Blue Circular Tech

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

Date of latest update: 2023-11-16

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Description (EN):

Due to the ongoing degradation of ocean health caused by emissions of waste plastics, marine plastic pollution is high on the global agenda where targets to abolish marine litter feature in international policy frameworks such as the Ocean Decade and the SDGs. Though figures vary, it is clear that a large proportion of marine plastic is composed of abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFGs). Achieving these targets will require a systemic shift from linear to circular value chains for plastic, and a shift in the current perception of single-use or discarded plastics from waste to resource among businesses, consumers, and communities. Another impetus comes from the incoming Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for fishing gear (2024) and emerging CEN standards for the design of gear (also 2024) which will have major implications for gear design, manufacture, marketing, and disposal or reuse. Following the NPA projects Circular Ocean (2016 Regiostars Public Choice Award winner) and Blue Circular Economy (2020 Regiostars Awards finalist), there is a continued need to engage SMEs and other stakeholders in the marine sector to develop solutions for ALDFGs while also generating new opportunities in the circular economy. Using lessons from these and other initiatives, BCT will seek to accelerate the ability of peripheral communities and SMEs to create these solutions. It will connect SMEs interested in generating resources from waste gear, and give them greater insight into emerging technologies, upcycling opportunities, and product development strategies including product sustainability narratives centred on the circular economy. Drawing on the expert connections developed during Circular Ocean and BCE, the BCT project will also inform and engage SMEs, marine stakeholders, and marine communities about the relevant legislation and policies which are taking shape around gear design, EPR, and national and transnational circular economy initiatives.

Website: http://www.interreg-npa.eu/

Thematic information

Coastal management and maritime issues SME and entrepreneurship Waste and pollution

Specific Objective: Greater market reach beyond local markets for SMEs in remote and sparsely populated areas

Thematic Objective: (03) enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs by:

Investment Priority: (03d) supporting the capacity of SMEs to grow in regional, national and international markets, and to engage in innovation processes

Partners (3)

Lead Partner: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige Universitet (NTNU)

Department: International Business

Address: Postboks 8900, Torgarden, 7491 Trondheim, Norway

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.ntnu.no/

Total budget: EUR 19 989.95

Western Development Commission

Name: Western Development Commission

Department: Regional Development

Address: Dillon House, F45 WY26 Ballaghaderreen, Co, Roscommon, Ireland

Legal status: public

Website: https://westerndevelopment.ie/

Total budget: EUR 20 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 13 000.00

University for the Creative Arts

Name: University for the Creative Arts

Department: The Centre for Sustainable Design (CfSD)

Address: Faulkner Road, Farnham, GU9 7DS Surrey, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.cfsd.org.uk

Total budget: EUR 19 935.30

ERDF budget: EUR 12 957.94

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Project name (EN): Blue Circular Tech

Project acronym: BCT

Project start date: 2022-01-01

Project end date: 2022-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 59 925.25

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 25 957.94

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ERDF: Amount, EUR 25 957.94.

Third-country contribution: Norway: EUR 9 994.98 (ERDF equivalent only)

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-11-02

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

152 / 152 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

779 / 779 (100%)

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