Objectives
The REDOL Project drives technological, managerial, economic, and social readiness in European circularity hubs. Experience innovative and sustainable approaches to valorize solid urban waste (SUW) through industrial-urban symbiosis (I-US). Discover the transformative impact of the REDOL Project and the social readiness level of European Hubs for circularity.
To this end, five different value chains for packaging, plastics, construction demolition waste (CDW), textiles and waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE) will be developed and implemented in real waste management facilities, obtaining recycled secondary materials for the latter production of high added value circular products.
REDOL goals
The specific goals that will enable the achievement of REDOL Project main objective include:
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To develop and demonstrate novel management systems and processing technologies for the valorisation of SUW to be used as feedstock for other sectors and/or across value chains.
2
To obtain recycled secondary materials from SUW ready to be fed in downstream processes
for the further production of circular products, closing the production loop.
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To enable the achievement of a zero SUW landfilling approach in Zaragoza by accomplishing 55-100% recycling rates in REDOL value chains while creating new sustainable economic across Aragon.
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To establish a roadmap for the implementation of REDOL solutions in other urban environments and industrial areas, tackling technical and non-technical barriers.
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To assure a successful dissemination and exploitation of the project, through a strategic and I-US oriented commercialization plan, dedicated business models and key stakeholders’ engagement.
Impact
REDOL Project will directly impact in the transition of Zaragoza towards a zero residues city, aiming at achieving this objective by 2040.
Taking into account that the current recycling rate is around 50%, this would imply over 140,000 tons/year being re-used, valorised or transformed into secondary raw materials instead of landfilled.
Such an approach will result in a total of 144.720 tons/year being re-used, valorised or transformed into secondary raw materials instead of landfilled (over 90.000 tons in the value chains addressed in the REDOL Project).
It must be considered that potential increments in the number of residues generated within the city would further increase this impact, as residues generation is currently increasing by 2% per year, but efforts are placed in achieving a reduction in these figures.
Accordingly, REDOL innovations at technical, economical, managerial and social level will enable the consolidation of Zaragoza’s hub for circularity and leverage benefits within the city of over 14 B€ and 280 ktCO2/year, economic and GHG emissions savings respectively.
Value chains
In particular, the impact of REDOL Project on the value chains addressed is expected to reach the following figures:
