Horizon 2020 Information & Brokerage Event: Circular Economy and Plastics

@KTNUK_EU
Etc Venues, Marble Arch,
London
16th October 2019
Horizon 2020 Information &
Brokerage Event:
Circular Economy and Plastics

Welcome
Jane Watkins,
Knowledge Transfer Manager,
KTN

H2020 Circular Economy
and Plastics Opportunities
Ian Holmes
Bioeconomy NCP
30/10/2019

Contents
- Introduction to H2020 work programme
- The road to Horizon Europe
- Circular Economy and Plastics Topics

NCP support
• Guidance on choosing topics and “instruments”
• Advice on administrative procedures and contractual issues
• Support with the application process (workshops and 1-2-1)
• Feedback on draft proposals
• @UKH2020_Sustain for updates

Horizon 2020 /BBI
Collaborative Projects
Research and Innovation 100% funded (RIA)
• Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3-5
Innovation Actions 70% funded (100% Not For Profit)(IA)
• TRL 5-7
• Coordinated Support Actions 100% funded (CSA)
• Must have at least 3 EU countries in consortium*
• Emphasis on expected impact and Market exploitation
• Industry participation, especially SMEs is vital
*could be an issue post Brexit!

Paving the way to Horizon Europe
- Some topics are “bridging actions”.
- Aid the transitions from H2020 style and shape projects toward
the new look Horizon Europe projects
- Encourage the Multi Actor Approach (MAA)

Horizon Europe: Preliminary structure

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How to read the calls
- Call Title
•This is the problem to be addressed
- Specific challenge
•This explains the reason for the challenge
- Scope
•Provides some insights to possible approaches / solutions
•Not very prescriptive
•Look for acronyms, legislation, specific countries, other EC initiatives
•It will indicate the expected size of the project e.g. Euro 3 million
- Expected impact:
•This is what the project must deliver
•Justify how your approach is the best way to achieve these impacts
•Read the introduction, this “sets the scene”

Empowering cities as agents of food system
transformation
CE-FNR-07-2020 - Innovation Action (IA) – Budget €12m
- “Food systems contribute to climate change, waste, environmental degradation and economic
inequality. These problems have become serious challenges for cities, and cities have become
increasingly implicated in food system problems that extend far beyond their own borders”.
(IPES-Food, 2017)
- Project requirement;
- At least 10 cities, with diverse:
- Geography
- Type
- Experience
- Multi Actor Approach (MAA) Involvement of local authorities (advised)
- Strong centralized professional coordination
- Set-up a living lab in each city

Pilot action for the removal of marine plastics and
litter
FNR-09-2020: Innovation Action (IA) €6m ( €13.2m Budget)
- Over 80% of marine litter is plastic. By 2050, more plastic could be in the ocean than fish
- It is found on beaches, on the ocean surface, in animals and on the seafloor.
- Persist over dozens of years and even geological timescales
Requirements and impacts to keep in mind
- Demonstrate technologies, approaches & methodologies to clean the seafloor and the surface and
possibly the water column of nearshore waters, plastics & other accumulated marine litter
- and the recycling/reuse/treatment of recovered material
- Address impacts on coastal ecosystems’ food chains, biodiversity and ecosystems functioning, and local
economies
Cross-cutting issues –
- Awareness raising of citizens about prevention to avoid environmental damage and high costs (for the
community and the taxpayer). Citizen Science, Ocean literacy, education, outreach
- Improve the skills and competences of workers in the “blue economy”
- Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology

Improving the sorting, separation &
recycling of composite / multi-layer materials
CE-SC5-24-2020: RIA €4-5 m / Project budget: €20 m
Challenge: Composite and multi-layer materials are increasingly used. A challenge for sorting,
separation, recycling, composting, or the reintroduction into manufacturing. A better understanding
of these challenges should inform the design of composite and multi-layer materials is needed.
Scope: Proposals should
- develop new or improve existing processes and assess the barriers to implementation.
- deal with used products, production rejects or existing stocks. Optimise value retention
- Provide recommendations for future design and product information requirements.
Expected Impacts
- increase yield & quality of sorting of products made of composite / multi-layer materials
- increased recycling of raw materials from products made of multi-layer materials
- reduced use of virgin raw materials
- increased knowledge on design for reuse and recycling (“circular design”) of products
- increased knowledge on the process environmental footprint

Understanding the transition to a circular
economy and its implications on the
environment, economy and society
CE-SC5-25-2020: RIA €3-4 m , €10m Budget
Challenge: The transition to CE entails a systemic transformation of entire value chains. Understanding
this transition is important for the development of CE approaches and targeted policy measures.
Scope: Assess current state of CE transition in relevant sectors and analyse possible transition
scenarios. Sectors identified in CE Action Plan or others if justified according to environmental
footprint etc.
- Social, economic and environmental aspects.
- Public awareness and acceptance and other social aspects e.g. gender.
- Attention to the issue of hazardous materials in CE.
- Policy recommendations at local, national, European and global levels.
(Why not look at the SC2 “Multi actor approach” this might help?)

Expected impact:
CE-SC5-25-2020
- more systemic policy decisions to further facilitate the transition to a safe, environmentally
friendly, efficient and effective circular economy in selected sectors
- efficient and effective use of both primary and secondary resources in Europe, reducing waste
generation, negative health impacts, environmental pollution and greenhouse gas emissions
- new business opportunities for European industries and SMEs
- creating new tools and methodologies oriented to companies, to consider social, environmental
and economic aspects when they design circular business models
- creating incentives and support the development of strategic governance mechanisms that
enable the transition to a Circular Economy and contribute to the effective implementation of the
Sustainable Development Goals in Europe
- supporting the achievement of climate commitments and specific quantitative targets on
resources efficiency, recycling rates or waste disposal quotas

Plastics in the environment:
understanding the sources, transport,
distribution and impacts of plastics
pollution
CE-SC5-30-2020 RIA Project €5m
Scope - Gain a better understanding on the sources, transport, distribution and impact of
plastic pollution. Activities should include:
- Sources of plastic pollution to different environmental compartments;
- Transport and pathways of plastics into and through different environmental
compartments;
- Occurrence and distribution of plastic across all environmental compartments;
- Accumulation, including in soil and the food chain;
- Degradation mechanisms for different plastic materials under range of environmentally
conditions;
- Address different ecosystems, geographical areas and spatial scales, including the main
environmental media such as marine, surface and ground-water, soils, air and biota
- Cooperation with existing EU funded activities, e.g. JPI Oceans initiative, is encouraged
- Applicants should plan the necessary budget to cover clustering activities with other plastic
relevant projects selected under other Horizon 2020 topics

Expected impact:
CE-SC5-30-2020
- Achieving the objectives of the Plastics Strategy, with regard to the possibilities for future
prioritisation of measures in Europe;
- Provide a foundation for the development of mitigation solutions, based on improved and new
knowledge on plastics pollution;
- Identify promising intervention points and targeted actions for fighting plastics pollution, in line
with of the CE Action Plan and Plastics Strategy;
- Establish the EU as a scientific leader in the area of understanding and solving plastic pollution.

Develop and pilot circular systems in plastics,
textiles and furniture sectors
CE-SC5-28-2020: IA €7-8m / project Budget 15m
- CE innovation often takes place in silos. Improvements in one domain can weaken value
retention elsewhere in the value chain
- There is a need to design and pilot circular systems, business models, products and materials,
covering the entire value chain.
Scope: Develop and pilot systemic CE innovations in specified sectors, taking into account value
retention throughout life cycle.
- Bring together actors from across value chain.
- Business models, products, materials, industrial symbiosis.
- Apply life cycle perspective and quantify targeted market and environmental and societal
benefits.

Expected impact:
CE-SC5-28-2020
- effective use of both primary and secondary resources in Europe, reduce waste generation,
environmental pollution and GHG emissions, through innovative systems
- first-hand insights on how to develop and support systemic innovation towards a circular
economy, starting from selected sectors
- evidence to inform more systemic policy decisions to further facilitate the transition to an
effective circular economy in selected sectors
- systemic knowledge of product service systems and circular design management systems, to
facilitate their systematic application
- achieve climate commitments and specific quantitative targets on resource efficiency, recycling
rates or waste disposal quota and information on GHG emissions
- long-term value creation and positive impacts on the environment, health and quality of life of
users

Develop, implement and assess a CE
product information management system
for products from cradle to cradle
CE-SC5-31-2020 - IA €7-8m / project Budget 15m
- Challenge: Reliable information about the components and materials is needed
to achieve value retention in products. Existing practices do not cover critical
information needs for circularity or overall life cycle performance.
- A need for designing and piloting an information system that is linked to the
whole material and value flows in an ideally circular system.
- Expected Impacts
- Development of new businesses related to the transition to a circular economy,
and related value-adding consulting services
- Effective use of primary and secondary resources in Europe, strengthening
geopolitical resource independency, facilitate the market for secondary raw
materials, close material cycles and reduce waste, pollution and GHG emissions
- streamlined social life cycle assessment ensuring comparability and validity,
allowing to critically review green claim and enabling consumers to take
environmentally informed purchasing decisions, as well as allowing product
designers and developers to take environmentally informed design decisions at
an early stage

Sustainable processing and refining of
primary and/or secondary raw materials
CE-SC5-07-2018-2019-2020 IA project size €8m - €13m budget - €40m
a) Sustainable processing and refining of primary and/or secondary raw
materials
- Demonstrate new or improved systems integrating processing and refining
technologies for better recovery of minerals / metals at increased efficiency
b) Recycling of raw materials from end-of-life products(2020)
- Develop / demonstrate novel and environmentally sound solutions for higher
recycling and recovery of secondary raw materials from end-of-life products..
c) Recycling of raw materials from buildings and infrastructures(2020)
- Develop / demonstrate novel solutions for a high-value recovery of raw materials
from buildings and infrastructures.
d) Advanced sorting systems for high-performance recycling of complex
end-of-life products(2020)
- Develop / demonstrate highly efficient innovative dismantling and sorting systems
enabling functional recycling of Critical Raw Materials, or other types of materials,
e) Sustainable metallurgical processes(2020)
- Develop / demonstrate innovative metallurgical systems integrating appropriate
metallurgical and / or electrochemical technologies, in order to enhance the
production efficiency

EXPECTED IMPACTS
CE-SC5-07-2018-2019-2020
- push the EU to the forefront of raw materials processing and/or recycling technologies
and solutions through generated know-how and promoting socially innovative solutions;
- improve significantly the economic viability and market potential gained through the
pilot, leading to expanding the business across the EU , and create added value and new
jobs in related industries;
- unlock a significant volume of various primary/secondary raw materials currently
unexploited/underexploited within the EU, improving their 'circularity' in the economy
and closing the material cycles;
- improving significantly the health, safety and environmental performance throughout
the whole life cycle considered,
- for sub-topic b) in the shorter term, increase measurably the efficiency and effectiveness
of the 'urban mines' when compared to the state of the art;
- For sub-topic c) wider application of smart demolition techniques, C&DW processing,
quality assurance, traceability and standardization for secondary raw materials in
construction, thus improving the material and value recovery rate.

Upcycling Bio Plastics of food and drinks packaging
CE-BIOTEC-09-2020 – RIA Project €6m-€8m – Budget €20m
Challenge - develop technologies to deal with the upcycling of plastics for food and drinks
packaging. (Increasingly, plastics are bio-based; however not all are recyclable, reusable or
biodegradable.)
- Expand the potential of current technologies and materials for the manufacturing and design
of bio-plastics that are recyclable and/or bio-degradable;
- Use known or new biotechnologies, based on enzymes or enzyme combinations and
microorganisms, for improved recycling or biodegradation of plastics;
- Develop novel standards / certification schemes for recyclable and biodegradable bio-
plastics;
- Include Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) elements and gender aspects to improve
consumer attitude and behaviour
- Involve actors in the entire value chain, from producer to final consumer, and from research
to policy makers. *
- perform an analysis of the SOA to avoid duplications / overlaps with other research,
including projects funded by the BBI and the Circular Economy calls under H2020.
- Clustering activities to capitalise on synergies with relevant projects selected under this topic
and topic CE NMBP 26-2018 is encouraged.
- *look at the Multi Actor Approach used in SC2 projects.

Expected Impact
CE-BIOTEC-09-2020
- 60% food and drink packaging is upcycled by 2030;
- A viable roadmap to prove that by 2030 60% of the plastics still to be used for packaging of foods
and drinks with short-shelf life will be produced from renewable sources;
- Contribute to the increase in new and upgraded waste recycling facilities designed to facilitate
recycling via biotechnological or biochemical methods;
- Increased awareness among European citizens of products and materials upcycling capacity;
- Novel standards and certification schemes to be applied together with market pull measures
such as public procurement and tax exemptions;

Diversifying revenue in rural Africa through bio-
based solutions
CE-SFS-36-2020 RIA - €9m projects – Budget €18m
Challenge: In many African regions, agriculture is predominantly subsistence-oriented, hence most
farmers can’t invest in improving the productivity or undertake basic transformation of their
produce.
- Scope - Proposals shall screen existing bio-based technologies that can be adapted and successfully
transferred to rural African contexts. The focus should be on simple, robust technologies that can be
operated and maintained locally, and suitable for operation at farm, village or rural community level
(including mobile systems).
- A variety of end-products can be considered, and the business models developed should be
sustainable and circular.
- Bio-fuels or bio-energy can be part of the end-products, projects focussing mainly on these outputs
are not eligible.
- Technologies shall be integrated into one existing agri-food system without compromising food
production, or fundamentally changing established agricultural practices, provided that these are
sustainable.

Expected Impact
CE-SFS-36-2020
- Activities will deliver new and sustainable bio-based value chains that can be plugged into African
agri-food systems. This will help rural communities to:
- Increase and diversify agricultural income and foster savings and investment.
- Enhance sustainability and reduce the environmental impact of domestic and economic
activities, through e.g. reduced logging or nutrient recycling.
- Develop new economic activities and sectors, creating new jobs and opportunities.
- In the longer-term results will improve livelihoods, enhance food security, increase community
resilience, and reduce rural migration.
- Projects should also increase the innovation capacities of partners and reinforce the scientific
collaboration between the EU and Africa.

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Lessons learnt so far
- TRL
- Right level
- Right place,
- Correct terminology
- Involvement of future end-users
- Clear exploitation approach
• Don’t “shoehorn” it in where it doesn’t fit.
• Real market information needed
• Real Impact to be demonstrated

Ian Holmes
H2020 Bioeconomy National Contact
Point
NCP-Food-Bio-
Marine@innovateuk.gov.uk
Twitter - @UKH2020_Sustain
30/10/2019

UK Participation in H2020
Stephen Alexander
Legal & Financial NCP
H2020UK National Contact Points
National Contact Points are an Innovate
UK resource to assist UK Business to
engage with EU Research & Innovation
Funding opportunities
Fact Pack v1

• UK-based individuals and organisations would remain eligible to bid for
funding, participate in and lead consortia including calls in 2019 and 2020
on the same basis as now
• If an agreement is reached, projects approved during this period will be
able to continue with an uninterrupted flow of EU funding
• But, ‘nothing is agreed until everything is agreed’
• Where do we stand if no-deal?
Withdrawal Agreement: Horizon 2020
“Following withdrawal from the Union, the UK will continue to
participate in the Union programmes financed by the MFF 2014-
2020 until their closure.”

UK Eligibility to participate in H2020 post Brexit (no deal)
• Free to participate as a non-EU country, a ‘third country’ across
most of H2020
• Can continue to coordinate projects and distribute EU funds
• Not automatically eligible for EU funding
• Unless essential for action
• Or provision made in workprogramme/call
• Some obligations under the GA will no longer apply
• UK not eligible for some actions:
• Monobeneficiary - ERC, MSCA
• Some Space and Security projects
• Some multi-beneficiary – FTI, SMEi
• For most ongoing projects and new projects, funding will be
replaced by the Treasury underwrite guarantee

• The UK Government has committed to underwrite Horizon 2020 funding for all successful
UK bids submitted before exit, even if they are notified of their success after exit, for the
lifetime of the projects
• UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will also manage the independent assessment of UK
applications to ERC, MSCA and SMEi grants that have been submitted before Brexit, if they
are not assessed by the European Commission.
• This will support UK participants to continue to take part in Horizon 2020 projects in no
deal scenario, subject to continued eligibility.
Underwrite Guarantee and extension funding
• Guarantees EU Funding for UK researchers beyond the date
the UK leaves the EU
• Through the extension to the guarantee, the government has
committed to fund UK participants’ funding in all Horizon 2020
calls open to third country participants from the date of exit.
HMT Underwrite Guarantee

Current ongoing projects
• Project delivery should continue as per the grant agreement
• Participation as a third country entity
• UK coordinators will remain eligible to coordinate and manage EU
funds
• Funded by EU to end October, UK underwrite thereafter
• If the project is only open to EU and Associated countries – the grant
may be terminated by the EU.
• If viable as a standalone project, the underwrite will still apply
• If non-viable – funding will be available to cover the costs
associated with project closure
• If the project has the minimum number of participants and UK status
means the project is ineligible – it may be terminated
• The underwrite will apply as above – viable/non-viable

New bids submitted before exit
• Proposals will be assessed by EU if the action is open to third
countries
• If successful, you will participate as a third country but with UK
funding from the start of the project
• However, if the project is only open to EU and Associated
countries - It may not be evaluated
• You will be able to re-submit to UKRI for independent
assessment
• If successful, you will receive Government ‘in-flight’ funding for
the lifetime of the project
• The grant agreement will be with UKRI under standard UK T&Cs

Applying after exit
• Most calls will be open to third country participation – but check
with your NCP if necessary
• The project will continue to have an EU grant agreement but
with funding via UK extended underwrite
• But, UK not eligible for some actions:
• Some monobeneficiary – in ERC, MSCA
• Some Space and Security projects
• Some multi-beneficiary – EIC Accelerator (formerly SMEi)

Delivery of government funding
• The Treasury guarantee will be delivered by UK Research and
Innovation (UKRI)
• Grant holders who have registered on the UKRI portal will be
contacted to set out the steps to access guarantee funding
• UKRI will require evidence of your grant or grant offer, i.e.:
• Proof of grant
• Proof of grant amount
• Proof of any payments already received
• Any financial statements submitted since last payment
• Proof of project costs incurred since last payment
• Information on types of acceptable evidence will be available on
the UKRI website
• Do NOT submit documents until requested by UKRI

Delivery of government funding – ‘onboarding’
• Once documents are submitted, your grant will be ‘onboarded’
to existing UKRI grant management systems
• Je-S for academia, quarterly payments
• IFS for industry, payments on a claims basis, in arrears
• You will sign a contract with UKRI - in most cases this will be
alongside your existing EU grant agreement
• Guarantee payments will be in pounds Sterling (£)
• For ‘In-flight’ projects (those independently assessed by UKRI) –
there will be a single grant agreement with under UKRI T&Cs

What happens at exit – ‘EU side’?
(current ongoing projects)
• In theory, TBC…
• Amendment to project grant agreement
• Triggered by Commission
• Introduce article-9 (implementation of action tasks by
beneficiaries not receiving EU funding)
• Amend maximum project grant amount
• Interim/break report (technical & financial) to end of
October…
• Agree financial balance – payment or recovery from UK
participant
• UK partner still a signatory to the GA and bound by most
obligations
• Some projects that fail to maintain eligibility may be
terminated

Underwrite portal
• The portal is designed to ensure that UKRI has the information about projects
and participants in order to underwrite guarantee payments if required.
• The website is for UK participants who are in receipt of Horizon 2020 funding
(including EDCTP2, EMPIR, EIT-KICs). It is also for Euratom R&T and ongoing
Framework Programme 7 projects.
• Register your project on the portal at: https://apply-for-innovation-
funding.service.gov.uk/eu-grant/overview
• Update sent to all registered beneficiaries on 10th September
– Confirming the documentary evidence of your grant that will have to be submitted
(proof of grant, grant amount, payments received, claims submitted, costs incurred
since last payment)
– Useful to start gathering this – but do not submit until requested

• UK participation in Horizon 2020 after Brexit (October 9th)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-
participation-in-horizon-2020-uk-government-
overview/uk-participation-in-horizon-2020-after-brexit
• UKRI & EU Exit - underwrite
https://www.ukri.org/research/international/ukri-eu-exit/
N.B. Further details will be released on the UKRI website
UK Government guidance and how to prepare

Contact
For further information on H2020
and on the rules for participation:
Stephen Alexander
Email: NCP-RULES@innovateuk.gov.uk
Phone: 07771-722217

UK Government funding opportunities
to work sustainably with plastics
Dr Veronica Sanchez-Romaguera
Knowledge Transfer Manager - Circularity and Smart Functional Materials
Knowledge Transfer Network Ltd. (KTN)
H2020 CE and Plastics information and brokerage event
16-10-2019

UK Circular Plastics Network (UKCPN)
Where do we fit?

Plastics: setting the scene
Source: British Plastics Federation

Sources: Plastics Europe, Plastics: The Facts; British Plastics Federation
Plastic demand in 2017
44%
24%
20%
7%
5%
%

Estimated UK plastic waste generationEstimated UK plastic waste by sector
Source: Resource Futures & Nextek (2018), Eliminating avoidable plastic waste by 2042:
a use-based approach to decision and policy making
An estimated 4.9 MT of plastic are placed on the UK market each year
Plastic waste in the UK

Plastic waste interventions: UK Drivers
• China waste ban
• Political, consumer and
business willingness
• Defra Strategy
• Legislation
• Producer responsibility
• WRAP UK Plastic Pact
• Government R&D funding
• Rise of potential solutions

UKRI R&D Investment
Approx. £140M across Research Councils & Innovate UK in the last 3 yrs.
£0
£5
£10
£15
£20
£25
£30
Millions
Investment value by research area
0 20 40 60 80
AHRC
BBSRC
EPSRC
ESRC
Innovate
UK
MRC
NERC
STFC
Bio plastic
Bio refinery
Catalysis
Ecological effects
Human
behaviour
Human effects
New material
No. of awards

Policy Levers (Subject to consultation)
Extended
Producer
Responsibility
Single use plastic: banning the distribution
and/or sale of plastic straws, stirrers and
plastic-stemmed cotton buds in England
New tax on produced or
imported plastic packaging
that does not contain at least
30% recycled content
Deposit Return System (Beverage Containers)
Potential Investment
Plastics Research & Innovation Fund (£20M)
Date: 2018-2021
Research:
Plastics
‘Creativity’
funding
(~£8M)
R&D:
Plastics Innovation
funding | Sky Ocean
Ventures
Competition &
Investment Fund
(~£10M)
Leadership and
knowledge
exchange: Roadmap |
UK Circular Plastics
Network | WRAP
Flagship Projects
(~£2M)
Commonwealth Marine Plastics
Research and Innovation Framework
(£25M) Date:2018-2022
Governance (Steering
Committee and Secretariat)
Existing Research and
Innovation
New R&I
Capacity
Building
Gov’t Investment
& Policy towards
zero plastic waste
Recently
announce
d
Future?
Committed
ISCF Wave 3 Smart Sustainable Plastic
Packaging: Towards Zero Waste
Challenge (Up to £60m ISCF + £149m
industry match) Date: 2019-
2023
Committed
Emerging Risks from
Microplastics in the
Marine Environment (Up to
£3M) Date: 2018 - 2022

• Designing-out Plastic Waste (University College London): bacteria-based
recycling technology for plastics.
• Evolving a circular plastics economy (University of Hull): this seeks to
develop biodegradable biopolymers.
• RE3 – Rethinking Resources and Recycling (Manchester University):
graphene membrane filters for the removal of micro-plastics in water and
a chemical-method of recycling mixed soft plastic.
• Exeter Multidisciplinary Plastics Research hub: ExeMPLaR (University of
Exeter)
• UKRI Circular Economy Approaches to Eliminate Plastic Waste (University
of Cambridge)
• Advancing Creative Circular Economies for Plastics via Technological-
Social Transitions (Queen’s University of Belfast)
• Plastics: Redefining Single-Use (University of Sheffield)
• Holistic integration of technology, design and policy for a greener plastic
future (Imperial College London)
Research:
Plastics
‘Creativity’
funding (~£8M)
Plastics Research & Innovation Fund (£20m):
Investing in academic work

Plastics Research & Innovation Fund (£20m):
Investing in R&D

www.ukcpn.co.uk @UKCPNetwork UK Circular Plastics Network
Plastics Research & Innovation Fund:
Investing in Leadership and Knowledge Exchange

UKCPN: Events
• Resource and Waste Management
Exhibition:
o Birmingham, September 2019
• 10 Business Breakfasts with focus on
non-FMCGs sectors:
o Middlesbrough, 7th December
• Materials from IB to reduce plastic waste
in the Construction and Horticulture
sectors:
o Manchester, 26th November 2019
• Materials Research and Investor
Showcase (MRE2020):
o London, 19th-20th February 2020

MRE2020
Materials Research and Investor Showcase

ISCF Wave 3 challenges:
Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging
Funding

Funding
• Zero Waste Scotland: Circular Economy Investment Fund, £18m
o Exploring markets for new circular economy products
o Development of new business models for the circular economy
o Development and uptake of technology to support a circular economy
o Running until 2023
• Zero Waste Scotland: Waste prevention Implementation Fund
o Food waste reduction (incl. packaging, software, value from by-product,…)
• Circular Economy Fund, £6.5m, Wales
o Increase use of recycled materials in products
o Running until March 2020
• Future Fashion Factory Innovation Fund (Call 2), projects from £10K-£100K
o 5 themes, 1 dedicated to circular economy (sustainability/waste)
o Dead-line for call 2: 15th of November
• UK Seafood Innovation Fund
o From early stage research to commercially viable ideas to improve the
sustainability of the seafood industry
o H2020: Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials
o Up to £500 for SMEs to attend brokerage event outside the UK

Identifying the UK capability and emerging
technologies towards zero plastic waste
(report available early 2020)

Plastics circular sector landscape map
(work on progress)

UK government funded opportunities
to work sustainably with plastics
Dr Veronica Sanchez-Romaguera
Knowledge Transfer Manager - Circularity and Smart Functional Materials
Knowledge Transfer Network Ltd. (KTN)
E-mail: veronica.sanchez-romaguera@ktn-uk.org
Mobile: 07540 319 088
Twitter: @DrVeroSanchez
H2020 CE and Plastics information and brokerage event
16-10-2019

Dr. Daniela Melandri
EU CR&D Funding Manager

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• Boosting demand for innovation from intelligent customers
by providing joined up support to public authorities.

Delivering impact and enhanced interventions
Connected Places Catapult will:
• Support public authorities to escape established patterns of thinking
and invest in new and emerging technologies to gain better return
on investment.
• Create new market opportunities for pioneers of integrated planning
and digital built environment services.
• Support firms to develop, demonstrate and scale new mobility services
for people and goods.

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CAPABILITYIncrease Internal Capability in
CR&D funding
CR&D UK
Programmes
• UKRI
• Innovate UK
• Economic and Social
Research Council (ESRC)
• Engineering and Physical
Sciences Research Council
(EPSRC)
• Foundations
• Local Authorities

IMPROVE
INTERNAL
CAPABILITYIncrease Internal Capability in
CR&D funding
CR&D EU
Programmes
• H2020 :
• Climate WP
• Energy WP
• ICT WP
• Transformation WP
• Transport WP
• FTI and SME Instrument
• Urban Innovation Action
• EIT – Digital
• Marie Curie
• JPI Urban Europe and ERANETs
• JPI Climate and ERANETs
• EU Funding Agencies
• EU Trust and Foundations

London Office:
1 Sekforde Street
Clerkenwell
London EC1R 0BE
T: +44 (0)20 7952 5111
E: info-ldn@cp.catapult.org.uk
www.cp.catapult.org.uk
How to contact Connected Places Catapult
Milton Keynes Office:
3rd Floor, The Pinnacle
170 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes MK9 1BP
T: +44 (0)1908 359999
E: info-mk@cp.catapult.org.uk
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Pitches – Overview
Organisation Contact
RE:US Andrew Linden
Circled Up Sat Pillai
UCL, Department of Chemistry Prof Helen Hailes
Stuart Askew /Sergio Barbarino P&G
ReManu Factory Jo-Anne Godden
PIP Pots Alex Cullen
Aurelius Environmental Dr Athan Fox
CauliBox Josephine Linang

“Applications that empower organisations
and consumers to co-create closed loops”
Co-ordinator: Sat Pillai, sat@circledup.org, 07990 509 790
No prior experience of Framework Programmes
SC5 Greening the economy in line with the SDGs
Prepared for Innovate UK KTN, Horizon 2020, 16th October 2019

Executive Summary
• Organisations are poor at overcoming complex
agendas, biases & blind-spots
• We have codified the science of group decisions &
actions in coalitions (1)
• We bring together cohorts of organisations or
consumers aiming to disrupt linear value chains and
enable their success using our tools.
• Our tools enable coalitions to shape diverse opinions
into united action.
• A Capability: Co-creating closed loops in organisational linear
value-chains (“CircledUp”)
• A Concept: Co-creating closed loops by democratising
innovation for circularity (“Innyt”)
(1) Research at leading business schools on strategic planning; lifecycle cost of initiatives; ineffectiveness of meetings & quality-driven revenue.

Objective 1: Powering coalitions (TRL9)
Impact of CircledUp Capability
● Build closed-loop coalitions within
existing linear value-chains
+ Our 1st Partner: ZeroNet, Reverse
Logistics & Collection firm
- Missing linear value-chain partners
● Design and deliver fit-for-purpose
closed loops that tend to succeed
● Cut time and costs of reaching
outcomes on closed-loop trade-offs
● Tangible outputs: co-created
mandates, road-maps and
scorecards for any initiative Over 400 examples of use of the CircledUp toolset in US and EU
coalitions across organisations in government, industry and NGOs.

Objective 2: Empowering consumers (TRL9)
Impact of Innyt Concept
● Challenge consumers to identify
closed-loop ideas for social impact
+ In-house technology development
+ Circular Economy Club of London
● Enable consumers to collectively
advance closed-loop ideas
● Allow organisations to engage with
consumers and commercialise
advanced closed-loop ideas
● Allow local & central govt to select
& test ideas to build policies for the
transition to a circular economy Photo by Fred Moon on Unsplash

Horizon 2020 Information & Brokerage Event: Circular
Economy and Plastics
Prof Helen Hailes
UCL Department of Chemistry

Molecular recycling using enzymes
 Theme area:
 CE-BIOTEC-09-2020: Upcycling Bio Plastics of food and drinks packaging
CE-SC5-24-2020: Improving the sorting, separation and recycling of composite and
multi-layer materials
CE-SC5-28-2020: Develop and pilot circular systems in plastics, textiles and furniture
sectors
 Contact: Prof Helen Hailes (UCL Chemistry) & Prof John Ward (UCL Biochemical
Engineering)
 Also Prof Mark Miodownik and colleagues at the UCL Waste Innovation Hub
(https://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/research/designing-out-plastic-waste)

Molecular recycling using enzymes
 Concept: Plastics degradation using enzymes + molecular recycling
 Project innovations and capabilities
 Enzyme discovery
 Enzyme optimization
 Enzyme application
 From PET to other plastics
 Seeking funding and partners

Calls of interest for P&G
• – CE-SC5-24-2020: Improving the sorting, separation and recycling of composite and multi-layer materials
• – CE-SC5-31-2020: Develop, implement and assess a circular economy oriented product information
management system for complex products from cradle to cradle
• Also – SC5-27-2020: Strengthening international collaboration: enhanced natural treatment solutions for
water security and ecological quality in cities
• Key contacts: Stuart Askew (askew.sc@pg.com), Sergio Barbarino (barbarino.s@pg.com)

What we are looking for
1. Holygrail: a process for easy plastic id and sorting
1. Establish a scaleable supply chain….step change % of recycled plastics (TRL6-8)
2. We do not want to lead the application, but can provide technical leadership
2. 50 Litres water: a new approach for water management in Households
1. No scarcity feeling for consumers…make it irresistible (TRL 3-6)
2. Multilateral partnership for design overhaul already formed
3. We need A Coordinator partner with an interest in the topic

Where materials
matter.
CE-SC5-31-2020: Develop, implement and assess a
circular economy oriented product information management
system for complex products from cradle to cradle
CE-SC5-07-2018-2019-2020: Raw materials innovation for
the circular economy: sustainable processing, reuse,
recycling and recovery schemes

Objectives:A localhub based in South East
*innovative collection,dissasembly, identification& triage
process-producehandbookfor implementationother
regions
*designhard to reprocess plasticsinto beautiful profitable,
circular economyproducts
*recyclablethrough nano bar coding
Impacts:
A local hub based in South East
*will empower the local communityto addresslocal waste
issue,create positive social impact throughemployment &
education opportunities
*becomea replicableIR4 innovation hub incubatingcircular
start-ups ofthe future
*Save valuable plastic waste resourcesfrom being buried,
burntor fly tipped- saving localauthority cost.

1 s t L A U N C H
P R O D U C T
• Customisable Eyewear Frames with
matching cases
• Truly circular economy & recyclable
• Traceable through NEW nano-
barcoding
• Personalised via etching with dates,
names or coordinates, size, colours,
frames
• Subscription retail model
• Option for additional technology
BRIGHT.ONSUNNIES

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C O R N S O R T I U M
CoreTeam Enterprises:
• Freeglehas a communityof 30,000
members
• Tech Take Back Wee waste collection
• RubyMoonis the world’s onlynot-for-profit
Eco&Ethicalactivewearbrand with a
UK/Europeanonlinedistribution
• Localstores and businessesare keento
sell
• Avenue toa hugeeyewear retailer

Collection Deflation Products
CIRCULAR
DESISIGN
STUDIOS
At Circular Design Studios we have developed a recycling solution for
expanded polystyrene (EPS). With this we are able to create circular
products, providing an end to end service, by offering both recycling
and manufacture of sustainable plastic.
There are 25,000 tonnes of residual
scrap EPS in the UK every year and all
this material is sent abroad,
incinerated or landfilled.
PARTNERSHIPS

R E A D Y T O L A U N C H
• Mentorship & access to experts
• Finance
• Space to launch
• Technical assistance
Contact Jo-Anne Godden
ReManuFactory@gmail.com 07502 382 534

Meet Pip
Pack in pots –
a circular economy for
food packaging

The opportunity
Consumer expectations
• Packaging is 'bad’
• Wants to make positive changes to
reduce single use plastic
• Struggle to compromise on current
shopping habits for convenience
and freshness
• Latent guilt & fatigue around food
waste
• Food retailers and manufacturers
should provide better solutions
Industry reality
• Packaging is critical for food safe
storage and improving shelf life
• Food waste can have up to three
times as much carbon impact as
packaging
• Brands & retailers leading thinking
in ambient categories but no
obvious candidate for fresh food to
be approached differently
• Best efforts focused on recycling,
rather than reuse

A new model - Pip
• Pip is a circular economy system to rethink our food packaging,
eradicating single use plastic from fresh food.
• Inspired by the humble milk bottle, it’s designer storage pots bring
fresh food from factory to home kitchen.
• It’s attractive design means better (& more efficient) display on
supermarket shelves, ultimately integrating with smart technology in
your home fridge, so you know exactly what’s going out of date
when.
• Customers return the used pots for a deposit refund, collation, eco-
washing and reuse, to begin the cycle all over again.
• We are now developing a Pip prototype to launch a MVP trial

Core details
1. Theme area / call number: Unknown
2. Main contact: Alex Cullen | alex@bla.london | 0044 (0)7856 286369
3. Project idea: Pip Pots | A circular model for fresh food packaging
4. Primary objectives: Eradicate single use plastic in fresh food packaging | Reduce food waste | Engage mass market
consumers to normalise circular models in everyday consumption
5. Project innovation: Introducing cross retailer standardisation | Integration of RFID technology | Design
collaborations to drive mass behavioural change
6. Coordination: Open to collaboration
7. Expected results: TRL2 now with development speed dependent on trial KPIs, consumer response will be the
primary factor
8. Expected impact: MVP trial to establish key behavioural, logistics and prototype success criteria
9. Identified and missing partners: Potential trial in Shrewsbury as an extension to Shrewsbury Cup, Bagnor / Sheffield
university tbc
• Missing: Confirmed research partner, cleaning partner, waste management partner, and pot prototype designer/manufacturer

Out of the furnace and into the leaching tank:
Aurelius Environmental and the Circular Economy
Our objectives: to catalyse a global recycling revolution
to bring about a world without waste
Not a typical start-up…
• Profitable from Year 1 (2015)
• Business entirely self-funded (no seed funding)
• Processing more than 10K tonnes of spent batteries
• Secured grant-funding and sustainability awards

Capabilities and Experience
• Technology within a large industry: $95b USD by 2026; 16 million tonnes per year.
• We use instead of to recycle waste materials.
• Our technology and process is developed in collaboration with the University of
Cambridge. We have filed 4 patent applications and possess 60+ expressions of interest.
• Carbon footprint reduced by 85%; SOx & NOx reduced by 100%
• Slag reduced by more than 90%
• Low CAPEX – 1/7th the cost of incumbent tech
• Scaled up to 35,000 tonnes per year; continuous production system.
• More than £3 million GBP raised from framework programmes in 2 years.

What we offer
• 2 sites near Birmingham: more than 20,000 square feet
• Our own fleet of trucks for collections
• Shop floor with battery breaker (and from 2020 plastics extruder)
• Partnership with the University of Cambridge (our academic partners for technology
Innovation based in the Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials Science)

• Novel depolymerisation processes that we can develop, scale up and commercialise
Including organocatalysis, microwave-assisted depolymerisation and more
• Novel oil-from-plastics technologies
We are raising money for a state-of-the-art facility processing 100 tonnes of mixed
plastics per day, at low temperatures (200 – 250 degrees C).
• Novel research in polymeric materials which lend themselves to recycling
Including biopolymers, hybrid materials, natural products etc
• Biotech processes for the production of materials with applications in plastics /
packaging

Contact Details
Dr Athan Fox (a.fox@cantab.net)
Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
Aurelius Environmental
St Georges Works
Bradleys Ln
Tipton DY4 9EZ, UK
Aurelius Technologies
St. John's Innovation Centre
Cowley Road
Cambridge CB4 0WS, UK

CAULIBOX:
A DIGITALLY-
ENABLED REUSABLE
BOX SCHEME THAT
REWARDS GOOD
BEHAVIOURS
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Hello!
I AM JOSEPHINE LIANG
I will be the main contact of CauliBox
and we are looking to work with you!
You can find us at:
@wearecauli
@wearecauli
@wearecauli
www.wearecauli.com
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WHAT MAKES US
UNIQUE?
No Extra Cost
Our scheme costs
nothing except for a
one-time membership
fee.
We charge vendors
every use instead of
every box, keeping the
cost competitive and
low.
Digitally-enabled
CauliApp does not only
provide a one-stop
solution to finding and
returning CauliBoxes, it
tracks sustainable
behaviours and rewards
CauliPoints which could
be redeemed for
experiences and goods.
Convenient, Safe,
Environmental
With convenient drop-off
points, our boxes are
collected daily to be
professionally cleaned
and sanitised before
being returned to
vendors.
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300,000 boxes
In circulation
1,500 tonnes of greenhouse gas
diverted per every 10 food businesses signed up with CauliBox
100,000 users
In London
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OUR PROJECTED IMPACT

OUR PARTNERS
Local government
Partnerships, support,
and more.
Food businesses
Stock CauliBoxes to
have takeaway without
the throwaway.
Community hotspots
Host a drop-off point
and boost footfall.
Sustainable orgs
and academics
Support and drive our
impact delivery and
measurement.
Corporates
Host our reusable
lunchbox scheme to
reach sustainable goals
Everyone
Everyone who wants to
be more sustainable can
sign up to our scheme
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So, you want to write a
proposal?
Ian Holmes
Bioeconomy NCP
30/10/2019

Calls and topics in the context of H2020
Challenge-based, and open to innovative proposals
• Calls are not prescriptive –
• They don’t outline the expected solutions, or the approach to be taken to solve it
• Emphasis on impact, each topic has an impact statement
• Explain how you will address these impacts
• Need different disciplines and sectors to succeed
- Horizontal issues such as sustainability, climate, gender are intrinsic to all projects

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How to read the calls
- Call Title
•This is the problem to be addressed
- Specific challenge
•This explains the reason for the challenge
- Scope
•Provides some insights to possible approaches / solutions
•Not very prescriptive
•Look for acronyms, legislation, specific countries, other EC initiatives
•It will indicate the expected size of the project e.g. Euro 3 million
- Expected impact:
•This is what the project must deliver
•Justify how your approach is the best way to achieve these impacts
•Read the introduction, to the WP, this “sets the scene”

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The Basics!
• Read the Call, read the Call, read the Call !!!
• Ensure the project idea fits the Call
• (NCP, EU staff, events)
• Impact and Implementation are as valuable as
Excellence
• Make the evaluators’ job as easy as possible

Multi-actor approach (MAA)
MAA is used exclusively in some SC2 calls. However, it is a very sound way to
approach some projects which require whole value chain and societal
involvement.
a) Show how the proposal's objectives and planning are targeting needs/problems
and opportunities of end-users (=demand-driven)
b) The composition of the consortium and the description of the project have a
balance of key actors with complementary knowledge: innovation will come from
science as well as from practice and intermediaries
c) Proposals should have sufficient quantity and quality of knowledge exchange
activities
d) Project’s must demonstrate complementarity with existing research and best
practice
e) Project should result in practical knowledge, made easily understandable and
accessible, and feed the existing dissemination channels consulted by end-users
f) EU wide communication, create a substantial number of 'practice abstracts' to
share within extended value chain

Using the Horizon 2020 multi-actor approach
Include retailers, end-users, NGOs,
citizens groups

Using the Horizon 2020 multi-actor approach

Stage 1 Application
Only 10 pages to cover;
1.Excellence
1.1 Objectives
1.2 Relation to the work programme
1.3 Concept and methodology
1.4 Ambition
2.Impact
2.1 Expected impacts

First stage proposals:
- The minimum font size is Times New Roman 11 points.
- Page limit for first stage proposal is 10 pages.
- Page limit is applied automatically; remove the instruction page before
submitting.
- If you upload a proposal exceeding the limit, before the deadline you get a
warning.
- After the deadline, excess pages are invisible!
- Keep your text concise

Diagrams
• Diagrams can be very effective and engaging, if used well.
• Ensure they are relevant and specific to project
• Ensure they are legible

Relation to the work programme:
Indicate the work programme topic and explain how
your proposal addresses the specific challenge and
scope of that topic, as set out in the work programme.
Keep it simple and clear.
Often seen: table of all relevant
elements of the topic text and the
way to deal with them in the project.
Demonstrate you have understood the topic and
addressed all relevant aspects of it.

Evaluation criteria for the Excellence section
How the work corresponds to the topic description in the work
programme
- Clarity and relevance of the objectives
- Credibility of the approach
- Soundness of the concept, trans-disciplinary considerations,
- Work is
- ambitious,
- has innovation potential,
- and is beyond the state of the art
• Most of the proposal focusses on Excellence
• BUT, do not neglect IMPACT
• Drip feed the evaluator
The current State of the Art
(STOA )should be explained,
and advances beyond the STOA
must be realistic, and be well
justified

Evaluation criteria for the Impact section
- The expected impacts listed in the work programme under
the relevant topic
- You must address all of them!!!!!
- Carries the same value as Excellence!

If a proposal
• Is marginally relevant to the call, lower score for Excellence
• No matter how excellent the science!
• Does not significantly contribute to the expected impacts
in the WP, lower score for Impact
• If cross-cutting issues are explicitly mentioned, and not
addressed (or non-relevance justified), lower score
• A successful proposal will address them, or convincingly explain
why not relevant in a particular case
Evaluation Guidelines

Proposal evaluation
• Remotely out by independent external experts (3 or 5)
• (with )
- Some will be “academic peers”
• Others cover business / social impacts or other areas of topic
• It must be understandably to all!
• Award Criteria: (Experts)
• Excellence
• Impact
• Quality and efficiency of the implementation

Useful Tips
- No guide for applicants, instructions are in the forms
• Read the forms
• Answer the questions
• Stick to the page limit
• First impression count
• Choose a catchy title (that’s relevant)
• Make it engaging /interesting from the Start
• Use clear, legible diagrams
• Use your NCP /or impartial colleagues to read it

Lessons learnt so far
• TRL –
- Right level
- Right place,
- Correct terminology
• Involvement of future end-users
• Clear exploitation approach
• Don’t “shoe horn” it in where it doesn’t fit.
• Real market information needed
• Real Impact to be demonstrated

Ian Holmes
H2020 Bioeconomy National
Contact Point
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environment@innovateuk.ukri.org
Twitter - @UKH2020_Sustain
30/10/2019

H2020 Circular Economy
Expected Impacts
Ian Holmes
Bioeconomy NCP
30/10/2019

Innovation actions (IA) should:
- Make sure that research and innovation end up on the market
- Strengthen the competitiveness of the European raw materials industries
- Meet ambitious energy and climate targets for 2030
- Minimise health & safety and environmental impacts and risks
- Apply a circular economy approach through out the entire value chain
- Gain the trust of EU citizens in the raw materials sector
- Seek additional or follow-up funding within the projects

Improving the sorting, separation &
recycling of composite / multi-layer materials
CE-SC5-24-2020: RIA €4-5 m / Project budget: €20 m
Challenge: Composite and multi-layer materials are increasingly used. A
challenge for sorting, separation, recycling, composting, or the
reintroduction into manufacturing. A better understanding of these
challenges should inform the design of composite and multi-layer
materials is needed.
- Scope: Proposals are expected to develop new or improve existing
innovative processes and assess the barriers for their implementation.
They can deal with used products, production rejects or existing stocks.
Aim to optimise value retention rather than downgrading. Provide
recommendations for future design and product information
requirements. Provide evidence of the potential market impact.
- Supports European Plastics Strategy envisage joint activities
- Two-stage; TRL 5-6

Expected impact
CE-SC5-24-2020
- increased yield and quality of sorting of products made of composite or multi-layer materials
- increased recycling of raw materials from products made of composite or multi-layer materials,
in terms of volume and/or quality
- reduced use of virgin raw materials
- increased knowledge on how to design for reuse and recycling (“circular design”) of products
currently made of composite or multi-layer materials
- increased knowledge on the process environmental footprint, including the net effects on
greenhouse gas emissions, of improved sorting, separation and recycling of composite and multi-
layer materials

Understanding the transition to a circular
economy and its implications on the
environment, economy and society
CE-SC5-25-2020: RIA €3-4 m , €10m Budget
Challenge: The transition to CE entails a systemic transformation of entire
value chains. Understanding this transition is important for the
development of CE approaches and targeted policy measures.
Scope: Assess current state of CE transition in relevant sectors and
analyse possible transition scenarios. Sectors identified in CE Action Plan
or others if justified according to environmental footprint etc.
- Social, economic and environmental aspects.
- Public awareness and acceptance and other social aspects e.g. gender.
- Attention to the issue of hazardous materials in CE.
- Policy recommendations at local, national, European and global levels.
- Two Stage

Expected impact:
CE-SC5-25-2020:
- more systemic policy decisions to further facilitate the transition to a safe,
environmentally friendly, efficient and effective circular economy in selected
sectors
- efficient and effective use of both primary and secondary resources in
Europe, reducing waste generation, negative health impacts, environmental
pollution and greenhouse gas emissions
- creating new tools and methodologies oriented to companies, to consider
social, environmental and economic aspects when they design circular
business models
- creating incentives and support the development of strategic governance
mechanisms that enable the transition to a Circular Economy and contribute
to the effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in
Europe
- supporting the achievement of climate commitments and specific
quantitative targets on resources efficiency, recycling rates or waste disposal
quotas

Develop and pilot circular systems in plastics,
textiles and furniture sectors
CE-SC5-28-2020: IA €7-8m / project Budget 15m
Challenge: CE innovation often takes place in silos. Improvements in one
domain can weaken value retention elsewhere in the value chain.
Systemic innovation should create value for the whole system. There is a
need for designing and piloting circular systems, including business
models, products and materials, covering the entire value chain.
Scope: Develop and pilot systemic CE innovations in specified sectors,
taking into account value retention throughout life cycle. Bring together
actors from across value chain. Business models, products, materials,
industrial symbiosis. Apply life cycle perspective and quantify targeted
market and environmental and societal benefits. Data and information
exchange. Avoid silos to understand better mutual dependencies of
actors.
- Supports European Plastics Strategy envisage joint activities
Two-stage; TRL 6-7

Expected impact:
CE-SC5-28-2020
- effective use of both primary and secondary resources in Europe, reduce
waste generation, environmental pollution and GHG emissions, through
innovative systems
- first-hand insights on how to develop and support systemic innovation
towards a circular economy, starting from selected sectors
- evidence to inform more systemic policy decisions to further facilitate the
transition to an effective circular economy in selected sectors
- systemic knowledge of product service systems and circular design
management systems, to facilitate their systematic application
- achieve climate commitments and specific quantitative targets on resource
efficiency, recycling rates or waste disposal quota and information on GHG
emissions
- long-term value creation and positive impacts on the environment, health
and quality of life of users
- (Why not look at the SC2 “Multi actor approach” this might help?)

Next Steps
• Information
• Networking
• Pitches
• Support network
• Help with finding partners
• Looking at putting your proposal together

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