Research and Innovation VATTELAPPESCA: let's save our sea The VATTELAPPESCA project aims to define a closed cycle process to collect, identify, separate, treat, dispose and recycle plastic waste accidentally caught during professional fishing activities. The project introduces an innovative technology, to be installed on fishing boats, which, through an energy efficient process, is able to collect, wash, shred and separate plastic waste, transforming it into granules ready to be used as secondary raw material. Once transported ashore, the collected and crushed plastic waste will be disposed of in a dedicated area of the port area, where a set of smart containers will be installed. Through the use of QR codes and NFC readers, the containers will be able to identify who is delivering, the type of content and the weight. This information will be useful in defining an economic value of the contribution that will be transferred to the operator according to incentive mechanisms that will be studied during the project. Therefore, compared to the simple collection of marine plastic waste, VATTELAPPESCA proposes a further step towards the completion of a virtuous circular process for all, in which benefits are pursued for local communities, for professional fishermen (stakeholders) and for the marine environment. . DIAMATEX: l’individuazione delle plastiche nere Le plastiche nere rappresentano una porzione importante e in crescita dei RAEE e dei rifiuti automobilistici. Le plastiche nere non possono essere identificate automaticamente e di conseguenza non possono essere riciclate con facilità. Devono, quindi, essere conservate e/o bruciate con divenendo un fattore di grande pericolo per l’ambiente. Le tecniche spettroscopiche come NIR e RAMAN, che vengono utilizzate efficacemente per le plastiche colorate non funzionano con le plastiche nere. SELEX è una tecnica innovativa che utilizza i raggi X molli per discriminare le plastiche nere. With this technique, polymers, fillers and additives are identified in any type of transparent / colored / black plastic, without carrying out a prior treatment of the sample. The SELEX technique has been implemented in a portable device for random and quality tests, to obtain fast, accurate and precise measurements in a very short time. GlobEco, as always, is attentive to new technologies in the environmental field and could only be part of this very ambitious project. Italian English Globeco Srl © 2021 | VAT number 05623000725 - All Rights Reserved To offer you an optimized browsing experience Glob Eco uses cookies. By accepting, you consent to their use in accordance with ours.Cookie Policy I accept