Increasing the quality and rate of MultilayER packaging recycLINg waste

Project Information

MERLIN

Grant agreement ID: 101003883

DOI

10.3030/101003883

Project closed

EC signature date 25 May 2021

Start date 1 June 2021

End date 30 November 2024

Funded under

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

Total cost

€ 4 926 225,00

EU contribution

€ 4 926 225,00

Coordinated by

INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DEL EMBALAJE, TRANSPORTE Y LOGISTICA
Spain

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (12)

D5.5 Policy recommendations toolbox for policymakers (preliminary)

D55Policy recommendations toolbox for policymakers Task 55

D7.1 Communication Plan

D71Communication Plan Task 71

D5.4 Preliminary Safety study report with baseline scenario and final report, including Safety by Process Design (SPD)

D54Preliminary Safety study report with baseline scenario and final report including Safety by Process Design SPD Task 54

D4.4 Evaluation of the circularity of the materials developed

D4.4Evaluation of the circularity of the materials developed. (Task 4.4)

D7.4 Final Plan for the Dissemination of the project results and Replicability Action

D7.4Final Plan for the Dissemination of the project results and Replicability Action. (Task 7.3.2)

D5.7 Policy recommendations toolbox for policymarkers (final)

D5.7 Policy recommendations toolbox for policymakers (final) (Task 5.5)

D6.2 Guidelines on increasing the recyclability and circularity of plastic packaging: Learnings from collected good practices.

D6.2Guidelines on increasing the recyclability and circularity of plastic packaging: Learnings from collected good practices. (Task 6.2.2)

D5.10 S-LCA final report. Social recommendation resulting from S-LCA analysis
D5.6 Regulatory report to foster standardization frameworks

D5.6Regulatory report to foster standardization frameworks. (Task 5.5)

D6.1 Stakeholder engagement plan

D61Stakeholder engagement plan Task 613

D5.11 Safety study final report, including Safety by Process Design (SPD)
D5.3 Preliminary S-LCA report (social study) with baseline scenario and final report. Social recommendation resulting from S-LCA analysis.

D53Preliminary SLCA report social study with baseline scenario and final report Social recommendation resulting from SLCA analysis Task 53

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (2)

D6.4 Development and Integration of the QR code into the Merlin project packaging

D6.4Development and Integration of the QR code into the Merlin project packaging. (Task 6.4)

D6.3 Decision Support System for multi-layer packaging recycling

D6.3Decision Support System for multi-layer packaging recycling. (Task 6.3)

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (6)

Effect of diethyl fumarate molecules grafting and/or plasticizing on surface tension and mechanical properties of recycled LDPE

Author(s): POLONI Mélissa, PIETRI Thomas, GIRARDOT Cecile
Published in: ACS Polymers Au, 2025, ISSN 2694-2453
Publisher: ACS Publications

Recycling of Multilayer Flexible Packaging Waste Through Delamination with Recoverable Switchable Hydrophilicity Solvents

Author(s): Roberta Mastroddi, Chiara Samorì, Martina Vagnoni, Chiara Gualandi, Paola Galletti, Emilio Tagliavini
Published in: Separations, Issue 12, 2025, Page(s) 45, ISSN 2297-8739
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/separations12020045

Sustainability Assessment of Employing Chemical Recycling Technologies on Multilayer Packaging Waste

Author(s): Dominik Jasiński, Ilija Djekic, Luka Dobrović
Published in: Sustainability, Issue 17, 2025, Page(s) 556, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su17020556

Recycling of multilayer packaging waste with sustainable solvents

Author(s): Chiara Samorì, Walter Pitacco, Martina Vagnoni, Emilio Catelli, Thomas Colloricchio, Chiara Gualandi, Luciana Mantovani, Alessio Mezzi, Giorgia Sciutto, Paola Galletti
Published in: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2023, ISSN 0921-3449
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106832

rPET valorization with biobased chain extender

Author(s): POLONI Mélissa,PIETRI Thomas, GIRARDOT Cecile
Published in: ACS Polymers Au, 2025, ISSN 2694-2453
Publisher: ACS Publications

Recycling of multilayer packaging waste with switchable anionic surfactants

Author(s): Martina Vagnoni, Walter Pitacco, Vincenzo Arpaia, Emilio Catelli, Chiara Gualandi, Roberta Mastroddi, Alessio Mezzi, Chiara Samorì, Giorgia Sciutto, Emilio Tagliavini, Paola Galletti
Published in: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Issue Volume 198, November 2023, 107141, 2023, ISSN 0921-3449
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107141

Conference proceedings (3)

Development of New Processes for the Sorting, Delamination and Recycling of Multilayer Plastic Packaging Waste

Author(s): Laurent Philippet; José L. Angulo; Victor Chamizo; Ana M. Lopez-Sabiron; Francisco V. Sanchez-Correa; José L. Diéguez-Garcia; Madeira Scauri; Marco de la Feld; Simona Mincione; Giuseppe Salvio; Paola Galletti; Chiara Samorì; Emilio Tagliavini; Martina Vagnoni; Patricio Alemany; Javier Curado; Guillermo Flores
Published in: Issue 1, 2022
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7534286

IONIQA’s PET depolymerisation story: from bottles to Multi-Layer Trays and beyond

Author(s): Katarina Babić, Marianne Gravendeel
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Book of IAPRI 2024

MERLIN Project's Innovative Approach to Recycling Multilayer Packaging in Europe

Author(s): Francisco Sánchez, Félix González, César Aliaga
Published in: 2024
Publisher: 4th IAPRI World Packaging Conference 2024

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

Tecnología hiperespectral y robótica inteligente para la clasificación y separación de residuos de envase multicapa

Author(s): IRIS Technology Solutions, Rovimática,PreZero
Published in: RETEMA, 2023, ISSN 1130-9881
Publisher: RETEMA