Project description DEENESFRITPL Towards a circular plastic waste economy In the EU, 25.8 million tonnes of plastic waste are generated annually – that is enough to fill 2 million garbage trucks. However, only a third of that amount is recycled. The rest is buried in landfills or is incinerated. As such, valuable materials are lost: it is estimated that 95 % of the value of plastic packaging materials (EUR 70-105 billion) is lost annually to the economy after a very short first-use cycle. In this context, the EU-funded PRIMUS project will increase the resilience of the EU's plastic value chains by securing the supply of waste plastics as feedstock. By addressing one of the biggest challenges identified in the EU Circular Economy Action Plan – how to effectively and safely debrominate the hazardous substances used in plastics – PRIMUS will contribute to circulating underutilised or non-recycled streams. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Polymers are one of the most used materials in different applications, especially in consumer goods like electronics, and the consumption is only expected to rise globally. In Europe, 25,8 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated annually and less than 30 % is collected for recycling and significant shares are exported from EU to be treated elsewhere. Landfilling (31 %) and incineration (39 %) of plastics is high (together 70 %), and by these treatment options the valuable materials are lost from circulation. It is estimated that 95 % of the value of plastic packaging material, between 70-105 billion EUR, is lost annually to the economy after a very short first-use cycle. The industry is lacking standards and main barriers for efficient uptake of recyclates are due to safety concerns, low quality, and recycling rates. PRIMUS activities will increase the resilience of EU's plastic value chains by securing supply of waste plastics as feedstock and increasing its availability through connecting value chain actors, developing methods to control quality, sampling, and analysis, and improving upgrading knowhow and characterize suitability towards added-value products. PRIMUS will prove legislative compliant, privacy-preserving, cost-efficient and feasible technological pathways for tapping into non-recycled or underutilized plastic waste streams. Validated business cases will lower the risks of future investments into European manufacturing capacity. PRIMUS will address one of the core challenges identified in the EU Circular Economy Action Plan, the presence of hazardous substances (brominated flame retardants) and how to effectively and safely debrominate the waste streams for new product use. PRIMUS will contribute to circulating underutilised or non-recycled streams and create further impact by supporting additional production of 0,2 Mtonnes of rHIPS, rPC/ABS, rEPDM and rTPE, which is approximately 6 % of the expected growth of European recyclate market 2018-2024. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecyclingnatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencessocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy Keywords plastic recycling recyclates circular economy plastics technology development debromination upgrading mechanical recycling policy recommendations social science and humanities block chain Programme(s) HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space Main Programme HORIZON.2.4.4 - Advanced Materials Topic(s) HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01-10 - Paving the way to an increased share of recycled plastics in added value products (RIA) Call for proposal HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions Coordinator TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY Net EU contribution € 1 603 558,00 Address Tekniikantie 21 02150 Espoo Finland See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,75 Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all CIRCULARISE BV Netherlands Net EU contribution € 772 450,00 Address Wilhelmina van pruisenweg 35 2595 AN Den haag See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 TALLINN UNIVERSITY Estonia Net EU contribution € 425 500,00 Address Narva road 25 10120 Tallinn See on map Region Eesti Eesti Põhja-Eesti Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ITA-SUOMEN YLIOPISTO Finland Net EU contribution € 1 160 795,00 Address Yliopistonranta 8 70211 Kuopio See on map Region Manner-Suomi Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Pohjois-Savo Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 MAIER SCOOP Spain Net EU contribution € 277 500,00 Address Poligono industrial arabieta s/n 48320 Ajangiz See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Bizkaia Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. MAIER TECHNOLOGY CENTRE S COOP Spain Net EU contribution € 173 125,00 Address Poligono industrial arabieta 48320 Ajangiz vizcaya See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Bizkaia Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 GREENDELTA GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 656 750,00 Address Kaiserdamm 13 14059 Berlin See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 CIKAUTXO S COOP Spain Net EU contribution € 582 902,00 Address Bo magdalena 2b 48710 Berriatua See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Bizkaia Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,50 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. CIKATEK S.COOP Spain Net EU contribution € 189 087,00 Address Barrio magdalena 2-b 48710 Berriatua See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Bizkaia Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,50 MONDRAGON CORPORACION COOPERATIVA SCOOP Spain Net EU contribution € 362 500,00 Address Paseo jose m arizmendiarrieta 5 20500 Mondragon guipuzcoa See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 PLASTICS RECYCLERS EUROPE Belgium Net EU contribution € 406 156,00 Address Avenue de broqueville 12 1150 Bruxelles / brussel See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,25 COOLREC BV Netherlands Net EU contribution € 322 400,00 Address Van hilstraat 7 5145 RK Waalwijk See on map Region Zuid-Nederland Noord-Brabant Midden-Noord-Brabant Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00
