PLAST2bCLEANED
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V. - Germany,
- Coolrec Bv - Netherlands,
- Icl Europe Cooperatief Ua - Netherlands,
- Fundacion Gaiker - Spain,
- Electrolux Italia Spa - Italy,
- Campine - Belgium,
- Sustainable Innovations Europe SL - Spain,
- Elix Polymers Sociedad Limitada - Spain,
- Juchheim Laborgerate GmbH - Germany
Millions of tonnes of mixed plastics generated by waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) treatment in Europe is exported every year to Asia to be recycled to secondary plastics comprising harmful substances or landfilled. The reason is that the hazardous additives contained in WEEE plastics block their recycling in Europe. As a result, new effective solutions for WEEE plastics recycling are indispensable. The EU-funded PLAST2bCLEANED project intends to develop a method for WEEE plastics recycling that is practical and economically feasible and also reduces environmental impact. The method focuses on recycling of the most common polymers, bromine flame retardants and antimony trioxide using innovative technologies that permit the separation of hazardous additives from plastics.
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Knowledge Gaps
Environmental effects and ecotoxicity
Human and environmental effects and toxicity test methods
Environmental fate and behavior of plastic
Degradation
Environmental risk assessment (ERA)
Characterization test methods
Commercial-related uncertainties
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