Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The Waste Framework Directive allows for the collection of waste that meets the relevant standards for packaging that can be recovered through composting and biodegradation, together with bio-waste. For example, the collection of bio-waste with industrially compostable plastic bags is encouraged (Communication on the “EU Policy Framework for Bio-based, Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics” COM(2022). Harmonisation of the performances of industrial composting plants in the EU would help meeting the targets for bio-waste collection and the quality of resulting compost.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals should:
- analyse the technical performances of industrial composting plants, with a special focus on the treatment of compostable packaging, at EU and at global scale. The analysis should address the environmental impacts of composting plants, including emissions of pollutants to air/water/soil, emissions of odours and energy consumption, and the quality and safety of the product (e.g., control of pathogens in compost), also monitoring potential changes in the microbial communities in presence of compostable materials;
- include a task for the project to select ad hoc performance parameters to define the best practices of industrial composting plants, ensuring the full biodegradation of compostable packaging;
- describe how the project will deliver a collection and assessment of the best practices of industrial composting, at EU and global level, ensuring the full biodegradation of compostable packaging, and will individuate promising innovation, e.g., microbial bioaugmentation strategies to improve composting performances in a range of conditions, to generate high quality compost, and/or to biodegrade pollutants commonly present in compost waste (i.e., microplastics);
- include a task for the project to provide recommendations towards the harmonization of EU industrial compositing processes and conditions, ensuring the full biodegradation of compostable packaging sustainably and safely and delivering safe and sustainable compost, as well as recommendations on improving the environmental performances of such plants, in terms of emissions of pollutants to air/water/soil and of odours.
International cooperation and multi-actor approach, including the involvement of waste managers in municipalities, are encouraged.
Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025). [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf]].
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: €2.00 million
Thematic Categories
- Agriculture - Farming - Forestry
- Agriculture - Food
- Energy
- Environment and Climate Change
- Industry
- Other Services
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Rural development
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Farmers Unions
- Farmers, Agriculturalists
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Producer Associations
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects.
International cooperation and multi-actor approach, including the involvement of waste managers in municipalities, are encouraged.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Marcia Trillidou
Scientific Officer A’
Email: trillidou@research.org.cy
Dr. Mary Economou
Scientific Officer
Email: meconomou@research.org.cy