UPLIFT - PLASTICS’ Post

Globally, more than 460 million tons of plastic are produced yearly, of which only 9% is collected and recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, incinerators, or in nature ☠️. At Aalborg University, we address this immense challenge through the research and collaboration platform AAU Circular Plastics, and we are proud to announce that we have been acknowledged as a Key Innovator by the EU Innovation Radar program. The basis for the acknowledgment is the results achieved in the EU-funded UPLIFT - PLASTICS project, led by Associate Professor Cristiano Varrone (万思诺) from the Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Denmark. 🎤 I am very proud of this recognition! It proves that we are on the right track with our sustainable solutions, where we combine enzyme technology with microbial and chemical processes to upcycle plastic waste and turn it into sustainable products, he says. Being a key innovator means that the project is considered highly innovative, with business-ready products at a very high market value level 💚👏. The UPLIFT project, funded by the EU, aims to reduce the production of oil-based plastic products and simultaneously solve the major waste problem. The potential is huge: Using solutions from the UPLIFT project, the EU’s recycling rate of food packaging can be increased from 42% to 60% in the next ten years. This corresponds to an increase in recycled plastic waste by 3.24 million tons per year. Read more about the project 👉 https://lnkd.in/dq6Qm2nU Read more about the EU Innovation Radar 👉 https://lnkd.in/dE5gnhuN Visit AAU Circular Plastics 👉 https://lnkd.in/gz4NyeHC #aaudk #recycleplastics #dkforsk