WasteKIT is an EU FP7 Regions of knowledge project and involves the efforts of four regions in Europe in the sphere of waste management – Amsterdam (NL), Yorkshire (UK), Emilia Romagna (IT) and Sofia (BG), each represented via a triple helix of stakeholders, regional/local authority or related organisation, knowledge institution and business, with a total of 19 partners.
During the consortium meetings in Amsterdam and Bologna the following common areas for action to improve economic development in the regions were defined:
- technology waste to energy,
- options for plastics,
- knowledge transfer,
- funding & spin-off projects and
- public perception & understanding of waste

For more information: http://www.wastekit.nl/