URBANREC

URBANREC project is finished, obtaining good results in different areas and reaching objectives specified at the beginning of the project. These objectives are focused on technical and non-technical developments to be applied in bulky waste management system adapted to economic, social and geographic conditions for different European regions.

A new system to enhance reuse in Flanders region was implemented with good results, HANGAR project, to give a second opportunity for reuse and contributing to social inclusion. Also, in Flanders an app was developed including information about bulky waste collection/treatment but also an innovative service for bulky waste collection. A customer portal service was implemented in the CA-site, to contribute to decrease mix bulky waste collection including information about costs and encouraging people to encourage waste sorting. These developments were evaluated in other regions and implemented according to their requirements; for example, the first CA site was installed in Turkey.

Innovative treatments were demonstrated to obtain raw material from bulky waste, fragmentation and shredding technology. Waste materials obtained were employed in different valorisation routes (solvolysis, rebonding, wood plastic composites, textiles technologies, compounding, injection…). Those waste materials which cannot be used directly in these valorisation routes due to their lack of homogeneity have been used in an innovative valorisation process Hydro-catalytic gasification with plasma (HCGP). Finally, several demonstrators have been obtained within the project turning waste material coming from bulky waste into new products which fulfil market requirements. Demonstrators developed are listed below:

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• FOAM CORE LAYER (by DELAX&AIMPLAS)
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• FOAM TOP LAYER (by RAMPF, ICT and EUROSPUMA)
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• FOAM MATTRES (BY DELAX)
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• ADHESIVES (by RAMPF, ICT and RESCOLL)
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• NEEDLE-FELTS (by PROCOTEX&CENTEXBEL)
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• FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES (by VANHEEDE&CENTEXBEL)
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• WOOD BASED COMPOSITES (by VANHEEDE&IYTE)
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• METHYLAL (by BPP)
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• INSULATION PANELS MADE OF TEXTILE FIBRES (by PROCOTEX)
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• INSULATION PANELS MADE OF PUR FOAM (by RAMPF)
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**A link to each of those demonstrators´ datasheet will be available in short within the Interactive tool, including a picture, and technical, environmental & economic info.

LCA, taking into account implementation of these innovative treatment and valorisation routes, was completed for each region obtaining a CO2 emission reduction of more than 20%. 

It is also important to highlight all the effort completed from the beginning of the project regarding project transfer activities. Two different guides were completed; Eco-design guide and Guide on URBANREC bulky waste management system. Both guides are available in the interactive tool developed and explained in detail in in next section together with other project transfer activities.

AIMPLAS, as coordinator, would like to conclude that positive results obtained have been reached thanks to the excellent job of URBANREC partners, their cooperation and hard work during these 3.5 years have been an example of teamwork for a common objective to contribute to create sustainable cities for future generations. Thank you!

» Publication Date: 29/11/2019

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