Imagine if the 'green' plastics we use today actually stayed in the loop instead of ending up in landfills. This work creates a way to sort and clean these special materials so they can be turned back into high-quality products. It's like giving a second life to a bio-plastic bottle or farm sheet, making sure they don't just become pollution.
Current waste management cannot effectively sort or recycle bioplastics, leading to landfilling and environmental contamination. This prevents the industry from achieving a circular economy and meeting new EU packaging regulations.
A system for sorting, conditioning, and valorizing PLA, PHA, PBS, and PEF waste streams into high-value end-products.
If you are a waste manager dealing with the fact that only 6.3% of recycled content is present in EU packaging — this project developed sorting and recycling streams that turn bioplastics into food-grade materials. This allows you to meet Plastic Packaging Waste Regulations without disrupting existing lines.
If you are a fashion brand dealing with the 5.8 Mt of textile waste thrown away annually in the EU — this project developed a way to recycle synthetic bio-fibers. This helps reduce the 200,000 to 500,000 tonnes of microplastics entering the ocean each year.
If you are a supplier dealing with the fact that bio-plastic use in agriculture is only 8% due to poor waste infrastructure — this project developed a collection and valorization system. This prevents soil degradation and improves plant root development by removing plastic waste from fields.
The project aims to integrate recycling processes into pilot plants on actual industrial recycling lines, targeting a TRL of 6/7 or higher.
Based on available project data, the system is designed to be integrated into existing lines without disrupting them, though specific cost-per-tonne figures are not provided.
Based on available project data, the project is currently in the signed phase (2024-2028), and specific licensing terms have not yet been disclosed.
The project specifically addresses the Plastic Packaging Waste Regulation to ensure bioplastics do not disrupt existing recycling schemes.
The project period runs from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2028, with the goal of reaching TRL 6/7.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven, with 18 industrial partners (78% ratio) and 8 SMEs. This high level of commercial involvement, spanning 6 countries, suggests the project is focused on market adoption rather than theoretical research, as it lacks university partners entirely.
Contact the Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje, Transporte y Logística in Spain.
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