High quality clothes made from marine plastic litter

Projektinformationen

UPCYCLINGTHEOCEANS

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 674624

DOI 10.3030/674624

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 28 Mai 2015

Startdatum 1 Juni 2015

Enddatum 30 November 2015

Finanziert unter

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials

Gesamtkosten € 71 429,00

EU-Beitrag € 50 000,00

Koordiniert durch

ECOALF SL
Spain

Ziel

ECOALF is an SME that design and market high quality textile products and accessories made of recycled materials (bottles, fishing nests, tyres, coffee, cotton…).

The main objective of the UPCYCLING THE OCEANS project is to produce and sell fabrics and clothes made from marine plastic litter, by recycling and industrial methods to convert these plastics into high properties textiles.

European seas contain many tons of waste, mainly plastic (around 400 kg per km2). This plastic litter has a very negative impact in the marine environment even affecting the food chain (potentially triggering endocrine and/or carcinogenic processes).

To contribute to mitigate this problem ECOALF proposes to implement a collaborative scheme with fishermen’s organisations (agreements already signed) to collect plastic from seas; to implement an industrial process that includes waste management, pellets production and additivation, spinning and fabrics, and clothes manufacturing; and to distributions and marketing the new products in Europe.

To that end ECOALF proposes a feasibility study:
-To analyse the economic feasibility of the initiative (production cost, volume of sales, incomes; relevant economic indicators; sensitive analysis).
-To identify logistical needs to obtain the marine plastic litter and to establish a mechanism to provide the consumer with a reliable Guarantee of Origin (GoO) that reflects that the clothes are made 100% from plastic waste and which percentage is from marine origin.
-To ensure the technical feasibility to additivate properly the flakes to obtain pellets that fulfill with ECOALF fabrics requirements. To define the adequate terrestrial / marine mix to ensure stability during the sinning process.
-To carry out a survey among clients and distributors to assess the market reaction to these products and to select at least four countries to carry out a market test.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management › waste treatment processes › recycling
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › fisheries
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › textiles
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › environmental sciences › pollution
• social sciences › economics and business › economics › sustainable economy

Schlüsselbegriffe

• Marine Plastic litter
• textile products
• fashion
• recycling
• oceans

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument

Thema/Themen

• SC5-20-2014-1 - Boosting the potential of small businesses for eco-innovation and a sustainable supply of raw materials

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-SMEInst-2014-2015

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Unterauftrag

H2020-SMEINST-1-2014

Finanzierungsplan

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Koordinator

ECOALF SL

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 50 000,00
• Adresse: HORTALIZA 116 BAJO LOCAL ; 28004 Madrid ; Spanien
• KMU Die Organisation definierte sich zum Zeitpunkt der Unterzeichnung der Finanzhilfevereinbarung selbst als KMU (Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen). Ja:
  Region
  Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Aktivitätstyp: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Gesamtkosten: € 71 429,00