REMEDIES
- PROJECTS
- Dec 15, 2022
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Updated: 5 days ago
Co-creating strong uptake of REMEDIES for the future of our oceans through deploying plastic litter valorisation and prevention pathways
Duration: 15 December 2022 - 14 December 2026
Funding programme: Horizon Europe (HORIZON-MISS-2021-OCEAN-03)
Project budget: € 9.137.345,35
SEL NTUA budget: € 355.375,00
Coordinator: KEMIJSKI INSTITUT (NIC)
SEL NTUA role: Cyclades Demo site co-leader, participation in WP2, WP3, WP5, WP6, WP7
Project website: remedies-for-ocean.eu
REMEDIES in a nutshell
The project is built around the three main pillars of monitoring plastic litter, its collection and valorisation, and the prevention of the distribution of non-degradable plastics. During the project, 4 innovations per pillar will be tested in 8 demonstration sites in 8 Mediterranean countries. After validation, these solutions will be scaled up in 33 more sites with the potential to be launched across the whole Mediterranean. The project plans to map out 170 km2 for plastic litter, reach circa 100,000 citizens, collect around 400 tons of plastic waste, and build up plastic prevention pathways through scaling and replication for an equivalent of 3,700 tons of plastic.
Moreover, two open calls will be addressed to third parties to attract more solutions for implementation. Citizens affected by plastic pollution on the shorelines will be activated and guided to start their own businesses through the valorisation of collected plastic litter and the provision of zero-waste solutions to all actors.
Project demonstration sites
DEMO 1 Sustainable vessel cleaning in marina (Koper, Slovenia)
DEMO 2 Restore underwater wildlife (Sardinia, Italy)
DEMO 3 Top tourist destination goes zero-waste (Cyclades, Greece)
DEMO 4 Perfectly scalable zero-waste measures (Sea Dance Festival, Budva, Montenegro)
DEMO 5 Small supply chains and valorisation pathways (Island of Porquerolles, France)
DEMO 6 River & shore plastic waste collection (Durrës & Tirana, Albania)
DEMO 7 Wide plastic collection drones and AI learning (Saïdia, Morocco)
DEMO 8 city engagement for plastic entrepreneurship (Zaragoza, Spain)
SEL's expertise in action
SEL NTUA is the co-leader of DEMO3, providing water engineering expertise for the demo site activities. These include the trapping of microplastics in a wastewater treatment plant’s effluent, greywater treatment of a commercial dishwasher with a green wall, as well as drinking water production from dehumidifiers. Furthermore, we are involved in the scaling and replication of the implemented solutions, as well as the dissemination of the project's objectives.
