Pilots & Value Chains

Explore the CSSBoost pilot demonstrations and value chain cases addressing circular economy challenges across European regions

Showing 15 of 15 pilots
Pilot 4: Lisbon, PT

Pilot 4: Circular Lifecycle Management of Lisbon Public-Transport Assets

Lisbon, Portugal
PARTICLE
Sustainable vehicle procurementBus service lifeEnd-of-life material recovery
Pilot 3: Nordschwarzwald, DE

Pilot 3: Circular Plastics Value Chains in the North Black Forest

North Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
CAS
Waste management and recyclingReusable plastic packaging
Pilot 2: Marche, IT

Pilot 2: Water Reuse and Nutrient Recovery in Marche

Marche, Italy
UNIVPM
Water for irrigation and ecosystem supportNutrient recovery
Pilot 1: Crete, EL

Pilot 1: Circular Agri-Food and Livestock Systems in Crete

Crete, Greece
MACC
Sheep-wool valorisationAgricultural-residue reuseFood by-product valorisation
CSSBoost community invitation graphic showing the circular economy cycle from design and production to use, repair, reuse, collection and recycling.
Deployment
Pilot 5: Virtual Cross-Sectoral

Pilot 5: Interregional Virtual Circular Value Chain Integration

Interregional / Multi-National
UVIC
Virtual integration and simulation of the value chains from Pilots 1–4 across food, water and nutrients, plastics, and batteries/vehicles.
Pilot 4 process map for bus collection, dismantling, material sorting, recycling and component remanufacturing.
Preparation
Pilot 4: Lisbon, PT

Pilot 4 / Value Chain 3: Vehicle End-of-Life Material Recovery

Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Portugal
PARTICLE / CARRIS
Recovery, reuse, recycling and valorisation of parts and materials from end-of-life public transport vehicles.
CARRIS bus in Lisbon, illustrating the public-transport setting of Pilot 4.
Monitoring
Pilot 4: Lisbon, PT

Pilot 4 / Value Chain 2: Bus Service Life

Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Portugal
PARTICLE / CARRIS
Extension of public bus service life through maintenance, monitoring, waste reduction and operational optimisation.
Pilot 4 process map linking CARRIS procurement, vehicle manufacturing and recovered components.
Preparation
Pilot 4: Lisbon, PT

Pilot 4 / Value Chain 1: Sustainable Vehicle Production

Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Portugal
PARTICLE / CARRIS
Greener vehicle acquisition and increased recyclable material content in new public transport vehicles.
Preparation
Pilot 3: Nordschwarzwald, DE

Pilot 3 / Value Chain 2: Reusable Plastic Packaging

North Black Forest, Germany
CAS
Reusable plastic packaging and twinwall sheet manufacturing using more sustainable material configurations.
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