25 03 2024

Representatives of the Municipality of Tirana, GIZ Albania (EU4I & EU for Circular Economy and Circular Economy for Sustainable Urban Development) and other programs, CCL-Tirana Consultants (ICLEI, Consortia Implementing Partners (Destil – Co Plan – Polis University), etc. will come together for the official kick-off of the Circular City Labs project.

To accelerate the transformation of Albania into an innovation-driven, circular, and knowledge-based economy, the Municipality of Tirana is exploring and testing reusable packaging systems in the city. Driven by the mutual goal to support the  city of Tirana in this endeavor, the European Union, Germany and the Swedish Governments joint forces with the municipality via three projects (1) Circular City Labs Project (2) EU4Innovation and (3) EU for Circular Economy and Circular Economy for Sustainable Urban Development programmes, to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions through waste prevention by promoting economically viable reusable packaging systems, and empowering/ financially supporting women entrepreneurs.