Life Martlife Circular Tender

Duration 01-APR-2020 to 31-DEC -2027Total budget 18040744.00 EU contribution 10824447.00 Project descriptionBackgroundFor Belgium a 92.8 recycling rate has been obtained for all household packaging waste and the recycling rate of industrial packaging has been raised to 88.8. Flanders has fully banned household waste landfilling and significantly reduced the share of waste incineration. In parallel recycling and reuse of waste streams are gradually improving.However waste prevention and management need innovation and knowledge investment to make additional improvements towards the defined goals. With plastic becoming an increasing part of our waste the importance of tackling thisspecific waste stream is obvious. The Flemish government has developed a Plastics Action Plan which came into force in 2020. It aims to reach the targets of the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy. The Plastics Action Plan is one of the execution plans of the Flemish Waste and Material Decree which implements the European Waste Framework Directive. Together with its implementing regulation this decree covers the management of waste with a focus on sustainable materials management considering the chain of materials used for a service or product as a whole.Objectives The LIFE-IP C-MARTLIFE project will implement Flemish Waste Management policy with a specific focus on accelerating and reinforcing the Plastics Action Plan. This will be achieved with innovative and effective approaches that prevent the loss of recyclable plastic in household and industrial waste developing a strong collaboration between all waste stakeholders.Project actions aim at closing material loops through recycling and reuse slowing down the loops through increased product lifetime and narrowing the loops using less raw materials. These actions can be grouped under four topics i reduction and efficient use of plastics ii prevention of plastic litter iii creating a sustainable recycling market for plastics and iv stimulating plastic recyclate as a fully-fledged raw material. The project aims to expand its actions in the Flemish region and over the entire Belgian territory through inter-regional and national partners.More specifically the project aims at Raising awareness regarding prevention of food waste and plastic litter waste mismanagement and promoting knowledge on sustainable development and new patterns for sustainable consumption and production Promoting better environmental governance by broadening stakeholder involvement in consultation on and implementation of policy including the organisation of green deals for the Construction and Distribution sectors and for Circular procurement and Plastics production and consumption Supporting communication management and replication of successful environmental solutions and practices creating a sustainable recycling market for plastics an