EU Projects
ISWA collaborates on a number of EU funded projects, acting as a communication and dissemination partner in consortiums tackling varying issues in and around waste management. With these activities ISWA acts as knowledge multiplier, promoting sustainable waste management according to its mission. ISWA also acts as representative of the waste management industry and conduit to other industrial stakeholders. Please see below for some of active projects.
iBot4CRMs - Enhancing Europe’s resilience in Critical Raw Materials supply through AI-driven robotics
Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) are essential for sustainable technology. Europe’s reliance on a few distant primary sources makes its supply chain vulnerable to disruptions. iBot4CRMs is developing integrated AI-powered robotic systems to maximise the recovery and recycling of critical raw materials from urban waste. Through urban mining, the project will complement external sources to help Europe achieve resilience and competitiveness in the supply of critical raw materials (CRMs).
Wood2Wood - Transforming wood waste into valuable resource for a greener future
The new circularity project for wood seeks to revolutionise the wood industry by promoting innovation and collaboration to establish a sustainable circular economy. Through the principles of reduce, reuse, recycle and upcycle, we aim to repurpose secondary wood materials, reduce waste, and shrink the environmental impact of construction and demolition as well as furniture industries.
RECLAIM – AI powered Robotic Material Recovery in a Box
RECLAIM – EU funded project will work on the construction of the first portable, fully robotic Material Recovery Facility (prMRF). This system uses artificial intelligence to identify and categorize waste, supported by citizen science.
Latest News
EU-funded RECLAIM Project wraps up with breakthrough in AI-driven portable and decentralised material recovery for remote areas
Decentralised recycling has arrived: EU-funded RECLAIM project has deployed the world's first AI-powered portable material recovery plant in Kefalonia, bringing on-site waste sorting to European islands and remote tourist destinations. This robotic facility is small...
From Data to Decisions: Key Takeaways from the 3rd edition of REACT Cluster Webinar series
On May 9th, 2025, the third edition of the REACT Cluster Webinar series gathered 53 participants from all industries, including research and academia, recycling companies, technology providers, policymakers and industrial associations.Moderated by Léa Zamuner, the...
REACT Cluster at EU Green Week: RECLAIM and 5 EU Projects Unite to Showcase Circular Economy Solutions in Action in Brussels
ISWA is pleased to announce that RECLAIM Project will participate in the EU Green Week 2025 in Brussels, a prestigious European annual environmental conference, on June 4 as part of the REACT Cluster event titled “Circular Economy In Action: Rethinking Resources for a...
Previous EU Projects
ALMA - Advanced Light Materials and Processes for the Eco-Design of Electric Vehicles
ALMA will develop a novel battery electric vehicle (BEV) structure for a passenger car with 45% weight reduction potential compared to current baseline at affordable costs.
DECOAT - Recycling of coated and painted textile and plastic materials
DECOAT will enable circular use of textiles and plastic parts with (multilayer) ‘coatings’, which are typically not recyclable yet. Novel triggerable smart polymer material systems and the corresponding recycling processes will be developed.
MultiCycle - advanced, sustainable recycling of plastic-based multi-materials
The MultiCycle project is demonstrating advanced and sustainable recycling processes and value chains for plastic-based multi-layer packaging and fibre reinforced automotive components.
ECOBULK - Circular Composite Bulky Products
A project dedicated to demonstrating circular applications for the furniture, automotive and construction industries using composite plastic materials by redesigning the entire chain. The project finished in November 2021.
Read about the project and its legacy at www.ecobulk.eu and follow the lessons learned in design, circular materials and the supporting technologies through the free online training MOOC courses.
DNOSES - Distributed Network for Odour Sensing Empowerment and Sustainability
Citizen science and co-creation tools to design odour pollution control measures at local, national and global levels with CSOs, NGOs, local public authorities, odour emitting industries and academia.