Technologies & Practices

Circular economy technologies and practices developed and demonstrated across the CSSBoost project

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Pilot 4 process map linking CARRIS procurement, vehicle manufacturing and recovered components.
Batteries & VehiclesVehicle/component lifecycle management

Circularity-Informed Bus Procurement and Supplier Assessment

A fleet procurement practice examining vehicle requirements, material information and supplier processes in Lisbon.

Regional Organic-Waste Co-Digestion Feasibility Assessment

A planned feasibility route investigating regional organic residues and an ASITE co-digestion scenario in Marche.
Pilot 1 sheep wool valorisation value chain for pellet-based soil enhancement.
Agricultural & Food By-ProductsResource collection and logistics

Sheep-Wool Collection and Consolidation Logistics

A local collection and transport practice connecting sheep shearing with wool-pellet development in Crete.

Reusable Polypropylene Twin-Wall Packaging and Biocarbon Compound Development

Reusable polypropylene twin-wall packaging with a return/recycling loop and development of a wood-derived biocarbon compound for the extrusion process.
Polypropylene
Recovered polypropylene
Wood-derived biocarbon compound
1 output product
Pilot 4 process map for bus collection, dismantling, material sorting, recycling and component remanufacturing.
Batteries & VehiclesProduct reuse and remanufacturing

Vehicle Component Recovery, Inspection and Controlled Reuse

Inspection, traceability and controlled reuse of suitable bus components, with separate routing of end-of-life materials.
Identified removed vehicle components
2 output products

Mechanical Recycling of Segregated Plastic Streams

Sorting and mechanical recycling of plastic collection bags to develop a closer material loop into new bags.
Segregated plastic fractions
2 output products
Scanning electron micrograph showing the heterogeneous texture of sewage-sludge-derived biochar.
Water Reuse & Nutrient RecoveryNutrient recovery

Thermochemical Treatment of Sludge and Organic Residues

Thermochemical conversion of sludge-based feedstocks with material characterisation and ongoing controlled agronomic validation.
Dried sewage sludge
Selected organic residues
Harvested biomass
1 output product
Pilot 2 water value-chain diagram linking wastewater treatment, nature-based polishing and reuse.
Water Reuse & Nutrient RecoveryWater treatment and reuse

Nature-Based Refinement of Treated Wastewater for Reuse

Nature-based polishing of treated wastewater to support planned irrigation and habitat-restoration reuse in Marche.
Treated wastewater
3 output products
Process diagram linking oat and carob by-product collection with ingredient preparation, dough production, baking and distribution.
Agricultural & Food By-ProductsBiomass and food valorisation

Food By-Product Valorisation for Enriched Bakery Formulations

Turning food-processing side streams into enriched bakery formulations through recipe development, nutritional analysis and consumer feedback.
Oat by-products
Carob by-products
Food-processing residues
2 output products
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