Institutional programmes Sample Clauses

Institutional programmes. Institutional programmes do play a significant role in the development of effective and impactful collection and recycling initiatives. In this sense public authorities (mainly local, municipal and regional bodies) are responsible for setting up the infrastructure for segregation, collection, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of plastic waste. The responsibilities that need to be assumed by these bodies and that will need to be taken into consideration during the operational phases of the Plasticircle are: - Ensuring segregation, collection, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of plastic waste. - Ensuring that no damage is caused to the environment during this process - Ensuring channelization of recyclable plastic waste fraction to recyclers - Ensuring processing and disposal of non-recyclable fraction of plastic waste - Creating awareness among all stakeholders about their responsibilities. - Ensuring that open burning of plastic waste does not take place. Some institutional initiatives have been already identified: xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx0xxxxxxxxx.xx Regions for Recycling (R4R) was a 3-year European project (2012-2014) aiming to enable its partners to improve their recycling performance through consistent comparisons and an exchange of good practices. The R4R project brings together 13 partners wishing to share and discuss their experience about municipal waste recycling. European local and regional territories share the same framework and objectives, yet they have designed different waste management systems leading to different performances, which makes comparisons very useful. CADAQUES MUNICIPALITY xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx/ Between 15 April and 30 June, the Catalan town will be using a Deposit and Return System (DRS) pilot project for beverage containers. Cans and plastic bottles of less than three litres of soda, water, juice and beer will have a five-cent deposit which will be refunded when the package is returned at any of the 10 partner establishments. The pilot project opens a way to prevent the elimination in landfill, incineration or littering of 5.5 million beverage containers, out of the 9 million which are consumed every day in the Spanish region of Catalonia. The aim of the project is demonstrating the feasibility of a recycling option that already works successfully in more than 40 countries and regions worldwide and will coexist with the current system of roadside containers which has shown its clear limitations to ...
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  • Educational Program a. The educational program of the School (Section 4, Subsection 6 from the original contract and unchanged here) is as follows:

  • Develop programs 1) The Employer will develop and implement health promotion and health education programs, subject to the availability of resources. Each Appointing Authority will develop a health promotion and health education program consistent with the Minnesota Management & Budget policy. Upon request of any exclusive representative in an agency, the Appointing Authority shall jointly meet and confer with the exclusive representative(s) and may include other interested exclusive representatives. Agenda items shall include but are not limited to smoking cessation, weight loss, stress management, health education/self-care, and education on related benefits provided through the health plan administrators serving state employees.

  • PROCUREMENT CARD The State has entered into an agreement for purchasing card services. The Purchasing Card enables Authorized Users to make authorized purchases directly from a Contractor without processing Purchase Orders or Purchase Authorizations. Purchasing Cards are issued to selected employees authorized to purchase for the Authorized User and having direct contact with Contractors. Cardholders can make purchases directly from any Contractor that accepts the Purchasing Card. The Contractor shall not process a transaction for payment through the credit card clearinghouse until the purchased Products have been shipped or services performed. Unless the cardholder requests correction or replacement of a defective or faulty Product in accordance with other Contract requirements, the Contractor shall immediately credit a cardholder’s account for Products returned as defective or faulty.

  • Procurement Plan 8. The Borrower shall update the Procurement Plan as needed throughout implementation of the Project, and on each anniversary of the Effective Date, the Borrower shall in consultation with ADB determine whether the Procurement Plan needs to be updated. The Borrower shall implement the Procurement Plan in the manner in which it has been approved by ADB.

  • STAGE If the is not satisfied with the decision of the Chair or designee or if a decision is not received within the specified time limits, the may apply to the Crown Employees Grievance Settlement Board for a hearing of the grievance within five (5) days of the date received the decision or within five (5) days of the expiration of the specified time limit for receiving a decision. An employee claiming has been dismissed without just cause shall be entitled to file a grievance commencing at STAGE provided does so within ten (10) days of the date of the dismissal. The Union shall have the right to lodge a grievance based on a difference arising directly with the Employer. However, such a grievance shall not include any matter upon which an employee is personally entitled to grieve. Such grievance shall first be presented, in writing, to the Employer within twenty (20) days of the circumstances giving rise to the grievance. A meeting between representatives of the Union and the Employer will be held within ten days of receipt of the grievance. The grievance shall be answered in writing by the Employer within ten days of such meeting, following which or failing settlement of the grievance, the Union may submit the grievance to the Crown Employees Grievance Settlement Board within a further period of ten days. The Employer shall have the right to lodge a grievance as defined above or relating to the conduct of the Union or any officer or representative of the Union or the conduct of the employee. Such grievance shall first be presented, in writing, to the Union within twenty (20) days of the circumstances giving rise to the grievance. A meeting between representatives of the Union and the Employer will be held within ten days of receipt of the grievance. The grievance shall be answered in writing by the Union within ten days of such meeting, following which or failing settlement of the grievance, the Employer may submit the grievance to the Crown Employees Grievance Settlement Board within a further period of ten days. The Crown Employees Grievance Settlement Board shall not be authorized to alter, modify or amend any part of this Agreement nor shall the Crown Employees Grievance Settlement Board give any decision inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. The determination of a grievance by the Crown Employees Grievance Settlement Board pursuant to the terms of this Agreement is final and binding upon the parties and the employees covered by this Agreement. At any STAGE of the Grievance Procedure, the time limits imposed upon either party may be extended, in writing, by mutual agreement. As an alternative to the procedures described at STAGE in Article the parties may choose to proceed with final disposition of a grievance by the use of Mediation/ Arbitration. This alternative shall be implemented within the provisions of Appendix of this Agreement and agreed as being in conformity with the provisions of Article of this Agreement. Where a grievance is not processed within the time allowed or has not been processed by the employee or the Union within the time prescribed it shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

  • Alignment with Modernization Foundational Programs and Foundational Capabilities The activities and services that the LPHA has agreed to deliver under this Program Element align with Foundational Programs and Foundational Capabilities and the public health accountability metrics (if applicable), as follows (see Oregon’s Public Health Modernization Manual, (xxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxx/oha/PH/ABOUT/TASKFORCE/Documents/public_health_modernization_man ual.pdf):

  • Training Programs All employees shall successfully complete all necessary training prior to being assigned work (e.g., all employees will complete health and safety training prior to being assigned to task). Nothing in this Article or provision shall constitute a waiver of either party’s bargaining obligations or defenses. The Employer still has an obligation to notify and bargain changes in terms and conditions of employment with the exclusive representative.

  • Required Procurement Procedures for Obtaining Goods and Services The Grantee shall provide maximum open competition when procuring goods and services related to the grant-assisted project in accordance with Section 287.057, Florida Statutes.

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