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Innovative methods for the Valorisation of Non-target Polymers

Research News / By / April 23, 2021

Plastic fraction represents around 30% of the total Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and is composed by a great variety of polymers (ABS, PS, HIPS, PE/PP, PC, etc..) and additives. Among the latter Bromine Flame Retardants (BFR) are substances of great environmental and health concern that require to be safely disposed.  Mechanical recycling processes …

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NONTOX – Behind the scenes of WEEE, ELV and CDW waste mapping exercise to support circular economy of plastics

Publications and other articles / By / November 23, 2020

In this blog post, Anna Tenhunen tells about a feedstock mapping exercise that was carried out to evaluate the volumes and current treatment routes for WEEE, ELV and CDW plastics in Europe, and to identify the plastic waste streams that are not currently recycled or are otherwise potential for the NONTOX project.

NONTOX at Plastics Circularity Multiplier online conference

Webinar materials / By / October 15, 2020

On October 14th, ERION, partner of the project, joined the Plastics Circularity Multiplier online conference, presenting NONTOX Project updates. A network of industrial and academic actors, together with policymakers discussed EuropeanUnion-funded projects focused on innovations that aim of bringing plastic materials into the circular economy

Discover more about EU Nontox project: video

Videos / By / November 2, 2020

NONTOX Project video provides an overview of the approach adopted to recycle plastics containing hazardous substances. Interventions of three sector experts support the overview of innovative technological solutions: Martin Schlummer (Fraunhofer IVV), Sandra Ramos Quiros (AIMPLAS) and Juan Miguel Moreno Rodriguez (IMDEA Energy). Do you want to discover more about EU Nontox project? from Ecodom …

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EGG2020 online conference presentation

Webinar materials / By / September 2, 2020

The presentation was illustrated by ECODOM during the EGG2020 online conference, with the aim of providing an overview of the activities carried out during the first year of the EU NONTOX Project, focusing on the results obtained with the innovative technologies developed for removing hazardous substances and enhancing recycling rates: CreaSolv®, Extruclean and ThermochemicalConversion.

Publication: Legacy additives in a circular economy of plastics: Current dilemma, policy analysis, and emerging countermeasures

Publications and other articles / By / February 2, 2021

NONTOX partner FRA (Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV) together with TUM (Technical University of Munich) has written a review paper of the current situation about the legacy additives in plastic waste streams, their end-of-life treatment options related to legislation covering these additives and links between regulation and waste management. The article is …

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2nd Consortium Meeting of the NONTOX

Events / By / February 2, 2021

Ecodom Consorzio hosted the 2nd Consortium Meeting of the NONTOX #H2020 project. Project partners are performing different activities to study the best solutions for plastic recycling by removing hazardous substances. They updated each other, eating pasta and pizza, about the ongoing progresses and decided together the next steps for an efficient collaboration. Let’s find solutions for #CircularEconomy, let’s #Recycle#PlasticWaste!

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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No.820895