🎙️ In this first episode of the podcasts’ series, the cross border RU READY project and the role of the circular economy in Western Macedonia are discussed. Periklis Kafasis, Head of the Directorate for Procurement, Services and Programmes at the Waste Management Authority of Western Macedonia, explains how the project aims to transform waste management, what challenges arise in this transition, and what recycling and reuse mean in practice for citizens and local development.