How can we provide circular business solutions to reduce glass waste and decrease glass packaging costs in Albania by promoting reusability and recycling?
Understand
Today in Albania nearly all glass waste ends up on landfills. There exist only a few circular systems for glass packaging in place. This results in significant environmental damage as landfills fill up quickly and a valuable resource turns to waste after single use.
This poses an economic challenge as beverage producers must import bottles at high costs from abroad.
At the same time overcoming this challenge offers several opportunities for the local population, local and international businesses and the environment. As an example, local breweries and wineries – are looking for cost effective and environmentally sensible alternatives to importing bottles. A market opportunity for the introduction of a circular glass bottle system and other reuse options. This includes the implementation of a comprehensive infrastructure for the collection, sorting, cleaning and recycling of used glass and glass waste which would strengthen the local economy, job market and help protect the environment.
During the Understand phase of this program, spanning from July to September, additional information will be published on this platform.
If you are an expert on the topic of glass and glass waste, or provider of glass waste solutions please feel free to contact us.
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We are pioneering this initiative through the EU for Circular Economy and Livable Cities project (EU4CELC), co-financed by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and implemented by GIZ Albania in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Environment (MoTE). The EU4CELC project aims to facilitate Albania’s transition to a circular economy, empower municipalities to create livable cities for the future, and contribute to improved citizens’ health, green job creation, and enhanced energy efficiency.
Business Opportunities
Increasing the lifespan of glass bottles to lower local production costs
Sustainable alternatives for HoReCa
Rethinking product design for reuse
Welcome to lot23!
Application deadline:
August 30, 2024
Dates for Innovation Sprint:
24.09.24 – 27.09.24
Venue:
Tirana, Albania
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Ideate Solutions
The lot23 innovation sprint will take place in Tirana, 24. – 27. September 2024.
A guided and intense 4-day product development workshop with handselected companies, your target group, supporting partners and high visibility.
There won’t be time for emails. There will be time, space and potential for ideas, business models + development and the creation of strong networks and partnerships.
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Incubate business
The incubation will be conducted from October – January, directly following the innovationsprint.
Benefits:
Successful ventureteams will benefit from
-> coaching and mentoring services
-> access to our partnernetwork and potential customers
-> a pool of up to 200.000€ to co-finance market pilots
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