ReBioCycle aims to demonstrate that bio-based biodegradable plastics can be kept in the cycle for as long as possible through innovative recycling technologies and that end-of-life bio-based biodegradable plastics can be used in the circular (bio)economy.

Period of execution: October 2024 - September 2028

Website: https://www.cbe.europa.eu/projects/rebiocycle

ReBioCycle will effectively separate the three types of bioplastics by re-adapting and upscaling sorting technologies. It will also propose a portfolio of bioplastics recycling technologies at a relevant scale and demonstrate through data streams the effectiveness of the proposed technologies, their economic viability, and their possible integration at an industrially relevant scale, while also demonstrating that biodegradable plastics are fully recyclable and up-cyclable. Finally, an analysis of final quality of the material will be performed to confirm the quality of the recycled materials from a functional point of view.

SAV will validate sorting at semi-industrial scale to obtain separated streams of bioplastic (PLA, PHA, and Composites and Mater-Bi). Furthermore, SAV will work in the enzymatic hydrolysis demonstration for the chemical recycling of PHA and in the anaerobic digestion of pretreated bioplastics.