We are working on new technologies and products to improve materials’ recovery and drive the flooring sector in Europe towards a circular economy.
CISUFLO contributes to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals:
OBJECTIVES
CISUFLO’s overall goal is to minimize the environmental impact of the EU flooring sector, by setting up a systemic framework for circular and sustainable floor coverings taking into account both technical feasibility and socio-economic factors.
CISUFLO specific objectives:
DEVELOP CONCEPTS, GUIDELINES AND PROTOTYPE FOR CIRCULAR FLOOR COVERINGS (CFC)
PRODUCT INFORMATION SYSTEM (EPRODIS) AVAILABLE VIA APP
VALUE CHAINS AND RAW MATERIAL STREAMS ANALYSIS
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF THE SIX PILOTS
SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES
DEVELOPMENT OF CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS AND CIRCULAR TRANSFORMATION PLAN
CROSS-SECTORAL COOPERATION WITH OTHER SECTORS AND PROJECTS
RAISING AWARENESS OF CISUFLO RESULTS WITHIN THE FLOORING SECTOR AND BEYOND
NEWS
CISUFLO survey – Market uptake of the separated materials by the plastics converting sector
Polymeric multilayer-structured materials are all extremely difficult to recycle as they are comprised of multiple layers, and hence they are landfilled or incinerated at their end-of-life. Therefore, developing a methodology [...]
Working towards an EIT Innovation Agenda for Circular Textile and Fashion
EIT Culture & Creativity, EIT Manufacturing and EIT Climate KIC kicked-off the collaboration with a workshop held on the 3rd of March in the premises of the ITA Group – International [...]
