Climate KIC - Catalysing a switch to a circular economy through plastic waste prevention- eCircular

Ente finanziatore: Programme EIT Climate-KIC

Coordinator University of Bologna - Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi" (DEI) in collaboration with the Department of Management (prof. Angelo Paletta)

PROJECT Partners:

1. Wuppertal Institute
2. Ecomatters
3. Lund University
4. Montanuniversität Leoben
5. EIT Climate-KIC

Duration: four years - from  01/01/2018 to 31/12/2021

Objective: The eCircular Flagship programme will accelerate the circularity of plastic-based material systems and dematerialisation of plastic demand, with the vision of a reaching a carbon-neutral material system by 2050. The Flagship thrives for radical digital innovations for waste prevention and their up-scaling. Digital technologies foster traceability of materials and products, allow for accurate information flows on product and material qualities and availability, reducing the fragmentation of knowledge and regulation. Market transparency can be improved, search costs reduced and effectiveness processes can be enhanced. This digital transformation can enable a quicker transition towards plastic waste reduction and prevention.

eCircular will promote smart manufacturing solutions, advanced eco-design approaches, new business models and alternative consumption patterns. Advanced policies and industry standards will be explored to scale-up innovative solutions.