regional programme available for downloading on the 6th Azores Waste Week tab at the address http://www.azores.gov.pt/Gra/srrn-residuos/conteudos/livres/6ª+Edição+da+Semana+dos+Resíduos+dos+Açores.htm.