Facilities of ULPGC hosted the Kick-off meeting of the European Project LIFE BAQUA, for the utilization of wastes from banana crops through a system of circular economy and whose coordinator is the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. These sessions where held on the 14th and 15th of September.The project LIFE BAQUA (LIFE15 ENV/ES/000157) is entitled “Solutions through the new use for a waste of banana crop to develop products in aquaculture and plastics sector”, and together with the ULPGC, other 5 partners are working during next three years to achieve the target. The total budget arises 1.7 million Euros, and European Commission gives the 60% of funding.