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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)

  • Harnessing microbial consortia-based bioprocess for polyolefins waste upcycling to polyhydroxyalkanoates: optimization of a fed-batch process with hybrid feeding strategy

Presentations

  • Project Presentation

    UPCYCLE Project Presentation

Assets

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    UPCYCLE Project official Logo

  • Poster #1

    UPCYCLE Project Poster

  • Poster #2

    UPCYCLE Project Poster

  • Roll-up

    UPCYCLE Project Rollup

  • Factsheet

    UPCYCLE Project Factsheet

  • Brochure

    UPCYCLE Project Brochure

  • Biorefinery Concept

    UPCYCLE Project Biorefinery Concept Diagram

Newsletters

  • Newsletter #1

    March 16, 2026

Latest News

  • April 30, 2026
Upcycle Plastics - Nordic Bioplastics Conference 2026

UPCYCLE at the Nordic Bioplastic Conference 2026

UPCYCLE, represented by the coordinator partner Aalborg University, took part in the Nordic Bioplastic Conference 2026, held at Industriens Hus in Copenhagen. The event brought together companies, researchers, policymakers and organisations from across the bioplastics value chain. 
  • April 21, 2026
Upcycle - Biobased and Circular Packaging Roundtable

Upcycle Concludes Its Industry Roundtable Series in Spain, Advancing Biobased and Circular Packaging Solutions

The third and final UPCYCLE Industry Roundtable took place on 15 April in Spain, bringing together a highly engaged group of stakeholders from across the food packaging value chain. Organised by EROSKI and AIMPLAS, with the collaboration of the Basque Food Cluster, the session marked the conclusion of the threecountry roundtable series launched earlier in Belgium and Denmark.
  • April 14, 2026
Upcycle - Biobased and Circular Packaging Roundtable

Upcycle Third Industry Roundtable on Biobased and Circular Packaging

The third Upcycle industry roundtable will take place on 15 April, bringing together Spanish stakeholders to explore how upcycling strategies and biobased materials can accelerate the shift toward more circular food packaging solutions. Organised by EROSKI and AIMPLAS, with the collaboration of the Basque Food Cluster, this session follows earlier roundtables held in Belgium and Denmark and concludes the threecountry series.

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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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