New footwear waste treatment line to obtain innovative raw materials at the Arteixo plant
PRTR Call for Proposals Project
The entity INICIATIVA SOCIAL EMPRENDEDORA DE RECICLAJE TEXTIL DE GALICIA, S.L. (INSERTEGA) dedicated exclusively to the management of the textile fraction of domestic and urban waste, proposes a project at its plant in Arteixo (A Coruña) based on designing and developing a new line of treatment of waste from footwear to obtain quality materials, such as ferrous and non-ferrous metals, textile fibers, polymers and leathers that can be used as raw materials in other different industrial processes.
Line of action:
Private sectorStatus:
En ejecuciónLocation:
Arteixo (Coruña)Geographic scope:
EspañaLine of research:
Improving the management of waste from third partiesExecution date:
2024End date:
2026Duration:
12/06/2024 - 30/06/2026Total budget:
786,399.27 eurosAmount of aid from the Biodiversity Foundation:
296,220.27 eurosTo develop a new line for the treatment of footwear waste from different streams to obtain quality materials that can be used as raw materials in other industrial processes. Taking into account that the INSERTEGA entity does not currently have a specific line of footwear treatment, the results sought with the project are:
– Increase the treatment capacity of the plant from 0 kg/h to 1,000 kg/hour.
– Reduce the amount of footwear sent to landfill by 60%, which means going from 2,000 kg of waste sent to landfill in a week to 250 kg. Currently, INSERTEGA, as it does not have a specific line of footwear, recovers 20% of what enters its plant through reuse or its subsidiary EQUORE.
New footwear waste treatment line to obtain innovative raw materials at the Arteixo plant
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