NOVA ZERO WASTE

0tons
annual waste production at NOVA
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Recycling Rate

2024

0
External partners engaged to improve waste management practices

2024

0%
paper consumption reduction since 2019

2023

More than zero

Established in 2021, NOVA Zero Waste working group comprises 12 dedicated members, representing each of the university’s nine schools, along with the Rectory and Social Welfare Services (SAS). This interdisciplinary team collaborates tirelessly towards an ambitious goal: transforming our NOVA Campi into zero waste precincts. They operate on multiple fronts by actively engaging with stakeholders across their own schools to gather insights into specific waste management challenges and collaborating to leverage collective experiences and innovative best practices and towards innovative solutions. Additionally, they welcome external experts to enrich their approach, navigating complexities with newfound knowledge and methodologies. Together, they champion sustainability, paving the way for a waste-free NOVA.

 NOVA Zero Waste is responsible for:

  • Conducting yearly waste management campaigns to estimate waste production, by waste streams
  • Assessing options to reduce material consumption, namely paper
  • Engaging with stakeholders, namely waste operators and municipalities, aiming to improve continuously towards the zero waste goal

Zero waste policy (2023)

Meet the team

Marco Lopes

NOVA FCT
Operational Council

Technical Support at Environment & Sustainability Division

Telma Inácio

NOVA FCSH

Head of the Spaces and Infrastructures Division

Marta Sousa

NOVA SBE

Facilities and Services Assistant Manager

Rogério Marchante

NMS

Director of Assets, Negotiation and Operations

Miguel Ferrari

NSL

Financial Management and Public Procurement Officer

Dinora Lopes

NOVA IHMT

Director of the Common Interest Service

Raquel Antunes

NOVA IMS

Technical support at Infrastructure Management and Office Supplies

Helena Matias

ITQB NOVA

Coordinator of the Occupational Safety Commission

Paula Chicau

ITQB NOVA
Operational Council

Research Facilities Team and Lab Manager

José Malcato

SAS NOVA
Operational Council

Coordinator of the Maintenance, Supervision and Security Office

Patrícia Ferreira

NOVA Rectory
Operational Council

Coordinator of the Patrimony and Infrastructures Department. NOVA Energy and Resources Manager.