ARVI – New business through sustainable material recycling –Results from Material Value Chains program

Industry Summit 5.10.2017

Pirjo KaivosCLIC Innovation

What is CLIC Innovation

What is CLIC Innovation

It is…Ø The Open Innovation and Public-Private Partnership R&D&I platform

Ø Focused on turning resource scarcity to global business opportunities

Ø Initiating and coordinating new competence and business ecosystems for Bio and Circular economy as well as Cleantech and Energy

Ø Creating new knowledge and competences for global business

Ø Designing and demonstrating comprehensive solutions for systemic challenges

Ø Coordinating target-oriented R&D&I-project portfolios

Ø A Ltd owned by 29 multinational companies representing 9 industrial sectors and 16 Finnish universities and research institutes

Material Value Chains - ARVI

Material Value Chains - ARVI

Systemic approach to management of material value chains, recycling, and

their business opportunities

ARVI Consortium22 companies

Ab StormossenAMPPC FINLAND (1. fp)

BMH Technology Borealis PolymersCity of HelsinkiDestaclean (2. fp)

Ekokem (Fortum)Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority HSY Kuusakoski Kymenlaakson Jäte Loimi-Hämeen Jätehuolto

fp= funding period

Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto Outotec Outotec Finland Paperra (1. fp)

Stena Technoworld (1. fp)

Stora Enso Wood Products Suomen Erityisjäte (2. fp)

Tietomitta (2. fp)

UPM-Kymmene (2. fp)

Valmet Technologies ÅF-Consult Oy (1. fp)

ARVI Consortioum10 research institutes

Aalto UniversityArcada University of Applied SciencesFinnish Environment Institute (SYKE)Jyväskylä University of Applied SciencesLappeenranta University of TechnologyTampere University of TechnologyThe University og Eastern FinlandUniversity of TurkuVTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandÅbo Akademi University

Systemic evolution of business and its local environments

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ARVI Research Areas

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Improved knowledge of material flows – analyses and foresight

Systemic resource efficiency - concept building, modeling and optimisation

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ARVI Results and Key Messages

Results

Plastics and RubberKey Message

Plastics, even recycled, is a material with potentialØ Packaging is plastics largest application area and source of

plastic wasteØ Two thirds of household plastic waste consists of

monomaterialsØ Sorting improves mechanical properties of recycled plastics

and at the best they can come close to those of virgin material

Ø Woodplastic composites are promising applications both for municipal and construction and demolition waste plastics, especially if composite recycling is organized

Ø The characteristics of recycled plastics and the requirements of applications need to match

Ø Plastics recycling can generate environmental benefits if virgin materials can be replaced

Metal Recycling, WEEEKey Message

Most out of WEEE, harness the true potential from electronic waste treatmentØ WEEE is one of the most valuable waste stream produced

from householdsØ WEEE is truly complex, heterogeneous and dynamic waste

streamØ Beside base metals, precious and technical/critical metals are

found in significant concentrations in WEEEØ Losses play relevant role in the whole treatment chain of

WEEE which need to be addressed in future

Municipal Solid Waste and SludgeKey Messages

Ø Biowaste and plastics are at the most efficient fractions in volume to increase material recovery

Ø Mechanical separation is neededØ Finnish technology solutions have a significant business potential in energy

recovery from MSW on the Chinese marketØ Environmental performance

Ø Source separation as well as separate collection, composting and anaerobic digestion of organic waste is a sustainable measure for the MSW management in São Paolo

Ø LCA studyØ Nitrogen recovery from sewage sludge is a potential method to get bio-based

nutrientsØ Biosludge is a potential nitrogen source

AshesKey Message

Added value from thermal residuesØ Utilisation and recovery of valuables require precise

knowledge of ash compositionØ Research data helps companies Ø to enhance treatment of recycled materialsØ in decision making related to use

Systemic Circular EconomyKey Message

Waste and Circular Economy business requires systemic approach and understanding of interconnected business, technology, environmental and socio-cultural system elementsØ Systemic demand and supplyØ EcosystemsØ Local vs globalØ Stakeholders’ different rolesØ Social dimension

DatabaseKey Message

Ø Open life cycle data increases research transparency, enables true data reliability comparison and analysis and gives companies a tool for proving the sustainability of their operations

Waste Flow MonitoringKey Messages

Ø Real-time waste generation monitoring improves solid waste sorting at its source and makes waste collection more effective

Ø State-of-the-art analytics create useful information to monitor and implement cost-efficient and sustainable waste management

SummaryComments from the Scientific Advisory Board

Ø It was very far-sighted of Finland to initiate an extensive research program on circular economy, which is constantly growing in importance all over the world

Ø The ARVI research program established an intensive collaboration between companies and research institutes on various levels, which is very rare

Ø It was also exceptional that the research program took into account the social significance of material flows in various countries

Ø A global viewpoint was commendably ensured by International collaboration

Ø On the whole, the research program generated academically and commercially significant results, which will eventually influence the future of our environment and society

Ø The program strengthened Finland’s position among forerunners of circular economy

Ø Now it is important to maintain activity in the collaboration network and to continue high-quality research in Finland and also in EU programs.

What’s next?

Ø Building CLIC Circular Economy project portfolioØ focusing on activities decreasing the environmental impact of

material usage by enhancing their life cycle by circulating higher value added products and services

Ø Key action is to build a service platform for managing industry large side streams to

Ø Improve their utilization Ø Provide sufficient volumes for re-use marketsØ Find them sustainable and valuable use

Ø New productsØ Reduce costs

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