PTwist: An open platform for plastics lifecycle awareness, monetization, and sustainable innovation

Objective

PTwist aims to design, deploy, and validate an open platform which will twist plastic reuse practices, by boosting citizens awareness, circular economy practices, and sustainable innovation inline with the new plastics economy vision. This will be achieved by offering : a) crowdsourcing tools to enable generation of an evolving plastic materials reuse taxonomy and an open plastic reuse machinery designs repository; b) a monetary system of PCoins and PWallets maintained by a blockchain based architecture which will safeguard trusted plastics reuse transactions among citizens and inventors (such as fablabs); c) a citizens and communities rewarding and engagement experiences by interactive and collaborative gamification which embeds Pcoins crediting; d) a virtual marketplace for exhibiting and commercializing of PTwist inspired plastics reuse products monetized in the proposed PCoins unit. Cutting edge gamification, analytics, and circular economy mechanisms will be integrated under an open platform to be validated and stress tested under a common use cases methodology. Three local and globally synchronized pilots will intensify all stakeholders (citizens communities, inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs) involvement and engagement, with emphasis on the social gains and sustainability potential. PTwist will largely impact : citizens and grassrooted groups co-creation, innovative and trusted collaboration and knowledge transfer by increasing all stakeholders awareness; plastics as an asset potential due to increasing its circular economy re-entering; and blockchain based novel routes to markets. Innovation activities in PTwist will be based upon existing open source, blockchain, gaming, crowdsourcing components, open data solutions and developments to the largest possible extent.

Fields of science

• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › innovation management
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › computer security › data protection
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management › waste treatment processes › recycling

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Topic(s)

• ICT-11-2017 - Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation

Call for proposal

H2020-ICT-2017-1
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Funding Scheme

IA - Innovation action

Coordinator

ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS

Address

Kedea Building, Tritis Septemvriou, Aristotle Univ Campus
54636 Thessaloniki
Greece

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 428 372,50

Participants (9)

FACHHOCHSCHULE ZENTRALSCHWEIZ - HOCHSCHULE LUZERN

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 407 840

Address

Werftestrasse 4
6002 Luzern

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

NUROGAMES GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 207 047,75

Address

Schaafenstrasse 25
50676 Koln

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

BETTER FUTURE FACTORY BV

Participation ended

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 21 815,50

Address

Maasboulevard 100
3063 NS Rotterdam

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

ALMERYS

France

EU contribution

€ 245 985,25

Address

46 Rue Du Ressort
63100 Clermont-ferrand

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

EOLAS S.L.

Spain

EU contribution

€ 184 516,50

Address

Carretera De Sevilla Km 6
06080 Badajoz

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

DIKTYO MESOGEIOS SOS

Greece

EU contribution

€ 105 422,50

Address

Mamai St 3
10440 Athina

Activity type

Other

STICHTING BLUECITY

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 57 817,50

Address

Maasboulevard 100
3063 NS Rotterdam

Activity type

Other

TEKNOLOJI ARASTIRMA GELISTIRME ENDUSTRIYEL URUNLER BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM TICARET

Turkey

EU contribution

€ 56 047,25

Address

Aynur Sokak 10 Daire 6 Gursel Mah Caglayan Kagithane
34440 Istanbul

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

CECI N'EST PAS UNE HOLDING BV

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 109 818,63

Address

Mathenesserlaan 444A
3023 HH Rotterdam

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)