Develop groundbreaking solutions for a sustainable future and health of our oceans
through the deployment of effective plastic litter valorization and prevention pathways
Our innovative solutions ensure the transition to a circular economy, bringing economic, social, and environmental benefits for all.
REMEDIES is aiming to create a trend of plastic prevention by exploiting traditional and modern channels. With the help of citizen’s science REMEDIES will support the co-creation of participatory processes in order to achieve a more plastic-conscious society.
Inputs
- 4 years
- 12 breakthrough innovations from validation and demonstration, to system prototyping in operational environments
- 23 partners
- 12 countries
- 8 demonstration sites + 1 lighthouse site in 8 Mediterranean countries
- 33 new sites for scaling-up across the Mediterranean sea
Outputs
- Monitor macro- and microplastic waste in 9 Mediterranean areas
- Collect and valorise +400 tons of plastic litter in the marine and riverine environment
- Prevent the further deposition of 61 tons of plastic
- Reach +250,000 citizens
- Distribute 500.000€ in funding for the development of zero-waste solutions
- Scale and replicate zero-waste innovations in +33 more sites
- Organise 115 coastline clean-ups
