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Circular and Bio-Based Solutions for the Ultimate Prevention of Plastics in Rivers Integrated with Elimination And Monitoring Technologies

Descrizione del progetto

Soluzioni innovative per combattere la plastica nei fiumi europei

La crescente presenza di rifiuti, plastica e microplastiche sta provocando un graduale deterioramento dei fiumi europei, per cui risulta necessario sviluppare nuovi metodi volti a controllare, prevenire ed eliminare questo inquinamento. Il progetto UPSTREAM, finanziato dall’UE, si dedica ad affrontare le sfide legate al monitoraggio, alla prevenzione, all’eliminazione e al riciclaggio di rifiuti, plastiche e microplastiche. Il progetto presenterà 14 soluzioni implementate in cinque siti dimostrativi di varie parti d’Europa: quattro impianti di trattamento delle acque reflue collegati a sette fiumi in cinque diversi paesi, oltre a un’area di sperimentazione situata nel bacino serbo del Danubio. Il progetto faciliterà inoltre la creazione di un ampio database di conoscenze e modelli di business sostenibili, puntando a garantire una vasta accessibilità a tali informazioni. La replica in tutta Europa sarà rafforzata da un apporto di trecentomila euro, che verranno stanziati mediante finanziamenti a cascata.

Obiettivo

UPSTREAM addresses the targets of the Mission by overcoming challenges related to the monitoring, prevention, elimination, and valorisation of litter (L), plastics (P), and microplastics (MP). Demonstrating a suite of 14 solutions addressing pollution at every step in the water system, connected to 7 rivers in 5 countries, will enable the co-creation of an extensive database of knowledge and sustainable business models with a focus on making information as widely accessible as possible. The involvement of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) owners, industrial partners with existing supply chains, innovative SMEs, and a water cluster association will ensure exploitation of the project solutions, while €500k in cascade funding will enhance replication across Europe. The UPSTREAM consortium will thus establish circular value chains with the potential to decrease plastic litter by 50% and MP pollution by 30%.
The advances in UPSTREAM are based on best-in-world innovations, including:
• Standardised, rapid monitoring techniques able to detect MP down to sizes >25 μm
• Bio-based, biodegradable plastics the stop the formation of MP in consumer products and WWTPs themselves
• Elimination of more than 90% MP within WWTPs from both sludge and effluent streams
• Innovative floating platforms capable of removing >83% of L, P, and MP directly from rivers at both the surface and riverbed, without creating noise pollution or harming ecosystems
• Production of relevant monomers from recovered plastics through both advanced fractionation and depolymerisation and biotransformation
UPSTREAM represents a pan-European consortium with 5 demo sites across Europe, including 4 WWTPs (UK, ES, DE, IT), plus a testing area on the Danube in Serbia. The consortium is strengthened by top European RTOs, the world leader in sustainable bioplastics development, Novamont, and completed by partners dedicated to creating a digital knowledge sharing platform and engaging with citizens and stakeholders.

Meccanismo di finanziamento

HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions

Coordinatore

FUNDACION AITIIP
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 836 000,00
Indirizzo
POLIGONO EMPRESARIUM, CALLE ROMERO N 12-14
50720 Zaragoza
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Regione
Noreste Aragón Zaragoza
Tipo di attività
Research Organisations
Collegamenti
Costo totale
€ 836 000,00

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