ReBioCycle
A new European blueprint for circular bioplastics upcycling solutions
Expected results:
ReBioCycle provides a portfolio of biodegradable bioplastic sorting and recycling technologies within three complementary waste-processor-centric Hubs at demonstrative scale and in the real operational environment. The goal is to show the effective and efficient recycling of three types of bioplastics (PLA, PHA, composites) to demonstrate higher impact of obtaining the same or superior grade recycled polymers and other higher value applications. The three hubs have been established for different technologies and technology readiness levels (TRL) in the Netherlands, Italy and Spain, focusing on chemical technology and enzymatic recycling to be brought to TRL6 and 7. ReBioCycle will verify the industrial grade specifications by biopolymer brand owners and via demonstration of real-world products: durable and multi-use packaging. The LCA analysis and tailored dissemination and exploitation plans will facilitate uptake of the update key exploitable results.
Active: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2028 and run for 48 months.
Website: https://rebiocycle.eu/
Follow this project on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rebiocycle
Open access documents: https://zenodo.org/communities/rebiocycle/
Funded by: ReBioCyle is funded by the Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101156032
News
EUBP Talk Series Wrap-Up: Bioplastics Recycling – From Innovation to Implementation
From April to June 2025, European Bioplastics (EUBP) hosted a five-part EUBP Talk Series around the “Advancements in Recycling of Bioplastics”. It focused on the recycling of bioplastics and the scaling up of recycling technologies. The series offered a platform for researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers to explore solutions, challenges, and pathways to scale up bioplastics recycling across Europe.
Highlights from the Series
Research and Innovation Projects Events
Research and Innovation Projects Events
European Bioplastics (EUBP) regularly organises events to disseminate the findings of R&D projects and offer innovative solutions to the bioplastics industry. These events provide a platform for researchers, industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to exchange knowledge, showcase advancements, and foster collaboration.
These events are organised within the framework of Horizon-funded projects such as Be-UP, GRECO, ReBioCycle, MoeBIOS,
Recycling technologies for bioplastics: What is next? Side Event to the EBC24 on the 9 December 2024
As the bioplastics market grows, it is essential to address the issue of recycling biodegradable bioplastics and to study their most effective recycling pathways, to be able to manage bioplastic products at their end of life. Bioplastic waste does not yet constitute a relevant amount of the total plastic waste (being only 1% in weight). In the past years, several projects, BioSupPack is one of them, have been funded by the Horizon Programme for Research and Innovation and the Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE) Joint Undertaking […]
New White Paper on Upcycling Food and Drink Packaging Released by EU Projects, coordinated by European Bioplastics
A new white paper, “Upcycling Food and Drink Packaging: How EU-Funded Research Transforms Waste into Sustainable Solutions,” was released on 30 September 2024 through a collaboration of five EU-funded projects: PRESERVE, BioSupPack MoeBIOS (EUBP is a partner in all three), UPLIFT and upPE-T. The paper, coordinated by European Bioplastics, explores innovative solutions to tackle food and drink packaging waste by upcycling materials into new, improved products. It also provides targeted policy recommendations to advance circular packaging solutions in the European Union.
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ReBioCycle: A new European blueprint for circular bioplastics upcycling solutions
ReBioCycle is an Innovation Action funded by the Circular Bio-based Joint Undertaking (JU): the project kick off took place in October in Dublin, hosted by the coordinator, Kevin O’Connor, who is professor at the University College Dublin and Director of BiOrbic.
The challenges that ReBioCycle will address in the next four years of work are several: The integration of biobased biodegradable plastics into the circular economy requires the establishment of collection and sorting strategies for bio-based biodegradable […]
New ReBioCycle project on novel recycling and up-cycling solutions for bio-plastics
Berlin, 2 October 2024 – The new EU funded ReBioCycle project provides a portfolio of bioplastic sorting and recycling technologies within three complementary waste-processor-centric hubs. These hubs will be established for different technologies and technology readiness levels (TRL) in the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and partly in Ireland. They will be focusing on mechanical recycling, chemical recycling, enzymatic recycling and microbial recycling.
The ReBioCycle project kickoff will take place at the University College Dublin on 2-3 October 2024. European Bioplastics and its members, including TotalEnergies Corbion, AIMPLAS, Novamont, Corbion, Sulapac, and […]