Activation of youth to circular and zero-waste economy and promotion of Europeancircular youth networks
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"A circular economy is a sustainable economic model in which the usefulness of products and materials is sought to be maintained for as long as possible. This means that, unlike alinear economy, where the flow of raw materials is unidirectional, the materials that would become waste at the end of the process are sorted and, if possible, reused in other process(EC, 2020).According to projections of current trends, our energy consumption (biomass, fossil fuels, etc.) is expected to double in 2040, with the result that waste can increase by as much as70% by 2050. To prevent the black scenario, the European Commission has drafted a Green Deal. The European Green Deal is a strategic priority first outlined in the politicalguidelines of Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen. On 11 December 2019, the Commission presented a communication on the European Green Deal that sets out a detailedvision to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, safeguard biodiversity, establish a circular economy and eliminate pollution, while boosting the competitiveness ofEuropean industry and ensuring a just transition for the regions and workers affected. The project aims at promoting and raising the awareness of youth and youth supportorganizations across EU countries about circular economy fundamentals and zero-waste economy thinking building the circular economy youth networks in project countries. At thecurrent stage circular economy is just becoming a ""buzz"" word in Latvia, Portugal, Slovenia and Italy and young people are keen to follow zero-waste philosophy in sorting trash,changing purchasing habits and recycling, reusing and reducing waste. Zero-waste trend is having actually a good ground for building society thinking about circular economy as basisfor environmental change.By activation of youth and youth support organizations internationally this project will help to open new thinking paradigm nationally and internationally thatwould be beneficial to local communities in partner countries. International dimension will help participating organizations and youth to learn international experience in circulareconomy."
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