upPE-T
- Enzymicals AG - Germany,
- Drustvo Sa Ogranicenom Odgovornoscu Eco Plastics Beograd Cukarica - Serbia,
- Asociacion para la Promocion, Investigacion, Desarrollo e Innovacion Tecnologica de la Industria del Calzado y Conexas de la Rioja - Spain,
- Universität für Bodenkultur Wien - Austria,
- Tampereen Korkeakoulusaatio Sr - Finland,
- Lappeenrannan-Lahden Teknillinen Yliopisto Lut - Finland,
- Tecnoalimenti S.C.P.A. - Italy,
- Institut Za Razvoj I Inovacije - Iri - Serbia,
- Digiotouch Ou - Estonia,
- Unione Nazionale Consumatori Umbria - Italy,
- Dimos Neas Smyrni - Greece,
- Durukan Sekerleme Sanayi Ve Ticaretanonim Sirketi - Türkiye,
- Asociacion Espanola de Normalizacion - Spain,
- Cetec Biotechnology Sl - Spain,
- Universidad de Alicante - Spain,
- Bio-Mi Drustvo S Ogranicenom Odgovornoscu Za Proizvodnju, Istrazivanjei Razvoj - Croatia,
- Villani Spa - Italy,
- Moses Productos Sl - Spain,
- Universität Greifswald - Germany
Plastic waste is a huge danger to the environment and a large contributor to climate change, with plastic packaging representing up to 60 % of plastic waste in Europe. It has become a serious issue concerning both waste management and potential environmental repercussions. The issue has reached such levels specifically due to the use of polyethylene (PE) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in plastic, which makes its sustainable management a difficult challenge. The EU-funded upPE-T project aims to overcome this challenge by developing PE and PET upcycling using enzymatic technologies, and later use the products obtained from this biological degradation to produce bioplastics for food and beverage packaging.
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Characteristics of plastic-general
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