Imagine if your takeout containers or detergent bottles worked like a library book—you use them, return them, and they get professionally cleaned for the next person. This project creates the high-tech plastics and cleaning systems needed to make this happen at a massive scale. It's about moving away from 'use once and toss' to a system where packaging lasts for hundreds of trips.
Single-use plastic packaging creates massive pollution and waste management costs. Current reuse attempts often fail due to poor consumer acceptance, lack of industrial cleaning standards, and unprofitable business models.
A systemic reuse infrastructure including high-durability plastic packaging, a dedicated industrial cleaning pilot line, and validated economic models for five specific market sectors.
If you are a restaurant chain dealing with massive single-use plastic waste—this project developed reusable packaging and cleaning protocols that can withstand up to 300 cycles. This allows you to replace disposable containers with a durable system that reduces virgin plastic consumption by 103ktons.
If you are a detergent brand dealing with plastic bottle pollution—this project developed a refill station model using a recyclable bag-in-box. This shifts your business from selling new plastic every time to a sustainable refill system.
If you are a cleaning company dealing with the lack of standardized reuse infrastructure—this project developed an unprecedented cleaning pilot line dedicated to reusable plastic packaging. This allows you to achieve scale economies while ensuring consumer safety and preventing microplastic leaks.
Based on available project data, the project develops profitable economic models and strategies to ensure the system is financially viable for all players in the value chain.
Yes, the project includes the setup of an unprecedented cleaning pilot line designed specifically for scale economies and targets TRL8 for its business cases.
Based on available project data, the project focuses on pre-standardisation activities and policy recommendations, but specific licensing terms are not provided.
The project addresses the reduction of single-use plastics and provides policy recommendations to prepare EU markets for mass deployment of reusable packaging.
The project period runs from September 2022 to May 2026, with demonstrations targeting TRL8.
The consortium is heavily industry-weighted with 14 industrial partners (67% of the total), including 8 SMEs. This high ratio of commercial entities across 6 countries suggests a strong focus on market viability rather than pure academic research, with a diverse mix of manufacturers, logisticians, and cleaning experts.
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