Instead of baseline scenario current practices of producing and then disposing Multilayer Packaging Materials, MERLIN project is going to transfer current linear model to circular economy model. Particula Group, as the work package leader in Merlin project, has an assignment to assess the environmental, economic, social, legislative and regulatory barriers for the implementation of MERLIN processes and products. Towards reaching the EU´s packaging waste recycling rate target for 2030, which is 80 %. An increase in circularity would reduce environmental impact, decrease dependence on raw materials from fossil sources and potentially make a significant contribution This leads to currently very high rates of incineration for energy recovery and landfilling compared to only marginal rates of recycling. Due to its complex structure and often heterogeneous composition, recycling of multi-layer plastic packaging remains a major challenge. With a yearly volume of about 3.03 million tonnes, which is about 17% of all plastic packaging in the EU, multi-layer plastic packaging waste is a significant part of the current waste stream. ![]() MERLIN project aims at designing innovative solutions for all the processes required to increase the quality and rate of recycled plastic materials coming from multi-layer packaging waste. MERLIN project – From Landfill and Incineration to Closed Loop and Chemical Recycling of the Multilayer Plastic Increasing the quality and rate of MultilayER packaging recycLINg waste
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