Market demonstration and validation of FIBERSORT technology (Q4296904)
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Project Q4296904 in Belgium, Netherlands, United Kingdom
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Market demonstration and validation of FIBERSORT technology |
Project Q4296904 in Belgium, Netherlands, United Kingdom |
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1,899,269.42 Euro
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3,381,994.18 Euro
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56.16 percent
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15 September 2016
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31 March 2020
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Circle Economy
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52°21'45.79"N, 4°55'15.53"E
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51°30'34.70"N, 0°5'18.89"W
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52°30'49.68"N, 4°46'41.74"E
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50°43'14.81"N, 3°17'54.49"E
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52°3'42.59"N, 5°6'42.30"E
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50°48'39.20"N, 3°7'43.32"E
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In NWE ±4650 Kt of textiles are discarded every year, of which only ±30% is collected. Of these collected textiles ±40% is not suitable for re-wear and these recyclable textiles are currently being down cycled. Of these, at least 50% could be regenerated into new textiles through high value (textile to textile) recycling routes. The FIBERSORT project addresses two main challenges: - Environmental: reduce need for and impact of virgin textile materials by enabling high value (textile to textile) recycling, - Market failure: develop new business models and open markets for the growing fraction of recyclable textiles based on high value recycling instead of down cycling. FIBERSORT is an automated sorting technology able to sort large volumes of mixed post-consumer textiles based on material composition. We will demonstrate this technology to the market in a demo plant to validate this as the key value adding innovation to enable the shift to high value recycling for recyclable textiles. The objective is to realize widespread implementation of the technology. Currently, almost all of the collected recyclable textiles in target NWE countries (±560Kt/yr) is for low value down cycling applications at ± €0,08/kg, while at least 50% is suitable for thigh value recycling at ±€0.15-0.60/kg. When the projects ends and at 5 and 10 years after the project, we aim to achieve high value recycling of Kt/yr 12.9, 80,4 and 136 of recyclable textiles respectively, also with economic return. Within the consortium, partners from NL, UKand BE are cooperating, with intended long term effects extended to DE & FR. The 3 domains needed to achieve this objective and outputs are represented in the core consortium: textile recycling value chain, technology providers, market uptake & implementation. Long term effects will be warranted by setting up powerful associate partnerships with local platforms (e.g. TRA, WRAP, Euratex). (English)
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