Plastics

Five projects are submitted for the plastic track, pool 1.
The projects have a strong focus on the industrial ecosystem as this is representing a critical element of the value-chain: this is where materials are selected products are designed, and the actual recycling occurs.

Plastic Projects

Projects concerning Plastics

Biocomposites to substitute plastic

Agroindustrial side-streams will be exploited for cellulose nanofibers (CNF) that will form the basis for composite manufacture.

Reverse Material & Product Requirement Planning

The aim of the project is to adopt and reverse material resource planning approach to increase the inclusion, utilization, quality and circularity of recycled plastic.

Design for Disassembly

Proving the technology with design for disassembly as a key enabler for manufacturers to prepare product and materials for circularity.

Petfection

The vision is to demonstrate viable, circular value chains and implementation pathways for recycling of household waste plastics, and that such implementation can substantially support the Danish recycling requirements and CO₂ reduction targets.

Circularity of Industrial Thermoplastic for high quality recycling

The vision is to enable companies to use recycled plastics in their products to the highest possible value application, preferably in their own products.

Blesystem 2030 P6

Every year, around 500 million disposable diapers are used in Denmark, equivalent to 50-100,000 tons of diaper waste. Of this, 10-15,000 tons are plastic waste (including plastic fibers). The diaper consumption accounts for approximately 100,000 tons of CO2-equivalent emissions in production and disposal.

Latest in Plastics

News & Events concerning Plastics

Read article by Trace's three workstream leaders and the collective PI’s of the currently 19 Trace projects

"There is a need for measures that minimize consumption, promote long-lasting design, and keep resources as high up in the waste hierarchy as possible. These are some of the main points made by Trace's three workstream leaders, Else Skjold, Morten Birkved and Kristian Syberg, and the collective PI’s of the currently 19 Trace projects, in an article published in Wastetech."

11 Apr 2024

New Members and Chairpersons in Trace

After the general assembly in Trace, the board has constituted itself with Mikkel Stenbæk Hansen, Director of Circular Economy at Novo Nordisk, and Claus Hélix-Nielsen, Head of Department and Professor at DTU, Sustain & President of the Danish Natural Sciences Academy as new vice-chairperson.

09 Apr 2024

Launch of the New Trace Calls

The Trace partnership is excited to announce the launch of three calls funded by NextGenerationEU and Innovation Fund Denmark, aimed at promoting circular transitions within the plastics and textiles industries

08 Mar 2024

Take part in innovating projects for 40 mio. DKK

Join the mission and transition to circular economy within plastics and textiles with your innovative ideas and research, solving the societal challenge of developing a circular infrastructure.

22 Feb 2024

Challenges of Transitioning to a Circular Economy

Lykke Margot Ricard, the project leader for the trace project on design for circularity, delves into the challenges of transitioning to a circular economy

30 Jan 2024

Plastics

Trace project "Biocomposites to substitute plastic" sharing knowledge at Børsen

Contributes to Dansk Erhvervs BioSolutions High Level Summit

21 Nov 2023

Design for Disassembly

Progress September 2023

If we can have cleaner fractions of materials, the potential for recycling plastic materials increases.

27 Sep 2023

Plastics

Biocomposites for substituting plastic

Recycling of petrochemical plastic should ideally be an interim remedy

26 Sep 2023

Plastics

Plastic Engineering Day 2023

- fair & conference for students and companies in the plastics industry.

14 Sep 2023

Fire missionsdrevne partnerskaber gør status

De fire missionsdrevne innovationspartnerskaber - INNO-CCUS, MissionGreenFuels, AgriFoodTure og TRACE - skal bidrage til at gøre Danmark til verdens førende nation.

06 Jul 2023