Touchbase with the UPCYCLE project: Sustainable Plastic Biorefinery for recyclable and biodegradable packaging

Touch base with novel R&I projects working on bioplastics. Today: the UPCYCLE project: Sustainable Plastic Biorefinery for recyclable and biodegradable packaging Abstract: UPCYCLE aims to demonstrate novel circular value chains that transform non-recyclable mixed plastic waste currently into biodegradable and recyclable materials for packaging applications. Building on the promising results of the H2020 UPLIFT project, UPCYCLE addresses specific scalability hotspots to reach economic viability. The project scales up its novel plastic biorefinery and ecopolymers with a strategy that leverages: (1) A Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design framework to ensure safety (i.e. non-toxic materials), a reduction in GHG emissions (-30%), and economic viability (