Imagine a matchmaking service that pairs clever entrepreneurs with big factories to stop waste. Instead of just recycling, they find ways to redesign products so they never become trash in the first place. It's like giving a second and third life to materials that used to be thrown away.
Manufacturing value chains for plastics, textiles, and food are too linear, leading to high waste and carbon emissions. Companies lack the practical tools and governance to transition to circular models.
30 pre-commercialization demonstrators and a set of models to characterize circularity strategies for green companies.
If you are a plastic packaging manufacturer dealing with high waste rates — this project developed 30 pre-commercialization demonstrators that implement strategies like reuse and remanufacture to keep materials in the loop.
If you are a clothing brand dealing with fast-fashion waste — this project developed new governance models and circular strategies to help you shift toward repair and refurbish models.
If you are a food processing plant dealing with nutrient loss in waste streams — this project developed tools to increase circularity in food, water, and nutrient value chains.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not listed, but the project provided financial and capacity-building support to 50 social entrepreneurs to develop these solutions.
The project co-developed 30 pre-commercialization demonstrators, indicating they are moving toward industrial scale but are currently at the pre-market stage.
Based on available project data, the project focuses on new governance models based on stewardship-ownership principles rather than traditional licensing.
The project runs from 2022-06-01 to 2025-05-31, with demonstrators already presented at a start-up day in May 20th in Porto.
They integrate by replacing linear 'take-make-waste' processes with 10R circularity strategies such as refuse, rethink, and remanufacture.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven with a 64% industry ratio, comprising 14 partners across 9 countries. Notably, 9 of the partners are SMEs, suggesting the project is designed for practical, small-to-medium scale commercial application rather than purely academic research.
Contact INESC TEC in Portugal for details on the 30 demonstrators.
Contact us to identify which of the 30 circular demonstrators fits your value chain.
