WEEE-NET9

WEEE-NET9

WEEE-NET sets up a novel e-waste (WEEE) recycling business ecosystem by introducing an innovative mixture of gravitational, hydro- and bio-metallurgical technologies. Beneficiaries of this innovative technology are WEEE recycling plants, collectors, and sorters as well as territorial waste management public authorities.

Description

E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the EU, as well as a significant secondary source of valuable and scarce metals. WEEE-NET aims to take advantage of the untapped potential of East and Southeast Europe (ESEE) by lifting existing and persisting barriers, namely obsolete treatment technologies, lack of know-how on the part of the workforce, and insufficient penetration in secondary raw materials markets. The consortium comprises 11 partners from 5 RIS and 2 non-RIS countries (SI, PL, HU, GR, CZ, DE, BE), representing the entire WEEE value chain, who will work together to:

  1. Foster the cross-fertilization of innovation, by transferring advanced WEEE management, processing and recovery technological solutions, tailored to the needs and realities of the region’s recycling industries;
  2. Improve the networking capacities of businesses, research actors, and decision-makers, and promote business synergies through matchmaking, networking & capacity building events;
  3. Spark entrepreneurship by encouraging investments and business development along the WEEE value chain, and delivering start-up and business support services;
  4. Showcase financial gains for territorial economies through liaising with public authorities, improving the policy framework and overall collection performance in each partnership country;

Diffuse circular economy principles in the society, underlining the role of the EIT RM KIC as a provider of opportunities for innovation.

Partners: 

  1. Ekosij d.o.o.
  2. Gorenje gospodinjski aparati, d.o.o.
  3. Hellenic Society for the Promotion of Research and Development Methodologies (PROMEA)
  4. Institute of Non-ferrous Metals – SIEĆ BADAWCZA ŁUKASIEWICZ – INSTYTUT METALI NIEŻELAZNYCH
  5. Metal Shredder Hungary Ltd.
  6. Monolithos Ltd S
  7. S E&C IKE
  8. Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF)
  9. University of Miskolc
  10. WEEE Forum
  11. Zavod za gradbenistvo Slovenije, ZAG (Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute)

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