Project description
Sustainable business models to design advanced bioplastics solutions
Europe’s efforts to reduce plastic pollution on land and in the sea aim for sustainable business practices, compatible with the principles of the circular economy. Consequently, the use of organic materials (bioplastics) or degradable materials (biodegradable) is encouraged. The EU-funded SEALIVE project proposes advanced circular strategies that prevent and substantially limit pollution. This solution will be tested in Cyprus, Denmark, France and Ireland. It will be developed under recycling, biodegradability and composting norms for advanced systems. The project aims to develop circularity techniques and end-of-life solutions that will support sustainable bio-based plastics solutions. The solutions will be tested in eight cases representing high pollution potential for land and sea.
Objective
SEALIVE aims at demonstrating innovative circular strategies for bio-based plastics in land and sea applications. The project will be driven by economically and technically sustainable business models based on materials with advanced properties, design for circularity techniques and end-of-life solutions. It will establish a partnership of raw material providers, convertors, end users, recyclers, policy experts, certification organizations and NGOs to demonstrate solutions within a shared vision for circular plastic strategies. Solutions for reusable, recyclable and biodegradable bio-based plastics to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds will be demonstrated in four pilot territories: Cyprus, Ireland, France and Denmark (or Non-European site).
Innovative formulations based on PHAs, PLA and starch materials with advanced properties will be developed following recycling, biodegradability (marine and land) and composting standards. Design for circularity techniques (recyclable multi-layer single packaging materials, digital materials for traceability) and End-of-life solutions (high precision NIR-based mechanical recycling, controlled biodegradation/composting in natural and industrial conditions) will be upscaled at TRL6.
Solutions will be applied to 8 end-applications with high potential for pollution reduction of soils and water media: rigid food containers, flexible packaging, agricultural films, fish crates, fishing nets and aquaculture mesh bags. Pre-normative research will be carried out to improve current standards for biodegradation, composting and recycling with regards to eco-toxicity, safety and influence of plastic ageing. Policy recommendations at EU and global level will be provided in order to build a common framework enabling pollution reduction of land and sea via sustainable bio-based plastics solutions.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecycling
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbioplasticspolylactic acid
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbioplasticspolyhydroxyalkanoates
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46980 Paterna
Spain
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46980 Paterna
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01100 Bellignat
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63178 Aubiere Cedex
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75794 Paris
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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75015 PARIS 15
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9000 GENT
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56260 LARMOR PLAGE
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2113 Lefkosia
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D08H67X Dublin
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59100 Prato
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1020 Wien
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28031 Madrid
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25050 Paderno Franciacorta
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84120 Pertuis
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28004 MADRID
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760 01 ZLIN
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1040 Bruxelles / Brussel
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2800 Kgs Lyngby
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49360 La Plaine
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08130 SANTA PERPETUA DE MOGODA
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48529 Nordhorn
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4203 NS Gorinchem
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36216 Vigo
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9120 Puerto Madryn
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4970-685 Tabaco - Arcos De Valdevez
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08017 Barcelona
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46960 Aldaia
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2113 LEFKOSIA
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LIMA
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