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POL OLYM YMARK RK PRO ROJE JECT Novel Identification Technology for High-value Plastics Waste Stream This project has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n311777
This project has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n°311777
This project has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n°311777
– POLYMARK is a 3-year project receiving almost 1.5 million euros funding from the European Commission – Brand owners are under growing pressure from consumers, environmental groups and politicians to demonstrate the sustainability of their packaging choices – PET is one of their packaging materials of choice. PET demonstrates outstanding performance, including its full recyclability and re-use of the recycled PET in close loop bottle-to-bottle and other applications – In order to ensure food safety guarantee, the European Commission currently authorises maximum 5% of non-food contact PET in accredited recycling processes and recycled PET for new food contact applications. This guarantee can be achieved by developing novel technology that identifies and separates mixed collected PET food containers waste from
– This is the purpose of POLYMARK. This development is also expected to benefit other polymers facing the same requirement
This project has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n°311777
This project has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n°311777
CONCEPT
The POLYMARK consortium represents the small and medium size enterprise community of polymer recyclers, and is coordinated by Petcore Europe (PETC), which represents the PET value chain in Europe, from its manufacturers to packaging converters and recyclers
OBJECTIVES
The novel technology aim is to deliver an innovative and concrete industrial system which will identify and sort packaging polymers – primarily PET - according to original uses. This will be achieved by: 1. Developing a range of marker substances (and subsequent methods of deactivation) to encode information regarding the properties and structure of the waste plastic packaging, and to embed these markers in the polymer 2. Developing an identification system that can detect the markers and decode the information in
This project has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n°311777
To determine the overall specification of the process / system: the information that a marker will carry performance and legislative requirements; to develop a system of product coding; and to determine the most appropriate chemical marker families
To develop appropriate marker chemistries and validate their functionality; to develop routes to synthesize these markers; to develop a method of removing/deactivating markers; to undertake tests, for the given range of polymers, to measure the effects of the markers on the polymer properties
To specify the requirements of the marker detection system; to construct a fully functional, laboratory scale marker detection system; to measure the performance of the marker identification system
To select appropriate recycling trial systems to allow testing at an industrial scale; to validate the marker system at an intermediate scale prior to full industrialisation; and to assemble the industrial scale detection technology and integrate with SME recycling plant
This project has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n°311777
To produce marked samples of product on an industrial scale; to achieve full industrial-scale trials of the discrimination system; to demonstrate that the conditions expected during the normal lifetime of the trial systems will not adversely affect the performance of a marker
To determine the effectiveness of the process; to determine the techno-economic benefits of the recycled materials; to perform a life cycle analysis of the entire system; and to examine at the issues relating to management / infrastructure
To disseminate the results and outputs of the project amongst the consortium; to disseminate the results and outputs of the project to the European plastics recycling sector; to transfer the technology outside the consortium to AG members and to influence European recycling policy and set new standards for polymer recycling
To enable technology to be transferred to industry as quickly and effectively as possible; to allow technology stake holders to understand how the technology functions and its benefits
To ensure all the EU requirements for communication and reporting are satisfactory; to co-ordinate the legal, contractual, financial and administrative management for the consortium; to co-ordinate the gender, equality, ethical, science and societal aspects of the project; to co-ordinate all aspects of the work at consortium level. Deal with any unexpected project developments and develop appropriate mitigation strategies
This project has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n°311777
ORE EUROPE
Petcore Europe (www.petcore-europe.org)
Plastics Recyclers Europe (www.plasticsrecyclers.eu)
European Federation of Bottled Water (www.efbw.eu)
European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery Organisations (www.epro-plasticsrecycling.org)
OOP
Closed Loop Recycling (www.closedlooprecycling.co.uk)
4PET Recycling (www.4petrecycling.com)
Fraunhofer-Gesekkschaft zur foerderung der angewandten Forschung (www.fraunhofer.de)
Separation and sorting technology (www.sesotec.come)
The UK Health & Environment Research Institute (www.uk-heri.org)
COLORMATRIX EUROPE (www.colormatrix.com)
This project has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n°311777
Estela Izquierdo Tel: +32 (0)2 732 41 24 E-mail: maria.estela.izquierdo@eupc.org Avenue de Cortenbergh 71 B-1000 Belgium www
This project has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n°311777