ECOWASTE MANAGEMENT

Area 6.3.1.3. Waste
ENV.2008.3.1.3.1. Waste prevention: Industrial networking and zero-waste entrepreneurship

The development of innovative technologies, waste-prevention methodologies, strategies and system tools (e.g. eco-design, local industrial clusters, and resource exchange) exportable into other European and worldwide contexts shall represent the main focus of this action.

The goal is to develop a structured and innovative production model for resource-use optimisation and waste prevention, also taking residues as secondary raw materials, and test it in real cases of
sustainable industrial networks.

Results should translate the vision of a sustainable development into elements of a sustainable entrepreneurship, focusing at enhancing business opportunities according to a "towards zero waste" approach.

This action should also be capable to provide evidence and directions on how to implement the main EU policy FP 7 Cooperation Work Programme 2008: Environment (including climate change) initiatives in this area (Sustainable Consumption and Production, ETAP, Eco-label, EMAS, Waste Framework Directive, ELV Directive) in a coherent, integrated, and sustainability oriented way, inter alia by identifying and assessing policy measures that could be taken at EU, national or regional levels to favour the development and the uptake of industrial networking and zero-waste entrepreneurship and achieve waste prevention.

Assessment studies shall be carried out13. This action should foresee a substantial participation of
industrial partners, with a relevant presence of SMEs. Additionally, this project should establish links with other projects addressing innovative product chains with a Life Cycle Approach (i.e. biorefineries). (Policy relevant topic)

Funding scheme: collaborative project (large-scale integrating project)