#  1\. Overview of the PlastiCircle Project

##  1.1 Objectives

The main objective of PlastiCircle is to improve the Circular Economy of
Plastics (Closure of the European Plastic Loop  1  ). In order to achieve this
purpose, the PlastiCircle concept is centred on closing the plastic waste
chain in several ways:

Collection

Transport

Sorting

Recovery

  1. Increasing the amount of plastic waste collected. 

  

  2. Reducing the costs of recovering plastic waste. 

  

  3. Increasing the quality of collected plastic waste. 

  

  4. Developing new value-added applications. 

  

  

The combination of these measures will promote the recovery of the most
important plastic fraction in Europe (i.e. plastic packaging). The
PlastiCircle approach is based on innovation in the four stages associated
with plastic packaging treatment: collection, transport, sorting and recovery
in value-added products.

##  1.2 The PlastiCircle Consortium

A key factor will be the integration of the project results in a global
process to be implemented throughout Europe. The consortium has been designed
with this objective in mind as subsequently explained (see Figure 1).
Collection, transport, sorting and recycling improvements will be developed by
experienced RTDs and companies (ITENE, PICVISA, AXION, SINTEF and

PROPLAST) and then tested in

_Figure 1. PlastiCircle concept and consortium._ three pilots in Valencia-
Spain,

Alba Iulia-Romania and

Utrecht-The Netherlands, being finally results exploited, disseminated and
communicated in a EU level (PROPLAST, KIMbcn, ICLEI, PLAST-EU and ECOEMBES).
It should be also remarked the participation of the Municipality of Velenje
(MOV) as a follower city, with a view to learn from the 3 pilots, to
disseminate results in Balkan countries and Central Europe, as well as to
ensure and facilitate the incorporation of the PlastiCircle approach in the
medium and long term in European cities and regions (To assure PlastiCircle
replicability after the project).

#  2\. Scope of the DMP

##  2.1 Related Policies

The present Data Management Plan (DMP) complies with and has been developed
according to the following EU policies regarding Research Data and Data
Protection:

  1. The Open Research Data Pilot (“ORD pilot”) 

  

  2. The General Data Protection Regulation 

  

  

###  2.1.1 Open Research Data Pilot (ORD pilot)  2

The European Commission is running a flexible pilot under Horizon 2020 called
the **Open Research Data Pilot** (ORD pilot). The Open Research Data Pilot
aims to make the research data generated by selected Horizon 2020 projects
accessible with as few restrictions as possible, while at the same time
protecting sensitive data from inappropriate access.

According to this pilot, projects participating in the pilot must submit a
first version of the DMP (as a deliverable) within the first 6 months of the
project. The DMP needs to be updated over the course of the project whenever
significant changes arise.

Further details are provided in the Guidelines on FAIR Data Management in
Horizon 2020 (v.3, 26 July 2016).

###  2.1.2 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (3)  3

The **General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)** (Regulation (EU) 2016/679)
is a regulation by which the European Parliament, the European Council and the
European Commission intend to strengthen and unify data protection for all
individuals within the European Union (EU). It also addresses the export of
personal data outside the EU. The primary objectives of the GDPR are to give
citizens and residents back control of their personal data and to simplify the
regulatory environment for international business by unifying the regulation
within the EU. When the GDPR takes effect, it will replace the data protection
directive (officially Directive 95/46/EC) from 1995. The regulation was
adopted on 27/4/2016. It applies from 25/5/2018 after a two-year transition
period and, unlike a directive, it does not require any enabling legislation
to be passed by national governments.

Under GDPR it will not be necessary to submit notifications / registrations to
each local DPA of data processing activities, nor will it be a requirement to
notify / obtain approval for transfers based on the Model Contract Clauses
(MCCs). Instead, there will be internal **record keeping requirements** and
DPO appointment will be mandatory only for those controllers and processors
whose core activities consist of processing operations which require regular
and systematic monitoring of data subjects on a large scale or of special
categories of data or data relating to criminal convictions and offences
(which is not the case of PlastiCircle Project).

#  3\. Data Summary

##  3.1 Purpose of the data

The data (databases, datasets, etc.) that are required for PlastiCircle will
be used to:

  1. Develop, test and evaluate the plastic value chain: 

     * Collection. Using smart containers provided with a user identification, identifiable labels and money compensation procedure (WP2). 

  

     * Transport. Based on the compaction of plastic, both in container and in the trucks; measuring container filling levels; optimizing collection routes and efficient driving (WP3). 

  

     * Sorting. With an innovative technology will be based on a new filmstabilizing conveyor for plastic sorter able to achieve an excellent performance on films. A special focus will be offered to the stages of material feeding, identification and ejection. The system will be based on Near- Infra-Red-Hyperspectral-Imaging (NIR-HSI), THz (TeraHertz) imaging, and hyperspectral whiskbroom/pushbroom shooting along with a spectral shifting.) (WP4). 

  

  

  2. Demonstrate the potential to obtain added-value and innovative recovered products from the fractions previously sorted (circular economy approach) (WP5) 

  

  3. Elaborate the pilot tests in the cities of Valencia, Utrecht and Alba Iulia (WP6) 

  

  4. Integrate and validate the PlastiCircle approach from a technical, environmental, economic and social point view (WP7 and WP8). 

  

  

##  3.2 Types and formats of data

The data to be collected, processed and stored in PlastiCircle project can be
categorized as follows:

  1. Type of data based on its content: 

     * Citizen data 

  

     * Waste quantity and composition data 

  

     * Containers filling data 

  

     * Collection routes data 

  

     * Plastic identification 

  

     * Economic, social and environmental data 

  

  

  2. Type of data based on its collection time: 

     * Real-time data 

  

     * Historical (archived) data 

  

  

  3. Type of data, based on its sources: 

     * Crowdsourced data 

  

     * Open data 

  

     * Proprietary data 

  

     * Artificially generated data 

  

  

  4. Processes related to the abovementioned data are: 

     * Data collection and storage 

  

     * Data manipulation and management 

  

     * Data analysis 

  

  

  

##  3.3 Data Formats

The following data formats are PlastiCircles’ preferred choices to enable
sharing and long-term validity of the data:

  * **JSON:** JSON is a simple file format that is very easy for any programming language to read. Its simplicity means that it is generally easier for computers to process than others, such as XML. 

  

  * **XML:** XML is a widely-used format for data exchange because it gives good opportunities to keep the structure in the data and the way files are built on, and allows developers to write parts of the documentation in with the data without interfering with the reading of them. 

  

  * **Spreadsheets:** Many authorities have information left in the spreadsheet, for example Microsoft Excel. This data can often be used immediately with the correct descriptions of what the different columns mean. However, in some cases there can be macros and formulas in spreadsheets, which may be somewhat more cumbersome to handle. It is therefore advisable to document such calculations next to the spreadsheet, since it is generally more accessible for users to read. 

  

  * **Comma Separated Values (CSV):** CSV files can be a very useful format because it is compact and thus suitable to transfer large sets of data with the same structure. However, the format is so spartan that data are often useless without documentation since it can be almost impossible to guess the significance of the different columns. It is therefore particularly important for the comma-separated formats that documentation or metainformation of the individual fields is provided and is sufficient and accurate. 

  

  * **Text Documents:** Classic documents in formats like RTF, ODF, OOXML, or PDF are sufficient to show certain kinds of documents, e.g., deliverables, reports, etc. Templates may be used whenever possible, so that displayed data can be re-used. 

  

  * **Plain Text (TXT):** Plain text documents (.txt) are chosen because they are very easy to read and process via plain text parsers. They generally exclude structural metadata. 

  

  * **HTML:** Nowadays much data is available in HTML format on various sites. This may well be sufficient if the data is very stable and limited in scope. In some cases, it could be preferable to have data in a form easier to download and manipulate, but as it is cheap and easy to refer to a page on a website, it might be a good starting point in the display of data. Typically, it would be most appropriate to use tables in HTML documents to hold data, and then it is important that the various data fields are displayed and are given IDs which make it easy to find and manipulate data. 

  

  * **Web Services:** For data that changes frequently, and where each pull is of limited size, it is very relevant to expose data through web services. There are several ways to create a web service, but some of the most used is SOAP and REST. 

  

  * **Proprietary formats:** Some dedicated systems, etc. have their own data formats that they can save or export data in. It can sometimes be enough to expose data in such a format - especially if it is expected that further use would be in a similar system as that which they come from. 

  

The following Table contains guidance on file formats recommended for data
sharing, reuse and preservation.

_Table 1. File formats recommended for data sharing, reuse and preservation_  
  
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<tr>  
<th>

**Type of data**

</th>  
<th>

**Recommended formats**

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Quantitative tabular data with extensive metadata.**

A dataset with variable labels, code labels, and defined missing values, in
addition to the matrix of data

</td>  
<td>

SPSS portable format (.por)

delimited text and command ('setup') file

(SPSS, Stata, SAS, etc.) structured text or mark-up file of metadata
information, e.g. DDI XML file

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Quantitative tabular data with minimal metadata**

A matrix of data with or without column headings or variable names, but no
other metadata or labelling

</td>  
<td>

Comma-separated values (.csv) tab-delimited file (.tab) including delimited
text of given character set with SQL data definition statements where
appropriate

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Geospatial data** vector and raster data

</td>  
<td>

ESRI Shapefile (.shp, .shx, .dbf, .prj, .sbx,

.sbn optional)

geo-referenced TIFF (.tif, .tfw) CAD data (.dwg)

tabular GIS attribute data, geojson Geography Markup Language (.gml)

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Quantitative data** textual

</td>  
<td>

Rich Text Format (.rtf)

plain text, ASCII (.txt)

JSON

eXtensible Mark-up Language (.xml) text according to an appropriate Document

Type Definition (DTD) or schema

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Digital image data**

</td>  
<td>

TIFF 6.0 uncompressed (.tif)

PNG

JPEG

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Digital audio data**

</td>  
<td>

Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) (.flac)

Wav Mp3

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Digital video data**

</td>  
<td>

MPEG-4 (.mp4)

OGG video (.ogv, .ogg) motion JPEG 2000 (.mj2)

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Documentation**

</td>  
<td>

Rich Text Format (.rtf)

PDF/UA, PDF/A or PDF (.pdf)

XHTML or HTML (.xhtml, .htm)

OpenDocument Text (.odt)

Doc, docx, xls, xlsx

</td> </tr> </table>

[Modified from source:  _Managing and Sharing Research Data: A Guide to Good
Practice_ ]

##  3.4 Existing Data

During its lifetime, the PlastiCircle project will make use of existing data
that are in the possession of various partners as well as other data sources
(open data). The existing data (or background) is defined as “data, know-how
or information (…) that is needed to implement the action or exploit the
results” It includes inventions, experience and databases. Background that
partners will bring to the project has been defined in the Consortium
Agreement (CA). The background that each partner brings to the project is
defined below:

_Table 2. Background provided by each partner_  
  
<table>  
<tr>  
<th>

**1\. INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE ENVASE TRANSPORTE Y LOGÍSTICA**

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Describe Background**

</td>  
<td>

**Specific limitations and/or conditions for implementation (Article 25.2**

**Grant Agreement)**

</td>  
<td>

**Specific limitations and/or conditions for Exploitation (Article**

**25.3 Grant Agreement)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

1)Collection: Characterization protocols for evaluating the segregation
quality of Municipal Solid Waste(MSW) fractions and specifically packaging,
commingled MSW, organic.

2)Transport:

-Improved algorithms for route optimization tested in urban vehicles, with an interface developed for the routing management, being able to help decision-making and recalculate routes in real time. - Hardware device for vehicle data adquisition from CAN-BUS port (speed, gps position, level of fuel, brake use, etc.), connected to a database where data are stored and can be post-treated. - Knowledge in the deployment and use of traceability technologies, such as RFID or QR systems, and sensorization devices (i.e. for detecting filling levels). 3)Sorting: Evaluation of 

possibilities to sort new packaging materials by Near

</td>  
<td>

INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO

DEL EMBALAJE, TRANSPORTE Y LOGISTICA shall grant access to Background that is,
or will be found to be, necessary for the implementation of the

Project royalty free to the Party or Parties that Need access to implement
their work in the Project.

Provided that the access to background do not contravene non-disclosure
agreements or exploitation agreements with third parties.

ITENE shall not be obliged to grant Access Rights (i) to

Background not owned by

ITENE and/ or (ii) to

Background for which ITENE is not able to grant Access Rights, due to third
party rights and/ or (iii) to

Background for which ITENE is not able to grant Access Rights without paying
compensation to third parties and/or (iv) to information that was not

</td>  
<td>

INSTITUTO

TECNOLOGICO DEL

EMBALAJE,

TRANSPORTE Y

LOGISTICA shall grant access to Background needed to use the

Results of the Project under fair and reasonable conditions to be agreed with
the Party or Parties that Need access to use the Results of the Project.

ITENE shall not be obliged to grant Access Rights (i) to Background not owned
by ITENE and/ or (ii) to Background for which ITENE is not able to grant
Access Rights, due to third party rights and/ or (iii) to Background for which
ITENE is not able to grant Access Rights without paying compensation to third
parties and/or (iv) to

</td> </tr> </table>  
<table>  
<tr>  
<th>

InfraRed (NIR); Possibility to add

markerts in packaging materials to be then sorted 4)Recovery and recycling:

Evaluation of recyclability of new packaging materials and specifically
polymers incorporating nanomaterials and TIC technologies by injection,
extrusion and compression moulding.

5)Sustainability assessment:

Environmental, economic and social LCA (Life Cycle

Assessment) of new packaging materials (biomaterials, nanoreinforced
materials, smart packaging)

</th>  
<th>

held by ITENE before they acceded to the Grant

Agreement

</th>  
<th>

information that was not held by ITENE before they acceded

to the Grant

Agreement

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**2\. STIFTELSEN SINTEF (SINTEF)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Describe Background**

</td>  
<td>

**Specific limitations and/or conditions for implementation (Article 25.2**

**Grant Agreement)**

</td>  
<td>

**Specific limitations and/or conditions for Exploitation (Article**

**25.3 Grant Agreement)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

  1. Transport: Software modules for predicting vehicle speed profiles and energy consumption. 

  

  2. Sustainability assessment: 

  

  

Environmental and Economic LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) of new packaging
materials (biomaterials, nano-reinforced materials, smart packaging)

</td>  
<td>

SINTEF shall grant access to Background that is necessary for the
implementation of the Project royalty free to

the Party or Parties that Need access to implement their work in the Project.

SINTEF shall not be obliged to grant Access Rights (i) to

Background not owned by

SINTEF and/ or (ii) to

Background for which SINTEF is not able to grant Access Rights, due to third
party rights and/ or (iii) to

Background for which SINTEF is not able to grant Access Rights without paying
compensation to third parties and/or (iv) to information that was not held by
SINTEF before they acceded to the Grant

</td>  
<td>

SINTEF shall grant access to Background needed to use the Results of the
Project under fair and reasonable conditions to be agreed with the Party or
Parties that Need access to use the Results of the Project.

SINTEF shall not be obliged to grant Access Rights (i) to Background not owned
by SINTEF and/ or (ii) to Background for which SINTEF is not able to grant
Access Rights, due to third party rights and/ or (iii) to Background for which
SINTEF is not

</td> </tr> </table>  
<table>  
<tr>  
<th>

</th>  
<th>

Agreement

</th>  
<th>

able to grant Access Rights without paying compensation to third parties
and/or (iv) to information that was not held by SINTEF before they acceded

to the Grant

Agreement

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**3\. PICVISA**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Describe Background**

</td>  
<td>

**Specific limitations and/or conditions for**

**implementation (Article**

**25.2 Grant Agreement)**

</td>  
<td>

**Specific limitations and/or conditions for Exploitation**

**(Article 25.3 Grant Agreement)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

1)Sorting of post-consumer plastics:

Evaluation and optimisation of mechanical and optical sorting of post-consumer
plastics. Evaluation and optimisation of marker/tracer technology to

sort plastics including technologies such as fluorescent markers and digital
watermarking. Specific knowledge on the sorting of flexible packaging and the
effect of packaging design on optical sorting.

</td>  
<td>

PICVISA shall grant access to Background that is necessary for the
implementation of the Project royalty free to

the Party or Parties that Need access to implement their work in the Project.

</td>  
<td>

PICVISA shall grant access to Background needed to use the Results of the
Project under fair and reasonable conditions to be agreed with the Party or
Parties that Need access to use the Results of the Project.

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**4\. AXION RECYCLING**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Describe Background**

</td>  
<td>

**Specific limitations and/or conditions for implementation (Article 25.2**

**Grant Agreement)**

</td>  
<td>

**Specific limitations and/or conditions for Exploitation (Article**

**25.3 Grant Agreement)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

1)Sorting of post-consumer plastics:

Evaluation and optimisation of mechanical and optical sorting of post-consumer
plastics. Evaluation and optimisation of marker/tracer technology to sort
plastics including

</td>  
<td>

AXION RECYCLING shall grant access to Background that is, or will be found to
be,

necessary for the implementation of the

Project royalty free to the Party or Parties that Need access to implement
their

</td>  
<td>

AXION shall grant access to Background needed to use the Results of the
Project under fair and reasonable conditions to be

</td> </tr> </table>  
<table>  
<tr>  
<th>

technologies such as fluorescent markers and digital watermarking. Specific
knowledge on the sorting of flexible packaging and the effect of packaging
design on optical sorting.

2)Washing of post-consumer plastics:

Evaluation and optimisation of washing technologies to remove contamination
from packaging. Knowledge on packaging design and the effect on the
washing/cleaning process.

3)Conversion of post-consumer plastics to secondary raw

material

Evaluation and optimisation of extrusion and upgrading technologies to produce
secondary raw materials from post-consumer plastics. Knowledge on the impact
of different materials on the quality recycled.

4) Testing of recycled plastics: Evaluation of recycled polymers to assess the
physical

properties and determine the suitability for different applications.

</th>  
<th>

work in the Project.

Provided that the access to background do not contravene non-disclosure
agreements or exploitation agreements with third parties.

AXION shall not be obliged to grant Access Rights (i) to

Background not owned by

AXION and/ or (ii) to

Background for which AXION is not able to grant Access Rights, due to third
party

rights and/ or (iii) to

Background for which AXION is not able to grant Access Rights without paying
compensation to third parties and/or (iv) to information that was not held by
AXION before they acceded to the Grant

Agreement

</th>  
<th>

agreed with the Party or Parties that Need access to use the Results of the
Project. AXION shall not be obliged to grant Access Rights (i) to Background
not owned by AXION and/ or (ii) to Background for which AXION is not able to
grant Access Rights, due to third party rights and/ or (iii) to Background for
which AXION is not able to grant Access Rights without paying compensation to
third parties and/or (iv) to information that was not held by AXION before
they acceded

to the Grant

Agreement

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**5\. CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT (CRF)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

No data, know-how or information of CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT shall be Needed by
another Party for implementation of the Project (Article 25.2 Grant Agreement)
or Exploitation of that other Party’s Results (Article 25.3 Grant Agreement).

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**6\. GEMEENTE UTRECHT (UTRECHT)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

No data, know-how or information of GEMEENTE UTRECHT shall be Needed by
another Party for implementation of the Project (Article 25.2 Grant Agreement)
or Exploitation of that other Party’s Results (Article 25.3 Grant Agreement).

</td> </tr> </table>

  7. **FUNDACION DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA PARA LA PROMOCION**

  

  

**ESTRATEGICA EL DESARROLLO Y LA INNOVACION URBANA (INNDEA)**

No data, know-how or information of FUNDACION DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA

PARA LA PROMOCION ESTRATEGICA EL DESARROLLO Y LA INNOVACION URBANA (LAS

NAVES shall be Needed by another Party for implementation of the Project
(Article 25.2 Grant Agreement) or Exploitation of that other Party’s Results
(Article 25.3 Grant Agreement).

  8. **PRIMARIA MUNICIPIULUI ALBA IULIA (ALBA)**

  

  

**Specific Specific limitations limitations and/or and/or conditions for
conditions for**

**Describe Background** **Exploitation**

**implementation (Article**

**25.2 Grant Agreement)** **(Article 25.3 Grant**

**Agreement)**

1)Collection: data and information about the existing waste collection system
and collection infrastructure at local level; expertize and information
necessary for the design of the compensation policies 2) Transport: data and
information about the existing truck fleet in Alba Iulia (it will be necessary
to design the guidance and best practices report on truch traceabiity and
driving behaviour guidance) 3) Communication: procedures, expertize and best
practices that will be needed in the regional case study workshop and in all
the external communication activities where PRIMARIA MUNICIPIULUI ALBA IULIA.

PRIMARIA MUNICIPIULUI ALBA IULIA shall grant access to Background that is, or
will be found to be, necessary for the implementation of the Project royalty
free to the Party or Parties that Need access to implement their work in the
Project. Provided that the access to background do not contravene non-
disclosure agreements or exploitation agreements with third parties.

PRIMARIA MUNICIPIULUI ALBA IULIA shall not be obliged to grant Access Rights
(i) to Background not owned by PRIMARIA MUNICIPIULUI ALBA

IULIA and/ or (ii) to

Background for which

PRIMARIA MUNICIPIULUI ALBA IULIA is not able to grant Access Rights, due to
third party rights and/ or (iii) to Background for which

PRIMARIA MUNICIPIULUI ALBA IULIA is not able to grant Access Rights PRIMARIA

MUNICIPIULUI ALBA IULIA shall grant access to Background needed to use the
Results of the Project under fair and reasonable conditions to be agreed with
the Party or Parties that Need access to use the Results of the Project.

PRIMARIA

MUNICIPIULUI ALBA IULIA shall not be obliged to grant Access

Rights (i) to

Background not owned by PRIMARIA

MUNICIPIULUI ALBA IULIA and/

or (ii) to  
  
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<tr>  
<th>

  
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<tr>  
<th>

</th>  
<th>

without paying compensation to third parties and/or (iv) to information that
was not held by PRIMARIA

MUNICIPIULUI ALBA IULIA before they acceded to the Grant agreement

</th>  
<th>

to Background for which

PRIMARIA

MUNICIPIULUI

ALBA IULIA is not able to grant Access Rights without paying compensation to
third parties and/or (iv) to information that was not held by PRIMARIA

MUNICIPIULUI ALBA IULIA before they acceded to the Grant Agreement

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

9\. **MESTNA OBCINA VELENJE (MOV)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

</td> </tr> </table>

No data, know-how or information of MESTNA OBCINA VELENJE shall be Needed by
another Party for implementation of the Project (Article 25.2 Grant Agreement)
or Exploitation of that other Party’s Results (Article 25.3 Grant Agreement).

**10\. SOCIEDAD ANONIMA AGRICULTORES DE LAVEGA DE VALENCIA (SAV)**

**Specific Specific limitations limitations and/or and/or conditions for
conditions for**

**Describe Background Exploitation**

**implementation (Article**

**25.2 Grant Agreement) (Article 25.3 Grant**

**Agreement)**

</th> </tr> </table>

Background for which PRIMARIA MUNICIPIULUI ALBA IULIA is not able to grant
Access Rights, due to third party rights and/ or (iii) 1) Collection:

-Knowledge in monitoring of the filling of waste containers by sensors and external communication from the sensors to a cloud platform. 

-Knowledge and experience in the use of the best systems for the collection of solid urban waste. 

2) Transport:

-Experience in data acquisition from the CAN-BUS SAV shall grant access to Background that is, or will be found to be, necessary for the implementation of the Project royalty free to 

the Party or Parties that Need access to implement their work in the Project.
Provided that the access to background do not contravene non-disclosure
agreements or exploitation agreements with third parties. SAV shall not be
obliged to grant Access Rights (i) to Background SAV shall grant access to
Background needed to use the Results of the Project under fair and reasonable
conditions to be agreed with the Party or Parties that Need access to use the
Results of the Project.

POLARIS M HOLDING shall not be obliged to

grant Access

Rights (i) to Background not  
  
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<th>

port of vehicles. Data taken from more than 200 vehicles during 5 years.

-Knowledge and experience in the more efficient driving model system in function of the loading system of the recollector (rear-loading, lateral-loading, etc…). And in the in the field of fuel consumption in function of the time of the power take-off. 

</th>  
<th>

not owned by SAV and/ or (ii) to Background for which SAV is not able to grant
Access Rights, due to third party rights and/ or (iii) to

Background for which

SAV is not able to grant Access Rights without paying compensation to third
parties and/or (iv) to information that was not held by ITENE before they
acceded

to the Grant

Agreement

</th>  
<th>

owned by POLARIS M

HOLDING and/ or (ii) to Background for which POLARIS M HOLDING is not able to
grant Access Rights, due to third party rights and/ or (iii) to Background for
which POLARIS M HOLDING is not able to grant Access Rights without paying
compensation to third parties and/or (iv) to information that was not held by
POLARIS M HOLDING before they acceded to

the Grant Agreement

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

</td>  
<td>

**11\. POLARIS M HOLDING (POLARIS)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Describe Background**

</td>  
<td>

**Specific limitations and/or conditions for implementation (Article 25.2**

**Grant Agreement)**

</td>  
<td>

**Specific limitations and/or conditions for**

**Exploitation (Article**

**25.3 Grant**

**Agreement)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

1)Collection: data and information about the existing waste collection system
and collection infrastructure at

local level;

  2. Transport: data and information about the existing truck fleet in Alba Iulia (it will be necessary to design the guidance and best practices report on truck traceability and driving behaviour guidance) 

  

  3. Sorting: data and information about the existing 

  

  

sorting solutions at local level

</td>  
<td>

POLARIS M HOLDING shall grant access to Background that is, or will be found
to be, necessary for the implementation of the

Project royalty free to the Party or Parties that Need access to implement
their work in the Project.

Provided that the access to background do not contravene non-disclosure
agreements or exploitation agreements with third parties.

POLARIS M HOLDING shall not be obliged to grant

</td>  
<td>

POLARIS M HOLDING shall grant access to Background needed

to use the Results of the Project under fair and reasonable conditions to be
agreed with the Party or Parties that Need access to use the

Results of the Project.

POLARIS M HOLDING

shall not be obliged to grant Access Rights (i) to Background not owned by
POLARIS M HOLDING and/ or (ii)

</td> </tr> </table>  
<table>  
<tr>  
<th>

</th>  
<th>

Access Rights (i) to

Background not owned by POLARIS M HOLDING and/ or (ii) to Background for which
POLARIS M HOLDING

is not able to grant Access Rights, due to third party rights and/ or (iii) to

Background for which POLARIS M HOLDING is not able to grant Access Rights
without paying compensation to third parties and/or (iv) to information that
was not held by POLARIS M HOLDING before they acceded to the Grant

Agreement

</th>  
<th>

to Background for which POLARIS M HOLDING is not able to grant Access Rights,
due to third party rights and/ or (iii) to Background for which POLARIS M
HOLDING is not able to grant Access Rights without paying compensation to
third parties and/or (iv) to information that was not held by POLARIS M
HOLDING before they acceded to the Grant

Agreement

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

</td>  
<td>

**12\. INDUSTRIAS TERMOPLÁSTICAS VALENCIANAS (INTERVAL)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Describe Background**

</td>  
<td>

**Specific limitations and/or conditions for implementation**

**(Article 25.2 Grant**

**Agreement)**

</td>  
<td>

**Specific limitations and/or conditions for Exploitation**

**(Article 25.3 Grant**

**Agreement)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

INTERVAL, is a plastic bags manufacture that is working with recycled
materials for more than 30 years, It has a broad knowledge on the behavior of
the polyethilene in film applications.

Nowadays INTERVAL is working its products with plastics from agricultural or
industrials waste.

</td>  
<td>

INTERVAL shall grant access to Background that is necessary for the
implementation of the

Project royalty free to the Party or Parties that Need access to implement
their work in the Project.

</td>  
<td>

INTERVAL shall grant access to Background needed to use the

Results of the Project under fair and reasonable conditions to be agreed with
the Party or Parties that Need access to use the Results of the Project.

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**13\. ARMACELL Benelux S.A. (ARMACELL)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

No data, know-how or information of ARMACELL Benelux S.A. shall be needed by
another Party for implementation of the Project (Article 25.2 Grant Agreement)
or Exploitation of that other Party’s Results (Article 25.3 Grant Agreement).

</td> </tr> </table>

**14\. DERBIGUM / IMPERBEL (DERBIGUM)**

**Specific limitations Specific limitations and/or and/or conditions for
conditions for**

**Describe Background** **Exploitation (Article**

**implementation (Article 25.2 25.3 Grant**

**Grant Agreement)** **Agreement)**

Derbigum owns the knowhow Derbigum shall grant access Derbigum shall grant and
technology to produce to Background that is access to Background bituminous
roofing products necessary for the needed to use the based on the combination
of implementation of the Results of the Project bitumen and polymers. Project
royalty free to the under fair and These polymers are mainly PP Party or
Parties that Need reasonable conditions and SBS based. access to implement
their to be agreed with the Derbigum has the knowhow work in the Project.
Party or Parties that and technology to use Need access to use recycled
polymers within its the Results of the blends to produce the roofing Project.

products. It also has

developed a technology to reuse old roofing membranes without loss within
their new membranes.

Derbigum has several patents to protect its technology.

####  15\. CONSORZIO PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA CULTURA PLASTICA PROPLAST
(PROPLAST)

**Specific limitations Specific limitations and/or and/or conditions for
conditions for**

**Describe Background** **Exploitation (Article**

**implementation (Article 25.2 25.3 Grant**

**Grant Agreement)** **Agreement)**

1)Sorting: Experience in sorting recycled plastic by analytical techniques,
such as for example Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR),

Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC).

2)Recovery and recycling: Development and characterization of high added value
plastic formulations based on

recycled plastics  
  
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<th>

  
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<tr>  
<th>

</th>  
<th>

background for which

Proplast is not able to grant access rights, due to third party rights and/ or
(iii) to background for which

Proplast is not able to grant access rights without paying compensation to
third parties and/or (iv) to information that was not held by Proplast before
they acceded to the Grant Agreement.

</th>  
<th>

Proplast is not able to grant access rights, due to third party

rights and/ or (iii) to

background for which Proplast is not able to grant access rights without
paying compensation to third parties and/or (iv) to information that was not
held by Proplast before they acceded

to the Grant

Agreement

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**16\. HAHN PLASTICS Ltd (HAHN)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

</td> </tr> </table>

No data, know-how or information of Hahn Plastics Ltd shall be Needed by
another Party for implementation of the Project (Article 25.2 Grant Agreement)
or Exploitation of that other Party’s Results (Article 25.3 Grant Agreement).

**17\. ECOEMBALAJES ESPAÑA S.A. (ECOEMBES)**

**Specific limitations Specific limitations and/or and/or conditions for
conditions for**

**Describe Background** **Exploitation (Article**

**implementation (Article 25.2 25.3 Grant**

**Grant Agreement)** **Agreement)**

</th> </tr> </table>

Proplast will grant access – on a royalty-free basis – to background that is
necessary for the implementation of the project to the party or parties that
need access for implementing their work in the project, provided that the
access to background do not contravene nondisclosure agreements or
exploitation agreements with third parties. Proplast shall not be obliged to
grant access rights (i) to background not owned by Proplast and/ or (ii) to
Proplast shall grant access to background needed to use the results of the
project under fair and reasonable conditions to be agreed with the party or
parties that need access for using the results of the project. Proplast shall
not be obliged to grant Access Rights (i) to background not owned by Proplast
and/ or (ii) to background for which Sustainability assessment: Environmental
LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) of SCRAP model. FENIX database (specific database
of the recovery, sorting, recycling stages of the household packaging waste
management

ECOEMBES shall grant access to Background that is, or will be found to be,
necessary for the implementation of the Project royalty free to the Party or
Parties that Need access to implement their work in the Project. Provided that
the access to background do not contravene non-disclosure agreements or
exploitation agreements with third parties.

ECOEMBES shall not be obliged to grant Access Rights (i) to Background not
owned by ECOEMBES and/

or (ii) to Background for which ECOEMBES is not able to grant Access Rights,
due ECOEMBES shall grant access to Background needed to use the Results of the
Project under fair and reasonable conditions to be agreed with the Party or
Parties that Need access to use the Results of the Project. ECOEMBES shall not
be obliged to grant Access Rights (i) to Background not owned by ECOEMBES

and/ or (ii) to Background for which ECOEMBES is not able to grant Access
Rights, due to third party rights and/ or (iii)  
  
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<tr>  
<th>

</th>  
<th>

to third party rights and/ or (iii) to Background for which ECOEMBES is not
able to grant Access Rights without paying compensation to

third parties and/or (iv) to information that was not held by ECOEMBES before
they acceded to the Grant

Agreement

</th>  
<th>

to Background for which ECOEMBES is not able to grant Access Rights without
paying compensation to third parties and/or (iv) to information that was not
held by ECOEMBES before they acceded to the Grant Agreement

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**18\. FUNDACIÓ KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION MARKET BARCELONA (KIMbcn)**

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

</td> </tr> </table>

No data, know-how or information of FUNDACIÓ KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION MARKET

BARCELONA shall be Needed by another Party for implementation of the Project
(Article 25.2 Grant Agreement) or Exploitation of that other Party’s Results
(Article 25.3 Grant Agreement).

**19\. PLASTICSEUROPE (PLAST-EU)**

**Specific limitations Specific limitations and/or and/or conditions for
conditions for**

**Describe Background** **Exploitation (Article**

**implementation (Article 25.2 25.3 Grant**

**Grant Agreement)** **Agreement)**

PlasticsEurope should grant access to

Background needed

to use the Results of

the Project under fair and reasonable conditions to be agreed with the Party
or Parties that Need access to use the Results of the Project. PlasticsEurope
shall not be obliged to grant Access Rights (i) to Background not owned by

PlasticsEurope and/ or (ii) to Background for which PlasticsEurope is not able
to grant Access Rights, due to third party rights and/ or (iii) to Background
for which

PlasticsEurope is not

PlasticsEurope is one of the leading European trade associations with centres
in Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan and Paris. We are networking
with European and national plastics associations and have more than 100-member
companies, producing over 90% of all polymers across the EU28 member states
plus Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. Since the early 1990s the association of
European Plastics manufacturers has been committed and prepared to contribute
to the enhancement of plastics waste management schemes.

Today, we call for a landfill ban of all recyclable and recoverable post-
consumer waste by 2025 and the establishment of recoveryPlasticsEurope should
grant access to Background that is, or will be found to be, necessary for the
implementation of the Project royalty free to the Party or Parties that Need
access to implement their work in the Project, once the data is public and has
been internally approved. Provided that the access to background do not
contravene non-disclosure agreements or exploitation agreements with third
parties. PlasticsEurope shall not be obliged to grant Access Rights (i) to
Background not owned by PlasticsEurope and/ or (ii) to Background for which
PlasticsEurope is not able to grant Access Rights, due to third party

oriented collection schemes.

These will need to be aligned

with modern sorting

inf

rastructur

e and improved

recycling and recovery in

order exploit the fullest

potential of this precious

resource.

Furthermore,

with a

focus on high quality and

market standards this will

stimulate markets for the more

resource efficient use of end

\-

of

\-

life plastics t

hroughout

Europe.

Our actions are based on:

•Specific know

\-

how and

expertise compiled via studies

and thorough evaluations of

practices in high

\-

performing

member states,

•An open dialogue with all

relevant stakeholders

•Analysis of data on amounts

of pl

astics waste, recycling

and recovery in Europe

regularly compiled and made

available to the broader

public

All PlasticsEurope publications

are available at:

http://www.plasticseurope.org

/information

\-

centre/publications.aspx

The Unknown life of Plastics,

20

16

Plastics

\-

the Facts 2015

Plastic Packaging: Born to

protect, 2012

The impact of plastic

packaging on energy

consumption and GHG

emissions, 2011

The impact of plastics on life

cycle energy consumption

and greenhouse gas emissions

in Europe, 2010

rights and/ or (iii) to

Background for which

PlasticsEurope is not able to

grant Access Rights without

paying compensation to

third parties and/

or (iv) to

information that was not

held by PlasticsEurope

before they acceded to the

Grant Agreement

able to grant Access

Rights without paying

compensation to third

parties and/or (iv) to

information that was

not held by

PlasticsEurope before

they acceded to the

G

rant Agreement

**20.**

**ICLEI EUROPEAN SECRETARIAT GMBH (ICLEI)**

No data, know-how or information of ICLEI EUROPEAN SECRETARIAT GMBH shall be

Needed by another Party for implementation of the Project (Article 25.2 Grant
Agreement) or Exploitation of that other Party’s Results (Article 25.3 Grant
Agreement).

**21.**

**CALAF INDUSTRIAL**

No data, know-how or information of CALAF INDUSTRIAL shall be Needed by
another Party for implementation of the Project (Article 25.2 Grant Agreement)
or Exploitation of that other Party’s Results (Article 25.3 Grant Agreement).

##  3.5 Origin of data

Each step of the Plastic Value Chain will generate its own data. This means
production of data in the collection, transport, sorting and recovery of the
plastic. Furthermore, data analysis will be generated to evaluate the whole
project approach, as well as, disseminate the project achievements.

_Figure 2. PlastiCircle data origin and fluxes_

###  3.5.1 Collection of plastic waste

The origin of the data from the collection of plastic waste will be produced
using smart containers. These smart containers are an innovative collection
system that will allow to monitor the pilot tests developed in the cities of
Valencia, Utrecht and Alba Iulia. These containers will be provided with a
user identification system, label expending functionalities, anti-fraud
measures, garbage level detection, and IoT communication protocols.

For the user identification, the system will be provided with a reading system
of “citizen cards” (i.e. unique and smart identification system based on NFC
or QR). Citizens will stick a label on the garbage bag before depositing it in
the container, which will be provided by the container. This label, which will
also be designed in the project, will match the garbage bag with the citizen.
Therefore, it will be possible to know how many bags have been deposited by
each user and check if the separation of the recycling material has been done
properly or if there is unwanted material.

With respect to garbage level detection, the filling level of containers will
be measured in real time using ultrasonic and/or optic sensors that will
provide information from the bins where these sensors are embedded.

The data from the sensors in the smart containers will be transmitted by
SigFox (radio technology UNB Ultra Narrow Band) that allows the coverage of
several kilometers, or LoRA (Low-power wireless protocol for the Internet of
Things (IoT). LoRa is likely the better option when bidirectionality is needed
because of the symmetric link. Thus, when command-and-control functionality is
required. With SigFox, it is possible to use bidirectional command-and-control
functionality, but to work appropriately, network density would need to be
higher (due to the asymmetric link). Therefore, it is better for applications
that send only small and infrequent bursts of data.

###  3.5.2 Transport

The transport associated to the collection process of packaging waste will be
monitored in order to optimize it. This includes a software platform to gather
all data, a truck traceability system, algorithms for route optimization, and
guidelines for efficient driving. Furthermore, this platform will allow to
integrate all information received from the different sources of data
(components of the smart container and truck solution). It will be an IoT
(Internet of Things) web-based platform which will let to: create new users;
check the segregation performance of each user, the filling status of each
container, the remaining labels in each container and the truck position;
define driving behaviour guidance and establish and assess current
recollection route, as well as to introduce alarms when containers are full.

In this sense, the system will allow to define the optimal collection routes
based on the position of the containers and their filling levels. This
optimization process will reduce the empty travels, allowing to increase the
efficiency of the global system.

On the other hand, the transport monitoring process will use a system of
sensors connected to the CAN-Bus of each vehicle of the waste collector fleet.
These sensors will measure the key parameters to optimize the performance of
the vehicles and the behaviour of the drivers.

Electronic devices with GPRS communication will be connected to the CAN of
each vehicle. These devices will parameterize among others the following data:
time of use of the power take-off (PTO) of the waste collectors, excess of
speed, RPM excess, acceleration, sudden braking, fuel consumption and
excessive idling. Reducing the time of use of the PTO in the process of
emptying the containers and making the collectors to work at the optimum RPM
(i.e., in the optimum power curve and consumption) will significantly reduce
the fuel consumption.

The data from the sensors will be sent via GPRS periodically and saved in a
digital cloud platform. In case of GPRS coverage not being available, the
information will be stored in the onboard computer, and ready to be sent when
it is restored.

After analysing for example, the curves of maximum RPM, PTO or idling time,
the hardware installed in the waste collectors will be programmed with the
optimal operating values.

A traceability system will be defined and developed with GPS, GPRS, and

CANdata capabilities. The information generated will be communicated with the
PlastiCircle platform, and defined in a way that it is portable and easily
adaptable for different trucks. The system will be tested in real
applications, and optimized. All participants will help in the testing, giving
input for optimization. CITIES and WASTE MANAGERS will also provide data about
their own fleet.

###  3.5.3 Sorting

Data from sorting of plastic packaging will also be collected and analysed.
This will allow to develop, integrate and validate innovative technologies to
sort valuable plastic fractions within the packaging waste. This innovative
technology will be based on a new film-stabilizing conveyor for plastic sorter
able to achieve an excellent performance on films. A special focus will be
offered to the stages of material feeding, identification and ejection. The
system will be based on Near- Infra-Red-Hyperspectral-Imaging (NIR-HSI), THz
(Tera-Hertz) imaging, and hyperspectral whiskbroom/pushbroom shooting along
with a spectral shifting.

###  3.5.4 Recovery

Once the plastic packaging has been sorted, data from the recovery and
recycling of these plastics will be collected and analysed. This information
will allow to develop and validate added-value applications and products from
the plastic packaging waste previously sorted.

The parameters considered to meet the technical requirements of recycled
polymers for the new products will be: format (i.e. washed flake, extruded
pellet, sorted packaging etc.), maximum contamination level (i.e. % of PVC,
PS, bioplastics, metals, paper, etc.), as well as mechanical (e.g.
tensile/tear strength), optical (e.g. whiteness, yellowness index and opacity)
and processing properties (e.g. melt flow index) of the recycled material (raw
material for the applications).

In parallel to that, a characterization of all sorted fractions will be
carried out (contamination level, mechanical and processing properties) with a
view to determine if they are aligned with the technical requirements
stabilized by the industries. It should be noted that this characterization
will be made both before the pilot (sorted fractions currently available in
the market) and during/after the pilots (PlastiCircle sorted fractions).

Finally, an economic validation will be fulfilled. For this purpose, the data
on production costs of each products will be collected, integrated and
analysed; this information will be provided by the 5 industries partners in
the project: DERBIGUM, HAHN, INTERVAL, ARMACELL and CRF.

###  3.5.5 Sustainable assessment:

The whole PlastiCircle system will be evaluated from a sustainability point of
view. The analysis will be centred on the three pillars of sustainability
(society, environment and economy) making use of a Life Cycle Assessment
approach.

In order to achieve this analysis, data from the current plastic waste
collection, transport, sorting and treatment in the three test cities
(Valencia, Alba Iulia and Utrecht), as well as, data from their integration in
the PlastiCircle project will be needed. All the partners will collaborate to
collect this information.

###  3.5.6 Data collection & dissemination plan

The Communication and Dissemination Manager (ICLEI) supported by the
consortium will formulate the dissemination strategy. Key elements of the
strategy will include: articulation of the project identity (branding);
identification of target audiences (public and private figures); specification
of channels for connecting with audiences (events and media platforms); cross-
integration of dissemination output (print, electronic and face-to-face). The
strategy will also propose ways of developing synergies with existing projects
in relevant thematic areas.

A dedicated web site will produce an extensive record of all publications and
communications originated during the course of the project. This website will
ensure a rapid exchange and circulation of information between partners and
other stakeholders.

All partners will be invited to publish an article in magazines. At least one
article per PlastiCircle result will be published in specialised magazines,
either at national or European level. Scientific publications will follow an
open-access model according to a green model by ITENE, Sintef, Axion,
Proplast, PICVISA and SAV. Part of the life cycle data generated will be
disseminated according the European Life Cycle Data Network guidelines.

**Training activities:**

In order to increase the participation of citizens, industry and waste
managers during and after the project, a training plan will be developed. The
table below shows the description of training activities:

_Table 3. Training activities of PlastiCircle project_  
  
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<tr>  
<th>

Target Audience

</th>  
<th>

Purpose

</th>  
<th>

Result

</th>  
<th>

Medium

</th>  
<th>

Volume

</th>  
<th>

Location

</th>  
<th>

Date

</th>  
<th>

Partners

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Cities and

manufactu

rers of smart containers

</td>  
<td>

Synergies of

PlastiCircle solution with other smart containers

</td>  
<td>

8-12 attendee

s

</td>  
<td>

Workshop, panel expert

</td>  
<td>

1

</td>  
<td>

Belgium

</td>  
<td>

M4

</td>  
<td>

SAV

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Citizens

</td>  
<td>

Involve citizens on the design of the containers

</td>  
<td>

Adapt container

s to citizen needs

</td>  
<td>

Workshop on cocreation methodolo

gy

</td>  
<td>

1

</td>  
<td>

Valencia

</td>  
<td>

M5

</td>  
<td>

INNDEA

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Citizens

</td>  
<td>

Proper use of containers.

</td>  
<td>

Improve

quality of

waste to be sorted

</td>  
<td>

Workshops and videos on how to

use smart containers

</td>  
<td>

10,000 brochur es

1 video

</td>  
<td>

Valencia

Alba Iulia

Utrecht

</td>  
<td>

M25

M30

M34

</td>  
<td>

INNDEA

ALBA

UTRECHT

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Waste managers

</td>  
<td>

Proper use of our guidelines

</td>  
<td>

Stakehol ders trained

</td>  
<td>

Training event:

segregatio n quality

</td>  
<td>

1 per country

</td>  
<td>

Valencia

Alba Iulia

Utrecht

</td>  
<td>

M36

</td>  
<td>

SAV, ITENE,

ECOEMBES

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Waste managers,

drivers

</td>  
<td>

Proper use of our guidelines

</td>  
<td>

Stakehol ders trained

</td>  
<td>

Training event:

efficient driving

</td>  
<td>

1 per country

</td>  
<td>

Valencia

Alba Iulia

Utrecht

</td>  
<td>

M36

</td>  
<td>

ITENE SINTEF

PLAST-EU

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Waste managers, sorting plants

</td>  
<td>

Proper use of our guidelines

</td>  
<td>

Stakehol ders trained

</td>  
<td>

Training event:

Optimal sorting

</td>  
<td>

1 per country

</td>  
<td>

Valencia

Alba Iulia

Utrecht

</td>  
<td>

M36

</td>  
<td>

PICVISA

</td> </tr> </table>

**Workshops:**

Co-design work is foreseen in order to adapt the PlastiCircle approach to the
needs of stakeholders. Co-design will be mainly focussed on a Distributed
Participatory Design (DPD) and Mass Participatory design (MPD). The
application of both methodologies will have as a main objective the collection
and incorporation of the input from all stakeholders in the final design of
the PlastiCircle approach. Distributed Participatory Design (DPD) will be
based on the realization of meetings in UTRECHT, INNDEA and ALBA IULIA in
which the initial project approach will be explained to stakeholders
(specially citizens will be invited but also associations and companies).
Stakeholders will be asked to give comments and suggestions in these meetings
on how to improve and adapt PlastiCircle approach to the specific needs of the
cities in study. Mass

Participatory design (MPD) will be based on the integration in the webpage of
a platform to compile comments/suggestions from stakeholders. INNDEA will
prepare the material needed to incorporate this platform in the webpage by
ICLEI. This platform will work as a social network in which stakeholders will
be able to give comments. Tasks and results of each partner will be also
presented in the platform, giving the stakeholders the possibility to directly
contact them to give suggestions on the improvement of the whole system. In
order to boost the participation of stakeholders in the platform, visits to
the waste management plants in Utrecht, Valencia and Alba Iulia will be
raffled among participants. UTRECHT, INNDEA and ALBA IULIA will attach sticks
to containers used in pilots in order to inform citizens about the possibility
to give comments in the platform.

**Individual visits:**

Moreover, visits to citizens are foreseen during the initial stage of each
pilot in the three cities. These visits will be conducted by UTRECHT, INNDEA,
and ALBA IULIA. These visits will be used to inform the citizens about the
pilot but also to collect inputs from them through questionnaires.

**Questionnaires:**

General Questionnaires will be prepared by INNDEA and SINTEF in English and
then adapted and translated to the local languages by the three cities.
Comments registered in the platform will be collected by ICLEI and input in
questionnaires/visits/meetings respectively by INNDEA, UTRECHT and ALBA IULIA.
All these comments will be sent to INNDEA, which will analyse and present them
in the PSC meetings. All partners will analyse these results, taking decisions
for the following stages of the project in order to align the design to the
requirements of stakeholders.

**Communication campaigns.**

Three types of communication activities are expected:

Raising-awareness campaigns among citizens to boost their understanding of the
new systems before being implemented and to encourage participation in pilots
(one per city pilot).

Waste management campaign to inform waste managers about the implementation
and use of the solutions and technologies in each pilot demonstrator.

Recycled plastic campaign will take place in each participating country to
show the expected impact and benefits of using recycled plastic from packaging
waste.

**Communication Material:**

Poster, roll-up, business cards, flyers. A series of three posters are planned
to promote the project and will be available in the project languages. The
posters will be displayed at relevant events related to circular Economy,
within the beneficiaries’ organizations, at conferences and exhibitions. In
addition, a minimum of 5.000 flyers or postcards will be distributed at events
and sent to relevant organizations from the European polymer industries, waste
managers and public authorities.

Participation in external congresses/conferences/fairs. The dissemination of
the project will be boosted by the participation of all the partners to
congresses/conferences/fairs in which the project outcomes will be underlined
and presented to the other participants.

##  3.6 Data Volumes & Storage

###  3.6.1 PlastiCircle IoT cloud Platform

SAV will collaborate to setup the project’s IoT cloud Platform. The location,
architecture and structure of the repository and the related security
processes will be decided and documented.

The IoT cloud Platform is the official data repository of the PlastiCircle
project in addition to the project’s web-site.

All project data, public and private, will be stored in the IoT cloud
Platform, consistently and concurrently.

The IoT cloud Platform must support secure access to its storage facilities,
based on SSL/TLS certificates. ITENE and SAV will closely collaborate to
maintain the IoT cloud Platform.

###  3.6.2 Data Volumes

Expected (approximate) data volumes of existing datasets (i.e., those made
available to PlastiCircle) will be provided in the updated version of the DMP
in M30.

###  3.6.3 Data Storage

The existing project datasets are stored at the premises of the owning
partners / organizations. Copies of them will be delivered to PlastiCircle
storage after anonymization.

Datasets of relatively small volumes, such as surveys, spreadsheets,
interviews, focus-group data, along with accompanying consent forms, will also
be uploaded to and maintained at the project’s SharePoint space.

The minimum available storage for data storage in the IoT cloud Platform
should be 1 TByte, extendible to 3 TBytes. This storage capacity is considered
sufficient for the scope and duration of PlastiCircle. However, if necessary,
it can be increased with very little cost.

###  3.6.4 Managed Access Procedures

The IoT cloud Platform will store all project data that are potentially of
large volume, typically comprising smart containers and transport data.

There will be password controlled access to the IoT cloud Platform and all
partners will be able to access the private and shared project data through
passwords that will be provided to them in a secure way.

Data will be uploaded to the IoT cloud Platform by any PlastiCircle partner
and downloaded by them via secure FTP. Typical secure ftp applications are
sftp, WinSCP, Filezilla, Cyberduck, etc.

Data-sharing agreements between partners will not be necessary, because the
data on the repository will be anonymous.

Each partner is responsible to provide its own metadata and data descriptions.
Quality control on the metadata and data descriptions will be enforced by the

IoT cloud Platform manager (SAV) and provisions will be made to enable
metadata searching capability.

###  3.6.5 Third-party Data

During the project all the results, technologies and techniques will be
analysed in order to establish if any of the results can be exploited by
licensing them to a third part, according to the market interest of the
partners. The main target stakeholders to succeed in this exploitation
strategy will be public administrations that can adopt the solutions and
transfer it to their services providers or recycling and waste management
companies, mostly environmental engineering that want to acquirer the right to
exploit the solution in order to boost their competitiveness. The strategy
will be mainly driven by the aim to boost the European economy as a whole. For
this reason, the exploitation rights conceded to the entities interested will
be not-exclusive in order to widen the positive effects of PlastiCircle
project the most.

#  4\. FAIR data

In general terms, PlastiCircles’ research data should be “F.A.I.R.” that is
Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-usable. These principles precede
implementation choices and do not necessarily suggest any specific technology,
standard or implementation-solution.

It should be noted that, participating in the ORD Pilot does not necessarily
imply opening-up all PlastiCircle research data. Rather, the ORD pilot follows
the principle "as open as possible, as closed as necessary" and focuses on
encouraging sound data management as an essential part of research best
practice.

The European Commission recognizes that there are good reasons to keep some or
even all research data generated in a project closed. The DMP explains which
data can be shared and under what terms and conditions.

##  4.1 Making data findable, including provisions for metadata

###  4.1.1 Provisions for Findability

Provisions and actions that are to be taken to ensure the discoverability of
PlastiCircle data include:

  * Accompanying datasets with properly structured and accurate metadata 

  

  * Providing proper documentation identifying their content and potential uses 

  

  * Making data identifiable by using standard identification mechanisms and persistent and unique identifiers (e.g. Digital Object Identifiers (DOI), where applicable 

  

  * Advertising them in global search engines 

  

  * Publishing papers and reports with references to them 

  

  * Providing consistent naming conventions (e.g., using descriptive filenames, in English, with version numbers, etc.) 

  

  * Ensuring accessibility of the hosting infrastructure (at least 99.9%) 

  

###  4.1.2 Metadata and documentation

Data should be documented and organized in order to be accessible. Good data
documentation includes information on:

  * the context of data collection: aims, objectives and hypotheses 

  

  * data collection methods: data collection protocol, sampling design, instruments, hardware and software used, data scale and resolution, temporal coverage and geographic coverage 

  

  * dataset structure of data files, cases, relationships between files 

  

  * data sources used 

  

  * data validation, checking, proofing, cleaning and other quality assurance procedures carried out 

  

  * modifications made to data over time since their original creation and identification of different versions of datasets 

  

  * information on data confidentiality, access and use conditions, where applicable 

  

At data-level, datasets should also be documented with:

  * names, labels and descriptions for variables, records and their values 

  

  * explanation of codes and classification schemes used 

  

  * codes of, and reasons for, missing values 

  

  * derived data created after collection, with code, algorithm or command file used to create them 

  

  * weighting and grossing variables created data listing with descriptions for cases, individuals or items studied 

  

##  4.2 Making data openly accessible

The IoT cloud Platform will store all large volumes of data that are not
appropriate for storage on SharePoint (e.g. filling levels, ID data,
efficiency driving, collection routes, plastic characteristics, etc.).

Following the H2020 open access strategy for scientific publications, all the
publishable results will follow an open-access model according to a green
model. Previously, an IPR assessment will be done to achieve the best
exploitation strategy for each partner and avoid incompatibilities.

The “green model or self-archiving” will be the preferential way. However,
when the magazine does not allow the deposit of items in the repository, two
strategies will be followed:

  * Post the article in "gold model” open access, on payment of fees, or considering the possibility to publish it in open access journals subscription. 

  

  * If gold or green open access is not possible, other relevant journals will be chosen. 

  

In order to comply with green model requirements, beneficiaries will, at the
very least, ensure that their publications, if any, can be read online,
downloaded and printed. Each beneficiary will deposit a machine readable
electronic copy of the published version or final peer-reviewed manuscript
accepted for publication in a repository for scientific publications. This
step will be followed even in case of open access publishing ('gold' open
access) in order to ensure long-term preservation of the article. The
repository for scientific publications is an online archive. Open Access
Infrastructure for Research in Europe (OpenAIRE) will be the entry point for
researchers to determine what repository to choose (http://www.openaire.eu).
After depositing publications and, where possible, underlying data,
beneficiaries will ensure open access to the deposited publication via the
chosen repository.

On the other hand, a pre-selection of journals and publications of interest
for the dissemination of the project results has been made:

_Table 4. Pre-selected Journals for Open Access dissemination strategy_  
  
<table>  
<tr>  
<th>

**Pre-selected Journals for open access dissemination strategy**

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Advances in Recycling & Waste

Management

</td>  
<td>

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

International Journal of Integrated

Engineering

</td>  
<td>

Open Environmental Engineering Journal

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy

</td>  
<td>

Journal of Management and Science

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Environmental Research, Engineering and

Management

</td>  
<td>

Journal of Waste Management

</td> </tr> </table>

###  4.2.1 Methods for Data Sharing

Methods for data sharing include:

  * Secure FTP access (compressed files) 

  

  * Web-site (hyperlink based) file access 

  

  * Web-services (SOAP, REST) through database access 

  

  * API-based access (for application programmers) 

  

Potential data users include public administrations that can adopt the
solutions and transfer it to their services providers or recycling and waste
management companies, mostly environmental engineering that want to acquirer
the right to exploit the solution in order to boost their competitiveness. All
shareable data will be released for general access as soon as the dataset is
complete, its quality is assured, and it is sufficiently annotated to be
widely useful. Before general release, the adequacy of data storage and access
procedures will be tested first by project personnel, then by selected
colleagues external to the project.

Publications describing the data collected and conclusions drawn from them
would be submitted soon thereafter. Other data will more appropriately be made
generally available at the time publications reporting on them are accepted.

Archived data will be made available initially as just described and are
intended to be available indefinitely or until judged no longer useful.

The project data are intended to be available indefinitely beyond the term of
the grant, or for as long as their hosting infrastructure (repositories, etc.)
are accessible.

The development of data-analysis tools is anticipated as outcomes of the
PlastiCircle project. Those tools that will be openly offered will be made
available through the project’s website and/or the IoT cloud Platform with
sufficient tutorial to allow future users to use them tools without undue
difficulty.

###  4.2.2 Data Repositories

As mentioned above, all project data will be stored (maintained and archived)
in the PlastiCircle’s IoT cloud Platform. However, public information (i.e.
public deliverables) will be made open access through Open Data Repositories
as the project runs and after its end. This will ensure that PlastiCircle open
data will be done more persistent, even when the IoT cloud Platform will not
be available and maintained for several years after the end of the project.

An international list of global data repositories is available via  _Re3data_
( _http://www.re3data.org_ )  .

Journal articles will be made available on an Open Access basis. Outputs
deposited on such repositories will be discoverable via search engines such as
Google scholar, increasing visibility, increased likelihood of citation and
raising of research profiles. Open access facilitates broader knowledge
transfer and open science as it ensures that non-academic organisations such
as small and medium-sized enterprises and charities who have limited access to
journal outputs are able to freely access published research via the Internet.

##  4.3 Making data interoperable

Interoperability refers to allowing data exchange and re-use between
researchers, institutions, organizations, countries, etc. (i.e. adhering to
standards for formats, as much as possible compliant with available (open)
software applications, and particularly facilitating re-combinations with
different datasets from different origins.

  * Interdisciplinary interoperability of PlastiCircle data is ensured by: 

  

  * Having the data accessible via global and well-known data repositories 

  

  * Using consistent and standard metadata vocabularies 

  

  * Using standard and re-usable data formats 

  

  * Providing well-defined and standard access methods 

  

  * Providing open tools and open software for processing the data 

  

  * Adhering to open data standards as much as possible 

  

  * Using licensing types that facilitate broad use and open-access of the data 

  

##  4.4 Increase data re-use

Publicly available data from the PlastiCircle project will be available in
open formats and with as least-restrictive licenses as possible, to allow the
widest reuse possible.

###  4.4.1 Data Sharing

Public (shareable) datasets from the PlastiCircle project (along with
accompanying metadata) will be shared in a timely fashion. It is generally
expected that timely release should be no later than 3 months after
publication of the main findings and that the data will remain available and
re-usable until at least 3 years after the end of the project.

Shareable data will have properly defined and specific (open) formats and
nonrestrictive licensing descriptions, to facilitate easy re-usability and
interoperability by third parties. Data licensing will respect the owner’s
IPRs (requiring proper attribution), but will permit the re-use of the data
for non-commercial purposes.

The public datasets will be complete and consistent and a quality assurance
process will be enforced on them before they are made available to ensure that
they are usable and of acceptable quality. User feedback will be used to
further improve the quality of the data and increase their re-usability.

###  4.4.2 Expected Data Re-use

**Interested parties in PlastiCircle data include:**

  * Stakeholders, including plastic producers/converters, waste managers, equipment firms, 

  

  * Consumers/citizens 

  

  * Public organizations 

  

  * Researchers and academics conducting research in the field of plastic recycling and converting. 

  

**Improving competitiveness in Europe:**

The project will create new business opportunities in the plastic sector in
terms of producers, converters, waste management, equipment and software. They
will manufacture and exploit eco-innovative solutions on collection,
transport, sorting and recovery of plastic waste, which will be launched on
the European and global markets.

###  4.4.3 IPR Ownership and Licensing

The definition of IPR policies and knowledge management for knowledge
protection in PlastiCircle will be based on the Consortium Agreement, in
addition to the IPR provisions in the Grant Agreement and Rules for
Participation of Horizon 2020. IPR and Innovation management will be described
in a Strategy Document (D. 8.4) and will result in the Exploitation and
Business Plan (D. 8.3) where each partner’s need will be identified. WP
leaders will be responsible within their WP for the identification, monitoring
and issue of project outcomes. They will fill in an IPR Chapter in their
periodic reporting, which will be added in the Exploitation and Business Plan.
In the General Assembly the IPR issues will be exposed while decisions are
taken jointly concerning the strategies of and provisions for protection of
IPR in the specific cases. The main effort here will be devoted to the
implementation of the IPR related decisions of the Project Steering Committee.
It should be noted that the Project Steering Committee (formed by one
representative of each partners) will be formed during the first six months of
the project, having the first meeting in Month 6.

For every dataset deposited to the PlastiCircle the IoT cloud Platform the
following information will have to be declared:

  * Data description 

  

  * Data volume and format 

  

  * Ownership of data (i.e., who produced and who owns the data) 

  

#####  Licensing type (“Creative Commons” type, or other)

The above requirement applies to both local project data, produced by
PlastiCircle partners during the lifetime of the project, as well as for
existing and third-party data that will be used during PlastiCircle.

**Open License (Legal Openness)**

In most jurisdictions, there are intellectual property rights in data that
prevent third-parties from using, reusing and redistributing data without
explicit permission. Even in places where the existence of rights is
uncertain, it is important to apply a license simply for the sake of clarity.
Thus, if you are planning to make your data available you should put a license
on it – and if you want your data to be open this is even more important.

For open data one of the licenses conformant with the Open Definition and
marked as suitable for data can be used. This list (along with instructions
for usage) can be found at:

_http://opendefinition.org/licenses_

A short instruction guide to applying an open data license can be found on the
Open Data Commons website:

_http://opendatacommons.org/guide_

Creative Commons (CC) licensing is described in:
_https://creativecommons.org/licenses/_
_https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_
_https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license_

#  5\. Allocation of resources

##  5.1 Allocation of Responsibilities

People/groups involved in Data Management in PlastiCircle are the members of
the PSC:

_Table 5. Members of the PSC: People involved in the Data Management Plan_  
  
<table>  
<tr>  
<th>

</th>  
<th>

**Partner**

</th>  
<th>

**Person**

</th>  
<th>

</th>  
<th>

**Partner**

</th>  
<th>

**Person**

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

1

</td>  
<td>

ITENE

</td>  
<td>

César Aliaga

</td>  
<td>

11

</td>  
<td>

POLARIS

</td>  
<td>

Tarsosaga IonutNicolae

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

2

</td>  
<td>

SINTEF

</td>  
<td>

Dr. Einar Hinrichsen

</td>  
<td>

12

</td>  
<td>

INTERVAL

</td>  
<td>

Eva García

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

3

</td>  
<td>

PICVISA

</td>  
<td>

Luis Seguí

</td>  
<td>

13

</td>  
<td>

ARMACELL

</td>  
<td>

Sven Hendriks

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

4

</td>  
<td>

AXION

</td>  
<td>

Richard McKinlay

</td>  
<td>

14

</td>  
<td>

DERBIGUM

</td>  
<td>

Hans Aerts

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

5

</td>  
<td>

CRF

</td>  
<td>

Vito Lambertini

</td>  
<td>

15

</td>  
<td>

PROPLAST

</td>  
<td>

Marco Monti

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

6

</td>  
<td>

UTRECHT

</td>  
<td>

Jan Bloemheuvel

</td>  
<td>

16

</td>  
<td>

HAHN

</td>  
<td>

Howard

Waghorn

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

7

</td>  
<td>

INNDEA

</td>  
<td>

Julian Torralba

</td>  
<td>

17

</td>  
<td>

ECOEMBES

</td>  
<td>

Ana Rivas

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

8

</td>  
<td>

ALBA

</td>  
<td>

Valentin Voinica

</td>  
<td>

18

</td>  
<td>

KIMbcn

</td>  
<td>

Jordi Gasset

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

9

</td>  
<td>

MOV

</td>  
<td>

Mirjam Britovšek

</td>  
<td>

19

</td>  
<td>

PLAST-EU

</td>  
<td>

Irene Mora

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

10

</td>  
<td>

SAV

</td>  
<td>

Jerónimo Franco

</td>  
<td>

20

</td>  
<td>

ICLEI

</td>  
<td>

Kelly Cotel

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

</td>  
<td>

</td>  
<td>

</td>  
<td>

21

</td>  
<td>

CALAF

INDUSTRIAL

(THIRD PARTY)

</td>  
<td>

Rodrigo Verbal

</td> </tr> </table>

##  5.2 Additional Resources & Costing

The cost of Data Management regarding PlastiCircle’s role and responsibilities
has been included in the project’s budget and no additional resources (i.e.
with extra costs) will be charged to the project.

#  6\. Data security

##  6.1 Data Security Policies

###  6.1.1 Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

ITENE’s Information Security Management System (ISMS) is certificated by
AENOR, according to ISO 27001  4  . ISMS are the most effective means of
minimising risks, ensuring that assets and risks are identified, considering
the impact for the organisation, and that the most effective controls and
procedures are adopted in line with business strategy.

The policies, procedures, human and machine resources, which constitute the
ISMS of the PlastiCircle project ensures an effective management of
information according to the “CIA” triad — Confidentiality, Integrity and
Availability.

  * confidentiality, ensuring that only those who are authorised can access the information, 

  

  * integrity, ensuring that the information and its processing methods are accurate and complete, and 

  

  * availability, ensuring that authorised users have access to the information and to related assets when they need it. 

  

Physical security, network security and security of computer systems and files
are all considered to ensure security of data and prevent unauthorised access,
changes to data, disclosure or destruction of data.

The certification of Information Security Management by AENOR, in accordance
with the UNE-ISO/IEC 27001:2014, helps to promote activities of data
protection, thus improving their image and generating confidence with respect
to third parties.

###  6.1.2 Data Anonymization / Pseudonymization

According to the GDPR, “pseudonymization” refers to the processing of personal
data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a
specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that
such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and
organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to
an identified or identifiable natural person.

However, the explicit introduction of pseudonymization is not sufficient by
itself to preclude any other measures of data protection. Therefore, security
policies for data protections should always be enforced as strictly as
possible.

The controllers of the PlastiCircle IoT cloud Platform should require that
data pseudonymization (or anonymization) is enforced before any dataset is
uploaded to the IoT cloud Platform.

###  6.1.3 Encrypted Communications

Even if pseudonymization is done at the device, the user's privacy can still
be compromised because its data is typically communicated through WiFi
networks, and thus may be eavesdropped and/or be victimized by man-in-the-
middle type of attacks. For this reason, strong end-to-end encryption must be
enforced from the device (one end) to the central server (the other end). On
the server's end, the uploaded data should be decrypted, validated and stored,
stripped from the (hashed) device_ID. [Note: for statistical purposes, we may
store the hashed device_IDs, without linking them with their associated data.]

The hashing and encryption keys should comply with symmetric/asymmetric
cryptography standards and techniques. Strong symmetric encryption (AES-256)
and strong asymmetric encryption (e.g. RSA-2048) should be used to provide the
strongest possible encryption available today. Server digital certificates are
protected on the server's side. Shared keys are exchanged with the client
devices using asymmetric cryptography and are applied in the symmetric
encryption/decryption of large data volumes (for efficiency reasons).

##  6.2 Storage & Backups

Data storage, in the context of Data Security, must be done in such a way to
ensure the privacy and integrity of data and prevent unauthorised access,
changes to data, disclosure or destruction of data.

Transmitting (uploading or downloading) sensitive or personal data between
locations or within research teams must always be done using data encryption,
e.g. using secure FTP or other secure data transfer protocol, to ensure data
privacy and prevent unauthorized access of data (e.g. eavesdropping).

Access to data repositories should be password protected and access logs
should be maintained.

Archived data of personal or sensitive nature should be stored encrypted, with
strong encryption.

Before the PlastiCircle project is completed, the partners will decide which
data will have to be destroyed and which data will be maintained (and for how
long).

To ensure data integrity, avoid loss of data and maintain storage consistency,
regular data backups should be performed on a weekly and monthly basis, either
incremental or full. Data backups should be accompanied with appropriate and
corresponding data recovery procedures.

#  7\. Ethical aspects

An “Ethics Handbook” has been developed, as Deliverable D10.1, D10.2, D10.3
and D10.4 of Work Package 10, which addresses the ethics requirements of the
PlastiCircle project.

#  8\. Conclusion

The Data Management Plan (DMP) will be the guide document for project’s data
treatment and management. As has been seen, the DMP describes which and how
data is collected, processed or generated, but also outlining the methodology
and standards used. Furthermore, the DMP explains whether and how this data is
shared and/or made open, and how it is curated and preserved. Finally, it
should be taken into account that the DMP evolves during the lifespan of the
project. Thus, this initial version will be updated in M30 to reflect the
status of the PlastiCircle project with respect to its data management.