According to the German Circular Economy Law (KrWG), each federal state has to set up a Waste Management Plan (WMP) which includes the objectives of waste avoidance, reuse and recycling and the measures to achieve them and sets the framework to secure adequate disposal facilities for private households and commerce.

The WMP of Brandenburg is the mandatory framework for waste management in counties and municipalities. It contains sections on municipal waste (incl. organic wastes), mineral wastes and dangerous wastes, which can be amended/updated individually if neccesary.
It addresses organic waste from greeneries, food and food production or similar wastes regarding the following aspects:
- separation and collection of organic waste: setting the framework for an increment of separate collection
- disposal system: setting the framework for systems as containers or bring systems
- public relations: setting up information systems for composting and the use of organic waste
- disposal facilities: setting the framework for facilities such as composting or fermentation treatment plants.

According to the German Circular Economy Law (KrWG), the WMP should be reviewed every six years in regard to its practical application and the achievement of the defined goals but this is not fixed and the Waste Plan is in force until an updated version is approved. When necessary it is adapted to the current situation.

The policy instrument builds on the achievements and unresolved challenges of the Food Supply Chain Roadmap on Food Loss 2015-2020 and the Action Plan for the Sustainable Management of (Residual) Biomass Streams 2015-2020.

Biomass and food is one of the 5 important themes within the Transition to the Circular Economy and the "Vision - in 2050 Flanders will be Circular". The Plan also connects with the 2018 European Bioeconomy Strategy and the EU Green Deal.

The Plan focuses on evolving towards a (more) circular food system by prevention of organic/food losses and valorization of residual flows via material, nutrient and energy recuperation pathways. The action plan is structured around 3 material cycles; 1 and 2 connect with the project:
Cycle 1: food (waste and residual) flows from producer to consumer.
Cycle 2: biomass residual flows such as garden waste.
Cycle 3: wood waste from construction
To close loops in each of the cycles there are 3 types of actions in the form of pillars that follow the materials hierarchy and the cascading principle:
Pillar 1: more prevention, less loss;
Pillar 2 better sorting and collection;
Pillar 3 higher value valorization;

The Action Plan 'Circular Food Loss and Biomass (residual) Flows 2021-2025' guides all Flemish stakeholders towards reducing, reusing and recycling organic waste flows.

The actions/projects in the Action Plan are financed via a myriad of local/regional/European funds and through stakeholders working budgets.

According to the Decision No 4973/22 of 4 March 2022 of the Members of The Board of Świętokrzyskie Region it is accepted the updated draft of the instrument called “European Funds for Świętokrzyskie Region 2021 - 2027” for submission to the European Commission. The instrument covers both ERDF and ESF+.

Accordingly, it has been verified by the National Contact Point of the Interreg Europe programme for Poland that the programme can be regarded as policy instrument which can be included in applications for funding.

Under Priority 2. “Environmentally Friendly Region” of the instrument, there are included measures to support the transition towards a circular economy and a resource efficient economy: Specific Objective 2 (vi) - support to the transition to circular economy. As part of the transition to a circular economy, measures supporting the management of municipal waste according to the waste hierarchy - including recovery/preparation facilities for recycling/recycling, bio-composting plants- shall be implemented, as stated in the policy instrument.

EUR 5 million are specifically earmarked for the management of household waste, including biocomposting measures.

CORE project will address accordingly the Priority and Specific Objective described with a view to use it to develop and increase composting in rural areas of Świętokrzyskie Region.

The Lake Balaton Priority Area is a regional development unit covering 180 municipalities around Lake Balaton.

The addressed policy instrument is the development plan for this region for the 2021-2027 period. The main objective of the Balaton Development Programme is to make the Lake Balaton area dynamic, to boost the sustainable economy and to improve the ecological system of the region. For that purpose the plan determines specific interventions and dedicated funds.

The project is linked to the 2nd priority of the instrument “Nature and Climate protection”. Within this, it relates specifically to priority axis 2.3 “Resource Efficiency” which stands– mong other issues–for further development of waste management to increase the transition to a circular economy. It is in this field where it is planned for the policy to have an impact thanks to the project.

With the help of the project, the focus of the instrument, when it comes to waste management and the transition to a circular economy, can be driven towards a further development of composting.

The MA of the Balaton Priority Area Development Programme 2021-2027 is the Balaton Development Coordination Agency which is the legal entity operating the Balaton Council (as per the 1996. XXI. Law, the Council and the Agency are not 2 individual entities, the Council is a board of representatives of different organizations –and it is not a legal entity - and operates through the Agency which has the role of policy organization)

Castilla-La Mancha’s Circular Economy Strategy 2030 (EEC CLM 2030) aims at guiding the administrations of the Castilla La Mancha region in the development of the circular economy until the year 2030. It is materialized to date in the 2021-2025 Action Plan.

Waste management is 1 of the 6 axes of the Strategy. The following measures in relation with the project are present:
- Implementation of separate collection for biowaste, textiles and oils (Line 1.Planning for efficient waste management)
- Integration of technological innovation in the selective collection of municipal waste streams to promote citizen participation (L2.Separate waste collection)
- Collaboration with local action groups in the deployment of the Circular Economy in rural areas (L3.Creation of Circular Territories)
- Recovery of agri-food and organic waste for composting (L5. Recovery, recovery and recycling)

The EEC CLM 2030 is linked to Law 7/2022 on waste and contaminated soil, which recommends community composting for rural areas where the quantities generated are small and the distances to centralized treatment centers are great. However, the ECC CLM 2030 does not provide specific guidance ot experiences to foster composting in these areas. The project is expected to fill this gap.

The financing of the achievements of the Strategy will derive from regional and local funds and from financial support instruments from the European Union, as stated in chapter 11 “Implementing the Investment Strategy”.

It was approved in its first version in 1993 by the Provincial Council of Bolzano. The present update was approved according to the Resolution 823 of the Provincial Council of 28/09/2021.

The Plan defines the guidelines for waste management and for the transition from landfilling only to the recovery and pre-treatment of waste in the province of Bolzano. Its Managing Authority is the Province of Bolzano, whose Waste Office belongs to the division 29 of the Province (called Environmental and Climate Protection Agency even if it is intrinsic part of the Autonomous Province structure as explained in section for partner competences).

The Waste Management Plan covers prevention, reduction, recycling, treatment and disposal and the managing of the plants in South Tyrol: 86 recycling plants, 4 waste management plants, 8 composting plants, 4 waste transhipment stations, 4 landfills for waste, 1 waste incinerator.

The Plan has been subject to several updates to adapt to new focuses of interest: in 1999, for the management of urban and green waste; in 2005, for the regulation of municipal waste management up to 2030; in 2016, for measures to reduce domestic municipal waste and collection and recovery of organic waste. The objective of the 2021 update was to better approach littering reduction through waste dispersal measures and the reduction of food waste; also particular attention was paid at the synergistic use of facilities in the province - composting plants, biogas fermenter.

The Cycle Plan 2021-2025 is the key policy document for the Municipality of Söderhamn when it comes to sustainable waste management and resource use.

The plan was adopted by the City Council in March 2021. It carries out over 60 measures for the period 2021-2025. The goals and measures in the plan which are relevant for the project follow:

- Food waste: the amount of food waste in preschools, schools and elderly care should halved by 2030 compared to 2020.
- Strategic work: appointment of waste educators that will work to guide and support the introduction of source sorting in municipal activities and will develop waste prevention work within the entire municipality.
- Prevention and reuse in households: recurring communication about what households can do to prevent waste and the benefit of this. By 2021 at the latest, initiate efforts to reduce the amount of waste from living in apartments, villas, townhouses with several dwellings.
- Source sorting household waste: the amount of food waste in the residual waste shall be less than 1 kg per household and week.
- Taking care of/managing the food waste: food waste from households, commercial kitchens and restaurants has to be sorted out and processed biologically so that 50% of the plant nutrients are taken up use. Purity in food waste must be at least 98%.

1,2 million euros funding is attached to the policy instrument to create work plans to achieve the above goals.

The Policy Instrument “Programme Dytiki Macedonia 2021-2027”, funded by ERDF and ESF+, is the successor of the previous Regional Operation Programme “Dytiki Macedonia 2014-2020”.

It covers Priority 1 “Enforcement of the productive and economic transformation of the Region”; Priority 2 “Promotion of clean energy and green sustainable development”; Priority 3” Enhancing inter-connectivity of the Region»; Priority 4 “Enhancement of the Social Development of the Region (ERDF)”; and Priority 5 “Enhancement of the Social Development of the Region (ESF+)”.

The Priority 2 Strategy 2 “A greener Europe” is linked to exploitation of the expertise of the lignite heritage for the green transformation; enforcement of civil protection actions, upgrade of infrastructure with modern technologies; but also to promotion of circular economy through comprehensive management and selection at source for bio-waste, among other waste related objectives.

Through its Specific Objective 2vi “Promotion of the transition to a circular and resources efficient economy” the instrument envisages small scale interventions for minimization, selection and recycling of waste, management of biowaste and creation of green spots; procurement of equipment for bio-waste collection; prevention, minimization, selection and recycle of household waste; and sensitization and circular economy promotion, among others.

CORE connects with Priority 2 Strategy 2 Specifi Objecive 2vi.