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Business-driven systemic solutions for sustainable plastic packaging reuse schemes in mass market applications

Descripción del proyecto

Envases de plástico reutilizables para lograr un futuro ecológico

Muchos países e instituciones de todo el mundo han identificado las economías circulares como una herramienta fundamental para combatir el cambio climático. En el mismo contexto, resulta urgente adoptar modelos empresariales más respetuosos con el planeta. Los envases reutilizables y rellenables (ERR) se consideran muy prometedores y suponen un cambio fundamental en los formatos de envasado. El proyecto BUDDIE-PACK, financiado con fondos europeos, pretende apoyar este concepto mediante la introducción a gran escala de ERR y el aumento de su aceptación y uso por parte de los consumidores con la ayuda de la psicología del consumidor. Los ERR serán rentables, productivos para las industrias, limpios y seguros gracias a meticulosos procesos de limpieza. Además, reducirá de manera significativa las emisiones de CO2, el consumo de agua y plástico virgen, así como la producción de plástico de un solo uso.

Objetivo

BUDDIE-PACK is a circular economy project aiming at implementing a systemic approach for the large-scale deployment of reusable plastic packaging (RPP) based on a multidisciplinary approach combining social, technological and economic innovations. The project will take advantage of behavioural innovation to promote consumers' acceptance of RPP by analysing drivers and analyzing consumers’psychology of reuse. Sound synergies with technological innovations will be developed to manufacture packaging fulfilling the demanding requirements of RPP based on innovative designs and recyclable materials. The project will focus on innovative cleaning solutions to guarantee the safety of consumers against the possible contamination and ageing of RPP during their repeated use, and the durability of the functional properties up to 300 cycles. Viable economic models will ensure the sustainability of the proposed solutions thanks to the profitability of stakeholderss throughout the value chain, including solutions based on social & solidarity economy models.

The project outcomes will be demonstrated under the supervision of RPP manufacturers and users, logisticians, cleaning and recycling experts through 6 mass market business cases in real environment at TRL8. An unprecedented cleaning pilot line dedicated to RPP and allowing scale economies will be set up. Policy recommendations and pre-standardisation activities on RPP designs and cleaning protocols will prepare the markets for the mass deployment of RPP. Preventive measures will be put in place to eliminate any release of microplastics during RPP use. The project will avoid each year the production of nearly 544M of single-use packaging, reduce the consumption of virgin plastics by 103ktons, of water by 1B to 18.5B litres, avoid 303 660ktons of CO2 emissions, 37ktons of microplastics leaking in EU seas.

Coordinador

CENTRE TECHNIQUE INDUSTRIEL DE LA PLASTURGIE ET DES COMPOSITES
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 1 269 239,00
Dirección
RUE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE 2
01100 Bellignat
Francia

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Región
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Ain
Tipo de actividad
Research Organisations
Enlaces
Coste total
€ 1 324 239,00

Participantes (17)

Socios (2)