Imagine if you could tell exactly what's inside a piece of old plastic and how 'tired' the material is before melting it down. This project creates a digital passport and a set of rules to make sure recycled plastic is safe and strong enough to be used again. It's like giving waste a birth certificate and a health check so companies can trust it as much as brand new plastic.
Companies struggle to use recycled plastics because they cannot verify the material's safety, purity, or origin. This makes recycled plastic a risky and expensive 'waste problem' rather than a valuable raw material.
A methodology for sampling and analyzing recyclates, a blockchain-based digital tracing tool, and a Plastic Recyclates Handbook.
If you are a manufacturer dealing with high costs of virgin plastics and strict safety rules — this project developed a methodology for sampling and analysis that ensures recycled components are safe and durable. This allows you to replace new plastic with high-quality recyclates without risking product failure.
If you are a toy producer dealing with the challenge of removing old, harmful additives from waste — this project developed detection and separation techniques for legacy additives. This ensures that recycled plastic toys are safe for children and meet regulatory standards.
If you are a textile brand dealing with a lack of transparency in your recycled supply chain — this project developed smart tracing via digital systems and blockchain tools. This lets you prove that your 100% recycled textiles are actually recycled and traceable to the source.
The project uses life cycle and cost analysis to ensure that the resulting recycled products can reach competitive prices compared to virgin materials.
Yes, the project aims to demonstrate that the 'waste to product' transformation is scalable and replicable across different European regions.
Based on available project data, the project produces a 'PRecycling Plastic Recyclates Handbook' and digital tracing tools, including a blockchain tool and Digital Twins.
It provides methods to reliably calculate, verify, and report recycled content in products, aligning with the European Plastics Strategy and Green Deal.
Quality is ensured through a methodology based on the degradation degree of the polymer and standard analysis procedures for both waste and secondary raw materials.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward industrial application, with 8 industry partners (47% of the total) and 6 SMEs. This strong industrial presence, combined with 7 research and university partners across 9 countries, suggests the project is focused on practical market adoption rather than just theoretical research.
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