COM (Circular Organic Management)
This project supports behavioural change in schools around food and organic waste, addressing its social, environmental, and financial dimensions. It responds to the large volumes of organic waste that contribute to climate change, focusing on education and critical thinking as scalable levers for change at home, in schools, and across everyday life—rather than relying primarily on new technologies or capital-intensive systems.
The project develops and disseminates practical methods for educators to engage pupils, parents, and the wider community in reducing organic waste and adopting sustainable habits. By strengthening educators’ methodologies and involving schools directly, it empowers young people to become active change-makers within their communities.
Work is organised across five work packages: WP1 project management (including a Management Handbook and Quality Assurance & Evaluation Plan); WP2 research and production of educational materials for classroom and extracurricular use; WP3 a gamified digital environment and online platform for access, communication, and peer learning; WP4 an educational toolkit and policy recommendations to support civic action, campaigns, and local advocacy; and WP5 dissemination, guided by a dissemination plan and a sustainability & exploitation plan to ensure long-term impact beyond the project’s end.
