Project
About the project
LIFE CIRC-ELV is aimed at boosting a resource-efficient circular economy in the automotive sector by enhancing ELV managemet to increase the plastic recycling rates in a costeffective way and resulting in recycled plastics with suitable quality for new market applications. The project will contribute to achieve the ELV recycling targets set by EU legislation, while closing the loop for plastics and helping to reduce fossil resource depletion and derived impacts.
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Objectives
Expected results
- New sustainable business value chain in the EU for ELV plastics recycling
- 12 tonnes of recycled plastics produced (1,000 ELVs treated)
- 75% Carbon footprint reduction
- 90% Non-renewable energy demand reduction
- New products made of recycled ELV plastics
- 15% cost reduction for new products
- 5 EU regions, 3 sectors and 12 customers
- 5% ELVs in EU using LIFE CIRC-ELV model by 2026 at 30 ATFs
- Socio-economic benefits
