Line of action:

Private sector

Status:

En ejecución

Location:

Elda (Alicante)

Geographic scope:

España

Line of research:

Increasing the level of environmental protection of beneficiaries

Execution date:

2024

End date:

2024

Duration:

12/06/2024 - 31/12/2024

Total budget:

943,475.82 euros

Amount of aid from the Biodiversity Foundation:

402,211.41 euros

This project aims to reduce the waste and losses that are generated in the current process of shoe manufacturing. Specifically, this waste is made up of rubber, cork, fabrics and leather, which are currently discarded and end up in landfills. The company intends to invest in new machinery that will automate current processes, as well as reuse the waste generated to reintroduce it back into the production process. To do this, the new system will proceed to classify the waste according to its nature, then proceed to grind it and, finally, it will be treated to reintroduce it back into the manufacturing chain. However, waste that cannot be processed because it is contaminated with solvent-based glues will be used in the company itself for use in furniture and decoration. Finally, it should be noted that the new machines would also allow the use of water-based adhesives instead of solvents, since the previous machines did not meet the necessary characteristics for drying water-based adhesives. As a result, the new products will have a composition of 70% virgin material and 30% recycled material.