CPS | Complete Projects

CPS Complete Projects

Explore the groundbreaking achievements of the Centre for Polymer Sustainability (CPS) as we showcase completed projects that have revolutionized how plastics are made, unmade, and remade.

PerPETual

PerPETual successfully addresses the challenge of depolymerizing waste PET-plastic into pure monomers, enabling perpetual regeneration of virgin PETsuitable for various applications, with the technology tested on industrial-scale production lines and designed to handle diverse PET grades, from pristine bottle gradeto contaminated low-grade pots, tubs, and trays.
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BioICEP

The overall objective of the BioICEP (Bio Innovation of a Circular Economy for Plastics) project is to demonstrate an efficient route towards a circular economy for plastics through the transformation of waste streams into high market demand bioproducts and bioplastics.
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EcoPlastiC

Eco Conversion of Lower Grade PET and Mixed Recalcitrant PET Plastic Waste into High Performing Biopolymers (EcoPlastiC) focus on developing innovative technologies that eco-friendly converting mixed plastic waste into high- performance biopolymers that can be perpetually recycled.
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ECOPRO

ECOPRO aims to validate the viability of using biodegradable colourants in master batches of industrially produced coloured materials. Encouraging industries to embrace sustainable sources, contributing positively to a circular economy.
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CurCol

Designed to develop and demonstrate the first locally produced biobased sustainable colourants from curcumine, to meet paper and plastic packaging requirements
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Circular Co-Products Valorisation （CirCoVal）

Designed for the Meat Industry, one of the key indigenous sectors in Ireland, the proposal will be dealing with the lowest value co-products that are associated with the high treatment cost and often being incinerated.
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Toy Stories

This proposal aims to investigate and improve current knowledge of children and young Irish people on the state of plastic pollution and sustainable solutions.
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Sustainable Fresh Meat Packaging System

The aim of this project is to assess existing packaging offerings, redesign and optimise identified flexible packaging structures to reduce carbon footprint, enhance packaging recyclability and to identify biodegradable packaging constructs suitable for meat packaging applications which will allow the expansion of their supply chain.
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