ECO DESIGN FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL EUROPE PAPER BASED PRODUCTS RECYCLING LOOP

Programme 2007 - 2013 Central Europe

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

Paper is a natural biopolymer obtained from a renewable resource (wood). It is renewable, recyclable and, at the end of its life cycle, biodegradable. Paper recycling increases the material lifespan and is a key strategy that contributes to savings of primary raw material, reduction of energy and chemicals consumption, reduction of the impact on fresh water and improvement of waste management strategies. In central Europe, recovered paper is a major resource (secondary raw material), however, the paper recycling rate is still highly inhomogeneous. Since recovered paper is not only recycled in the country where it is produced, some essential features such as eco-design and eco-collection concepts must be developed at transnational level to increase the sustainability of the paper loop. The project ECOPaperLOOP identified needs of the regions related to the recycled paper, whereas a clear picture on participating region’s status; a greater awareness in the private and public sectors about recyclability issues as well as shared and collective knowledge base on available technologies and practices will be tackled. EcoPaperLoop project will address these issues developing new joint activities between highly oriented paper recycling regions (e.g. Germany and Northern Italy) and other Central Europe regions where recycling rate and recycling oriented eco-design needs significant improvements.

Achievements (EN):

The CENTRAL EUROPE project EcoPaperLoop aims to raising awareness and providing tools to enhance the recyclability of paper products as well as the collection of paper and board for recycling in the Central Europe region. This is to secure good quality raw material for the paper industry and reduce environmental impact. The project period is September 2012 to December 2014. From March 2013 until August 2013, one important block of activities was to inform stakeholders of the paper value chain about the project and its targets at national level. The first project newsletter was translated and disseminated in each country mostly by email and project partners’ websites. One national seminars was organised in Slovenia on packaging waste management, five presentations at public events were carried out in Czech Republic, Italy, Hungary, Poland and Germany. The partners have developed a new method to test the recyclability of paper based packaging, the method was tested in four laboratories and it is currently under statistical validation. Partners are collecting samples from companies that will be tested in the next phase. Along this line partners are also developing contacts with companies promoting recycling friendly eco-design to perform life cycle analysis studies thus verifying the sustainability of different product design. Furthermore partners have developed two questionnaires to address stakeholders of the paper value chain regarding paper collection systems and legislation aspects concerning paper for recycling issues. Those have been translated and distributed at national levels as well as published for on-line public consultation. These questionnaire will bring insights on the current quality of the paper for recycling in the CE region and how the waste management systems answer the needs of the recycling industry.

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Green technologies Sustainable management of natural resources Regional planning and development

Partners (10)

Lead Partner: Innovhub-Stazioni Sperimentali per l'Industria

Address: Via Meravigi 9/b, 20123 Milano, Italy

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Technische Universitàt Dresden, Fakultàt Maschinenvesen, Institut Fur Holz- und Papiertechnik, Professur fur Papiertechnik

Name: Technische Universitàt Dresden, Fakultàt Maschinenvesen, Institut Fur Holz- und Papiertechnik, Professur fur Papiertechnik

Address: Marschner Straße, 1062 Dresden, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Paper Technology Consulting GmbH

Name: Paper Technology Consulting GmbH

Address: Gerokstr. 40, 74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Regione Lombardia

Name: Regione Lombardia

Address: Piazza Città di Lombardia 1, 20124 Milano, Italy

Legal status: n/a

Nyugat-magyarországi Egyetem (Faipari Mérnöki Kar) Papíripari Kutatóintézet

Name: Nyugat-magyarországi Egyetem (Faipari Mérnöki Kar) Papíripari Kutatóintézet

Address: Bajcsy-Zsilinszky u. 4., 9400 Sopron, Hungary

Legal status: n/a

Centralny Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Opakowań

Name: Centralny Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Opakowań

Address: 11 Konstancińska Street, 02-942 Warsaw, Poland

Legal status: n/a

UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI

Name: UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI

Address: Kongresni trg 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: n/a

Institut Za Celulozo in Papir

Name: Institut Za Celulozo in Papir

Address: Bogišićeva ulica 8, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: n/a

Technische Universität Darmstadt – Fachgebiet Papierfabrikation

Name: Technische Universität Darmstadt – Fachgebiet Papierfabrikation

Address: Karolinenplatz 5, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany

Legal status: n/a

COMIECO, Consorzio Nazionale Recupero e Riciclo degli Imballaggi a base Cellulosica.

Name: COMIECO, Consorzio Nazionale Recupero e Riciclo degli Imballaggi a base Cellulosica.

Address: Via Pompeo Litta 5, 20122 Milano, Italy

Legal status: n/a

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Technische Universitàt Dresden, Fakultàt Maschinenvesen, Institut Fur Holz- und Papiertechnik, Professur fur Papiertechnik

ECO DESIGN FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL EUROPE PAPER BASED PRODUCTS RECYCLING LOOP

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Paper Technology Consulting GmbH

ECO DESIGN FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL EUROPE PAPER BASED PRODUCTS RECYCLING LOOP

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Regione Lombardia

ECO DESIGN FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL EUROPE PAPER BASED PRODUCTS RECYCLING LOOP

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Nyugat-magyarországi Egyetem (Faipari Mérnöki Kar) Papíripari Kutatóintézet

ECO DESIGN FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL EUROPE PAPER BASED PRODUCTS RECYCLING LOOP

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Centralny Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Opakowań

ECO DESIGN FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL EUROPE PAPER BASED PRODUCTS RECYCLING LOOP

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University of Ljubljana

ECO DESIGN FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL EUROPE PAPER BASED PRODUCTS RECYCLING LOOP

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Institut Za Celulozo in Papir

ECO DESIGN FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL EUROPE PAPER BASED PRODUCTS RECYCLING LOOP

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Technische Universität Darmstadt – Fachgebiet Papierfabrikation

ECO DESIGN FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL EUROPE PAPER BASED PRODUCTS RECYCLING LOOP

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COMIECO, Consorzio Nazionale Recupero e Riciclo degli Imballaggi a base Cellulosica.

ECO DESIGN FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL EUROPE PAPER BASED PRODUCTS RECYCLING LOOP

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Innovhub-Stazioni Sperimentali per l'industria, Paper Research Division

ECO DESIGN FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL EUROPE PAPER BASED PRODUCTS RECYCLING LOOP

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Summary

Project name (EN): ECO DESIGN FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL EUROPE PAPER BASED PRODUCTS RECYCLING LOOP

Project acronym: ECOPAPERLOOP

Project start date: 2012-09-01

Project end date: 2012-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 271 176.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 781 258.60

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2007 - 2013 Central Europe

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2014-10-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

124 / 124 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 331 / 1 331 (100%)

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