EcoMedIslands provides new solutions to optimize Mediterranean islands waste management. How? By rolling out a circular economy strategy in pilot areas, cutting waste at the source and boosting reuse and recycling. Islands in Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta will test real-time waste tracking with IoT sensors and AI-optimized collection routes. The expected outputs: less waste, fewer trucks, lower emissions.

Alongside tech, the project runs awareness campaigns and local engagement efforts to shift behaviors and embed long-term change. A digital platform and transnational cooperation ensure lessons learned travel fast, equipping other islands to follow suit.

From smart bins to circular policies, EcoMedIslands makes sustainable waste management possible and scalable.

Τhe project aims to implement a circular economy approach, integrating waste prevention, optimized management and transferability beyond the program area. By minimizing waste at the source, promoting reuse, improving segregation, enhancing recycling, it fosters systemic change in island territories. Prevention and management will be strategically linked to ensure coherence and a shared objective.