PlastiCity

Resourcing Plastics from the City
Priority Axis
Resource Efficient EconomySpecific objective
Circular Economy
Lead partner
Stad GentContact
Date de début
01/01/2019Date de fin
30/09/2022Project budget
9 450 154 €ERDF amount
5 501 451 €ERDF rate
58%À propos
Common challenge
The 2S region is one of the most proliferative regions in the EU when it comes to generating plastic waste, but overall, plastic recycling rates are incredibly low (20-30%). Within the urban environment – often including cities near water bodies – a lot of plastic waste is available that would, in terms of quality, technically be eligible for recycling but is not effectively validated. These so-called ‘lost plastics’ can form a prominent role in the circular economy, providing actors and stakeholders with an economic opportunity to benefit by stepping away from traditional plastic disposal methods. These economic opportunities are not fully known/understood, collection logistics not fully developed, sorting facilities not well equipped or stakeholders not fully engaged. These are all barriers to realize the full potential of plastic in the circular economy and need to be overcome if the 2S region is to play a key role in delivering the EU strategy for plastics in the Circular Economy.