INCREACE

At the Advanced Recycling Conference in Cologne on November 20th, our partners Oscar Vernáez from Neste and Laura Strobl from Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV presented insights from the INCREACE project. The presentation highlighted innovative methods to increase the recycling rate of plastics from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the EU — aiming to boost the current 18% recycling rate to an impressive 63%! Key topics included: ✅ The cascade recycling approach utilizing mechanical, solvent-based, and chemical recycling technologies. ✅ Results from advanced dissolution and pyrolysis processes for recovering high-quality polymers. ✅ A focus on circular design and regulatory landscape to drive systemic change. They also had to chance to discuss advanced recycling technologies and innovative solutions with the other attendees. It was a fruitful conference! # CircularEconomy # AdvancedRecycling # WEEE # Recycling # ElectronicRecycling

🌍♻️ Don’t miss the Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice Webinar on 28 November 2024, from 13:30 to 15:00 CET! Explore innovative solutions and best practices driving circularity in plastics, including insights from the INCREACE project. 👉 Register now to join the conversation: https://lnkd.in/ebq3QUMM

INCREACE aims to increase the use of recycled plastics in a wide range of products, particularly in the Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) sector. Through innovative and interdisciplinary solutions, we’re reimagining the plastics recycling value chain. Want to know how we’re doing it? Check out our new explainer video to dive deeper into our goals and the steps we're taking to achieve these. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBHi2bb7 #CircularEconomy #PlasticRecycling #ElectronicRecycling #WEEE #ExplainerVideo

Yesterday, we held our 3rd Advisory Board meeting, gathering key stakeholders for an engaging and productive 3-hour online session. 💻 Highlights included: ✔️ 1:1 check-ins where we shared fascinating insights from the past year. ✔️ Recaps of our previous Advisory Board meetings and progress updates from each Work Package. ✔️ Workshops hosted by experts, including: * Material Flow Analysis Tool & Design for Recycling by KU Leuven * Quality of Recycling Framework by VITO A huge thank you to our advisory board members and partners for their valuable time, insights, and continued commitment to the project. 🙏 Your contributions are essential in driving our mission forward! #CircularEconomy #PlasticsRecycling #Innovation #INCREACEproject

The INCREACE project consists of various work packages (WP). Throughout this series, we will talk with each WP's leader(s) about the tasks, goals and challenges. In this interview, project coordinators and WP leaders Theresa Aigner and Ronja Scholz of Fraunhofer IZM introduce WP 9 Project Management: https://lnkd.in/e5YVmpdH #consortium #workpackages #CircularEconomy #PlasticRecycling #ElectronicRecycling

Last week, we held the 5th General Assembly of the INCREACE project in Freising, Germany. The sessions were filled with insightful discussions on Recyclability Assessment tools, Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) of recycling paths, policy messages as well as the widely debated mass-balancing approach. During our first day of three we dove deep into technical discussions on optimizing and testing of the INCREACE recycled material for our Business Cases from Skaza REthink plastics. Respect LIFE. , Cabka, #Philips and Vorwerk Group. With fresh insights and solid next steps, we are looking forward to continuing our work on advancing the circular economy and increasing recycled content in value-added products. Stay tuned for more updates! #INCREACE #CircularEconomy #Recycling #Sustainability #Innovation

The Life Cycle Engineering research group of SIM2 KU Leuven has investigated the effectiveness of density-based sorting processes for separating recyclable plastics used in electronics and cars. With the use of spectroscopic characterisation techniques and lab-scale density-separation experiments, it was possible to assess the capabilities of density-based sorting processes and to indicate the optimal use of this type of sorting techniques for separating post-consumer plastic fractions. Read a summary of the results of this research here: https://lnkd.in/gqQfVJS9 #WEEE #PlasticRecycling #ElectronicRecycling #recycling

The goal of the Cabka business case is to add recycled PP into pallets showing electrostatic discharge (ESD) characteristics, keeping the ESD and required mechanical properties of the standard pallets. In this article, you can read about their work done: https://lnkd.in/gWgSjU6W #ElectrostaticDischarge #RecycledPlastics #CircularEconomy #WEEE

To encourage consumers to buy fewer electronic devices, use them longer, and return them once they are no longer needed, we must focus on changing their behavior. Insights from history, various cultures, and even grieving processes show that increased visibility and a sense of community can significantly enhance people's involvement and mitigate negative feelings. That is the conclusion of a study conducted by Flora Poppelaars, PhD and Andische Azad, which they presented at the Electronic Goes Green conference in Berlin. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eACXP8Vm #Recycling #ElectronicRecycling #CircularEconomy #ElectronicGoesGreen #WEEE

Ive Vanderreydt, circular economy expert at VITO, is leading Work Package (WP) 7. In WP7, several partners will demonstrate how and where OEMs can source secondary plastics in line with their quality requirements. Read more about their tasks, goals, challenges and more in the interview: https://lnkd.in/esPjEDkP #CircularEconomy #PlasticRecycling #ElectronicRecycling #WEEE #consortium