X-Lives

In
the partially open project X-Lives, innovative circular approaches to
solutions for the use of renewable and recyclable raw materials (e.g.
Recyclamines®) in the fields of polymer, fiber and mineral materials are
being developed (closed part). These will be investigated and tested in
practical applications by sub-partners from the entire program area
(open part).  For the at least 20 development projects, German and Dutch
SMEs are actively brought together through workshops and direct
approaches. These sub-project partners work together with each other or
with core partners. To this end, ideas are submitted to the project
advisory board, which declares ideas worthy of support according to
defined criteria. In addition, participating companies are trained using
the CIRCO method to adapt their business models to circularity. To
utilize as many materials as possible in the program area, material
flows are analyzed based on research results. The addressed topics were
identified on the basis of two workshops in the project preparation
(among others quality assurance, collection, separation and logistics
solutions, as well as procurement and digitalization e.g.). The goal is
to exceed the current regional level of innovation and to develop
products, processes and services for sustainably operating customers. To
leverage synergies, there is an internal exchange between the
subprojects and an external exchange with other circular initiatives.
Through X-Lives, various competencies and expertise of the partners are
bundled to actively shape the circular economy and thus contribute to
the Paris Climate Agreement and the European Green Deal. The
communication of the project results takes place by means of information
events on the German and Dutch side. Do you have an idea for an X-Lives
subproject? Please contact us: geschaeftsstelle@oberflaeche-nrw.de