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Innovative sorting process plastIc recycling (INSPIRE4LIFE)
Start date: Jun 2, 2014, End date: May 31, 2017,
Background
Industrial plastic waste is a growing waste stream in the EU. This includes plastic pieces coming from end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and furniture. However, this waste does not yet benefit from a proper recycling chain, largely due to the challenges of automating the sorting process.
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Assessing the Potential of Plastic Recycling in the Construction and Demolition Activities. (APPRICOD)
Start date: Nov 28, 2003, End date: May 31, 2006,
Background
The total weight of C&D waste generated within the European Union (EU-15) is estimated at 180 million tonnes per year. Plastics have been used on construction sites since the 1940s and more intensively since the 1960s.
With a 20% share of plastics consumption in Europe in 2004, the construction sector is the third largest plastics user, after ...
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