Axis

Develop new concepts to improve the recycling of post-consumer polymer materials and the incorporation of recycled materials.

Develop and optimize processes for recovering and recovering strategic metals, and participate in the socio-economic and environmental assessment of their recycling.

New-generation CMO recyclable from recycled raw materials: towards a circular economy

Develop new, more sustainable recycling or recovery processes for outgoing flows from paper and cardboard recycling plants.

Propose different solutions so that each textile can be recycled at the end of its life in the most optimal way, according to its specific characteristics.

Innovative, sustainable, economical and flexible recycling process for used lithium-ion batteries

Plan virtuous recycling approaches to enhance the value of certain systems linked to new energy technologies.

Better understand the potential deposits of critical metals in WEEE and develop processes to maximize their recovery.

Acquire the knowledge needed to improve household waste recycling along the entire value chain.

Study the implications of digital sciences (big data, AI, robotics, automation, etc.) in logistics and sorting processes.

This axis questions socio-technical, socio-economic and socio-political developments in waste management, including reuse and recycling.