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Full Recovery End-of-Life Photovoltaic (LIFE FRELP)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Apr 30, 2016,

Background The stock of photovoltaic (PV) panels has been rising sharply in recent years and is currently estimated at some three million tonnes in the EU. However, sustainable solutions for the recovery of PV waste are still not well developed, and if not disposed of correctly, this waste can cause both environmental and human health problems. It is fore ...
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Valorisation of incentration residues (VALIRE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

Background Some 250 million tonnes/yr of municipal solid waste is produced in Europe. Some 20% of this waste is burned in incinerator, creating large volumes of slag and fly ash. Slag is classified as special waste and fly ash is classified as hazardous waste. While some recycling options exist for slag, these are generally low value and no satisfactory t ...
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No Vetro in Discarica (No glass in landfill): demonstrating innovative technologies for integral recovery of glass rejects actually landfilled (NOVEDI)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: May 31, 2012,

...an additional 2-3 persons would be needed. As soon as the market will demand a plant with a higher capacity (200.000 m3), at least other 2 workers would have to be hired in Sasil. In May 2016, the LIFE external monitoring team carried out an ex-post follow-up visit to the project. This noted how it had helped the glass recycling industry recover rejects and "special" glass waste that currently en ...
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Minimising the Environmental impact of GLASS recycling and glass container production (MEIGLASS)

Start date: Dec 2, 2005, End date: Dec 1, 2009,

Background Recycled glass is produced from cullet, the technical name for crushed waste glass that is ready to be remelted. The glass container industry requires cullet to be ‘oven-ready’ (i.e. guaranteed free of substances such as ceramics, chinaware, stones, plastics or organic matter from food and beverages). This is because the presence of such ma ...
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