Objective The agricultural sector within the EU generates some 274,000tonnes of plastics waste p.a. of which ~88,000tonnes are agricultural plastics film waste. This equates to 250,000tonnes p.a. with ‘soilage’ (soil/grass/stones/etc). Agricultural plastic film waste has proven difficult to recycle commercially due to the high levels of contamination and its wide geographical dispersion which lead to high transport costs. This means that recycling schemes require financial support from governments and/or must charge high fees in order to be financially sustainable. Hence many farmers use alternative, environmentally harmful, disposal methods, such as burning or land-filling, which do not take advantage of the latent value of recyclates and do not comply with current and future legislation. Our project aims to achieve increased stability and growth within the agricultural plastics recycling sector by significantly reducing transportation costs and making recycling schemes economically and environmentally sustainable. This will be achieved by developing two technologies: 1) A portable recycling cleaning ‘unit’ to clean, separate and compress the agricultural film waste prior to transportation. 2) Logistical models and inter-related web-based software to optimise waste collection. This system will surpass the current state of the art by using air-flow (rather than water) and utilising the inherent properties of agricultural films to remove contaminants at the source. Advantages of the new process will be: the retention of a valuable biomass resource, >50% reduction in transportation costs and reductions in recycling costs and fees by ~€80/tonne and ~€20/tonne respectively. Within 5 years of project end we anticipate >50% penetration of the forecasted EU agricultural plastics recycling market equating to direct sales of ~€40million and cost savings of ~€55million, with additional opportunities through licensing as well as in global and secondary markets ie construction. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecyclingnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2 - Research for SME associations Call for proposal FP7-SME-2007-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME-AG - Research for SME associations/groupings Coordinator THE PACKAGING AND FILMS ASSOCIATIONLIMITED EU contribution € 421 308,95 Address MAYFAIR COURT 2 NORTHGATE NEW BASFORD NG7 7GR NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact David Tyson (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CHAMBRE D'AGRICULTURE DU LOIRET Participation ended France EU contribution No data Address Avenue des droits de l'Homme 13 45021 Orleans See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Xavier Girard (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE RICICLATORIE RIGENERATORI MATERIE PLASTICHE Italy EU contribution € 308 873,55 Address Centro Direzionale Milanofiori Palazzo F/3 20090 ASSAGO See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Girolamo Dasgostino (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Irish Farm Films Producers Group Limited Ireland EU contribution € 115 676,50 Address Waverly Business Park Old Nass Road 12 Dublin See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Liam Moloney (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MANTZARIS AE - EUROFILM Greece EU contribution € 104 137,25 Address THESI TSAKIRI 20001 ZEVGOLATIO CORINTHIAS See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Eugenia Mantzaris (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PREVIERO N. SRL Italy EU contribution € 165 399,75 Address CORSO XXV APRILE 167 B 22036 ERBA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dario Previero (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNOSAM SRL Romania EU contribution € 158 226,00 Address FAGULUI STR 35 440186 SATU MARE See on map Region Macroregiunea Unu Nord-Vest Satu Mare Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Markos Tiberiu (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Plastika Kritis Industrial & Trading CO. S.A. Greece EU contribution € 20 344,97 Address Foinikia Iraklion See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dimitrios Manouras (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UK MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 27 722,00 Address MIDDLE ASTON HOUSE OX25 5PT OXFORDSHIRE See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Andy Dean (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ELKEDE TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN CENTRE SA Participation ended Greece EU contribution € 8 872,03 Address 12km Athens - Lamia National Road (12 CHLM ETHNIKIS ODOU ATHINON) 14452 Metamorphosi, ATHENS See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Konstantinos Tomazis (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRO EUROPEO SVILUPPO APPLICAZIONI PLASTICHE SRL CONSORTILE Italy EU contribution € 15 806,00 Address VIA VIENNA 56 24049 VERDELLINO ZINGONIA See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Luca Garini (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data C.P. COMMUNITY PUBLISHING LTD - DIGECO SYSTEMS Ireland EU contribution € 145 560,75 Address FURNACE GROVE - BALLINACLASH 5 BALLINACLASH See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sean Breen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data A.D.I.VALOR France EU contribution € 309 114,25 Address Rue Denfert Rochereau 2 92100 Boulogne, Billancourt See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Pierre De Lepinau (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
