Table 4.

Waste prevention and management strategies in URBANWASTE pilot cities that were assessed in this study.

Measure		Pilot cities
Food waste prevention	Reducing plate waste by offering ‘doggy bags’	Kavala, Nice and Florence
	Improved waste quantification using a food waste tracker.	Copenhagen, Kavala, Lisbon, Nicosia, Santander and Tenerife
	Donations of surplus food to charity organisations	Florence
Reduction of single use plastics	Substitution of single use toiletry containers in hotels.	Lisbon and Ponta Delgada
Reduction of single use plastics	Promotion of tapwater use and reusable water bottles.	Florence and Nice
Increase in separate collection and recycling	Waste sorting hotel rooms and common areas. Staff training and provision of waste separation bins.	Lisbon
Increase in separate collection and recycling	Composting of biowaste on site	Tenerife