REMEDIES is a Horizon Europe project dedicated to zero plastic in the Mediterranean.
Looking for companies:
- in Sustainability, Waste, Plastic Recycling
- located in Africa, Eastern Europe, Europe, Middle East
- incorporated or not
- idea, prototype or users stage
- have raised funding or not
- not raising funds now
- have revenue or not
REMEDIES OC1 invites projects from public sector, local and regional associated regions, that aim to accelerate the deployment of plastic litter collection schemes and explore innovative ways to transform plastic waste into valuable products or resources in the Mediterranean to join our call. This call is focused on plastic remediation and protection, specifically on collection and valorisation actions.
The awarded applicants will receive a grant of up to €100.000 for public bodies from eligible regions in this call, technical assistance, including advisory services, to implement aquatic ecosystem restoration solutions and contribute to the objectives of the REMEDIES project during a 6 months program.
We provide a list of type of activities that can receive financial support in OC1, divided into 3 types:
Collection / Monitoring:
– collection sea beaches/stranded riverbank litter
– plastic litter collection campaign for plastics litter free ocean/sea
-waste separation (bins at beach or riverbanks) for recycling and/or reusing
collection of fishing nets
– ecosystem monitoring
Education / Awareness raising / Training
– pop-up events introducing zero plastic alternatives having students/young people or/and general public as the target audience
-trainings and capacity building workshops actions on zero waste and plastic reuse/valorisation/ collection importance / ethics
Valorisation
-promote projects that reuse waste, as science and art projects for example
-promote new synergies between stakeholders that already promote programs on pollution prevention and plastic valorization and collection for a wider/more effective and new type of joint intervention
– creation and implementation of prevention
To be eligible for the REMEDIES Open Call 1 evaluation process, applicants must meet some requirements, as for example:
Alignment: The application must align with the objectives of the REMEDIES project and the Open Call 1
Sector: Must be a public organizations, specifically local and/or regional authorities (one applicant)
Location: Be from Member States and/or Participating Countries in the Mediterranean region, excluding countries where the REMEDIES partners are located, namely: Slovenia, Greece, Germany, Croatia, Spain, Belgium, France, Albania, Serbia, Ireland, Morocco and Italy.
Language: All application documents must be in English