ISLOPOL (sub-project of the CIRCULOOS consortium) addresses a critical sustainability challenge specific to the Autonomous Region of Madeira: the costly and environmentally harmful transport of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) waste to mainland Portugal for treatment. Currently, the region lacks local infrastructure and technology for reusing or recycling EPS, resulting in significant economic and environmental impacts due to high shipping costs and substantial CO₂ emissions.
The project’s objective is to create an innovative circular supply chain by integrating remanufacturing and recycling practices directly within the territory. This new value chain is the result of a collaboration between four local entities: Logimade Lda. (technology provider and project coordinator), the Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation (ARDITI) (responsible for digital innovation, dissemination, data hub, and replication). This agency is the host institution of the Smart Islands Hub, a certified European Digital Innovation Hub, as well as the Madeira FIWARE iHub, a recognised FIWARE iHub. With extensive experience in FIWARE technology, it will support project activities involving the use of the RAMP platform, whose data management is based on the FIWARE Reference Architecture. The consortium also includes Águas e Resíduos da Madeira S.A., the regional specialist in waste management and EPS sorting, and Esferolight, a local EPS manufacturer.
The project includes the development of an integrated technological solution that combines container access control with computer vision systems to identify, classify, and separate EPS according to contamination levels, ensuring its reuse in construction materials or food packaging.
Through the RAMP platform, project partners will collaborate on monitoring, analysing, and optimising material and resource flows, promoting a more efficient and sustainable circular economy in the region.
| Project Designation: | CIRCULOOS - Circular and Dynamic Manufacturing Supply Chain Orchestration and Optimisation | |
| Program: | Horizon Europe | |
| Start Date: | 01/10/2025 | |
| End Date: | 30/09/2026 | |
| Total Budget: | 240 000,00€ | |
| Funding: | 240 000,00€ | |
| ARDITI budget: | 60 000,00€ | |
| ARDITI funding: | 60 000,00€ | |
| Coordinator: | Logimade Lda. | |
| Partners: | Logimade Lda.; Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação, Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI); Águas e Resíduos da Madeira, S.A. (ARM); Esferolight, Lda. | |
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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement no. |
This project is aligned with the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
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