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The InterWASTE project aims to find alternative uses for production waste from the eyewear, furniture and wood industries, which are deep-rooted industrial sectors in the programme area.

“Second-life” products made from waste materials from the eyewear, furniture and wood industries

Project goals & contents:

The InterWASTE project aims to find alternative uses for production waste from the eyewear, furniture and wood industries, which are deep-rooted industrial sectors in the programme area. The InterWASTE project aims to find alternative uses for production waste from the eyewear, furniture and wood industries, which are deep-rooted industrial sectors in the program area. The project focuses on waste from eyewear production (such as wood chips and ceramics), which currently ends up in landfills and incineration plants, as well as stone dust from processing in the furniture industry and various waste from the wood industry (bark, sawdust), which currently remains unused. It will be investigated how this waste can be managed to produce new innovative materials for sustainable outdoor and indoor applications as well as for eyeglass frames (or parts thereof). During the course of the project, life cycle assessments will be created for the newly developed composites and laminates in order to analyse and optimise their impact on the environment compared to “traditional” products. In order to ensure circular production processes, tests are carried out with regard to the recyclability and biodegradability of the new products. The project will help to reduce the impact of the involved industrial sectors on the environment, move towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals and create new business areas.

Il progetto mira a trovare un utilizzo alternativo degli scarti di produzione provenienti dai settori occhialeria, arredo e del legno, settori industriali profondamente radicati nell’area di programma. Il progetto si concentrerà su: a) scarti di burattatura degli occhiali, quali trucioli di legno e ceramica che attualmente finiscono in discarica/negli inceneritori; b) polveri di lavorazione dei materiali lapidei dell’industria del mobile che finiscono nelle discariche; c) diversi tipi di scarti di legno dell’industria del legno (corteccia, segatura) attualmente inutilizzati. I partner studieranno come gestire questi rifiuti per creare nuovi materiali innovativi per la concezione di pannelli sostenibili per ambienti esterni/interni e per la creazione di montature per occhiali (o parti di essi). Durante il progetto, il Life Cycle Assessment verrà eseguito sui compositi e laminati ottenuti, con l’obiettivo di migliorare il loro impatto sull’ambiente rispetto a quelli “tradizionali”. Su questi prodotti, verranno effettuati test di riciclabilità e biodegradabilità per garantire processi di produzione circolari. Il progetto contribuirà a: ridurre l’impatto ambientale dei settori coinvolti, avvicinarsi agli obiettivi di Sviluppo Sostenibile – Nazioni Unite, creare un nuovo business.

Lead partner:

Certottica Scrl - Italian Institute for the Certification of Optical Products

Project lead:

DIin Dr.in Katrin Fradler

Project partners:

Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH - Smart Composites & Surfaces research division, Elite Ambiente srl - industrial waste management company in northern Italy

Project periode:

November 2023 - January 2026

Research programme / Project ID:

Interreg VI-A Italy - Austria 2021-2027 / ITAT-11-003

Funding:

The project is financed by the European Regional Development Fund and Interreg VI-A Italy-Austria 2021-2027 as well as the Carinthian Economic Promotion Fund (KWF).

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