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Reports (coming soon)

  • WP 1

    State-of-the-Art Analysis and Assessment Strategy

Press Releases

  • Press Release #1

    UPCYCLE Project Launches to Transform Non-Recyclable Plastics into Circular and Non-Persistent Packaging Solutions

Publications

  • AVEP No.145 - Jan '26

    (Page 43)

Presentations

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    UPCYCLE Project Presentation

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    UPCYCLE Project Poster

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    UPCYCLE Project Rollup

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    UPCYCLE Project Factsheet

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    UPCYCLE Project Brochure

  • Biorefinery Concept

    UPCYCLE Project Biorefinery Concept Diagram

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Latest News

  • January 27, 2026
Upcycle - Touch Base with R&I Projects

UPCYCLE at the “Touch Base with R&I Projects” Series by European Bioplastics

The UPCYCLE project was featured on 27 January 2026 in the Touch Base with R&I Projects series organised by European Bioplastics (EUBP). The online session gathered members of the bioplastics community, industry representatives, and research organisations for a focused exchange on UPCYCLE’s objectives, technologies, and early achievements.
  • January 20, 2026
Upcycle Project - Advanced Recycling Conference 2025

UPCYCLE at the Advanced Recycling Conference 2025

The UPCYCLE project was represented at the Advanced Recycling Conference 2025, held on 19–20 November 2025in Cologne, Germany. The conference brought together a diverse audience dominated by industry and commerce, alongside policy makers and scientists, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of today’s recycling challenges.
  • January 13, 2026
Upcycle Project - 1st Executive Board Meeting

UPCYCLE Holds Its First Executive Board Meeting

The UPCYCLE project held its first Executive Board Meeting on 13 January 2026, bringing together the project coordination team and work package leaders to review initial progress and discuss the next steps of project implementation.

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Background
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I

With over 460 million tonnes of plastics produced annually, only about 9 percent is recycled globally; plastic packaging accounts for 40 percent of demand and 60 percent of plastic waste in Europe.

II

Two-thirds of packaging is used only once; up to 50 percent is disposed within a year. Many packages use recalcitrant plastics that can persist for centuries, with a 95 percent loss of material value after first use.

III

Only 37.8 percent of collected post-consumer packaging waste was recycled in Europe in 2022; multilayers and contaminated streams are primary obstacles to recycling.

IV

UPCYCLE addresses these challenges establishing circular value chains that maximise the use of waste and residue streams and develop eco-designed polymer materials that allow recyclability and controlled biodegradability while meeting end-use performance.

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