Preserve
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    plastic packaging recycling
    Because everything deserves a better chance
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We recycle and upcycle plastic packaging

PRESERVE is a European research project that develops solutions to improve the recyclability of plastics. The 4-year project started in January 2021 and receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 multiannual financial framework.

PRESERVE is committed to develop bio-based plastic packaging and textiles by enhancing bio-based coatings in order to improve their recyclability and, at the same time, make sure these materials can be upcycled into new packaging for non-food applications.

PRESERVE will develop 10 common packaging items that are 100% based on renewable resources with a minimal environmental impact and improved recyclability in order to easily reintroduce the materials in a circular economy.

The consortium is formed by 26 partners from 10 countries. It covers the whole supply & value chain and brings together comprehensive interdisciplinary pockets of knowledge, assessing the performance of developed solutions and upscale them to introduce new viable circular bio-based packaging solutions into the market.

You can find the results here.

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Are you interested in collaborating?

The PRESERVE project is keen on new collaborations with partners from other EU-funded projects and platforms, both on technological aspects as well as to organise joint activities such as information sharing, events or initiatives that can build on project results. Let’s explore our potential synergies for a cleaner future.

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News & events

  • Group picture of CE-BIOTEC-09 clustering meeting
    PRESERVE joins forces with UPLIFT and upPE-T
    / 17 May 21

    On 13 May 2021 PRESERVE, UPLIFT and upPE-T met for the first time to define the most appropriate clustering activities around the topic of upcycling bio-plastics

  • Preserve official image
    Everything deserves a better chance
    / 29 Apr 21

    The depletion of natural resources is challenging us to find new innovative solutions.

  • Virtual selfie for Preserve kick off meeting
    PRESERVE is here!
    / 10 Mar 21

    With its online kick-off meeting in January 2021, the PRESERVE project started a journey to make the bio-plastics industry more sustainable.

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We welcome any inquiry on PRESERVE’s innovative solutions on bio based packaging material from the general public, the press, industry and academia. If you’re interested in knowing more about the project and think what we are working on might bring benefit to your work and research, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. We are looking forward to discussing with you the relevance of our investigative and applied efforts, especially if this can be an opportunity for your sector.