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PROJECT

Description of the project

Acronym
EUFIR
Title
A European system for collecting and recycling discarded equipment from the fishing and fish farming industry.
Summary
This project established a system for collecting and recycling discarded equipment from the fishing and fish farming industry in Europe by establishing a network of cooperating entities, from the waste owners through the transporters and the dismantling sites to the recycler and other end users. The project is a joint venture between three parties, Norsk Fiskeriretur , Egersund Net who is a fish farming net producer in Lithuania and the Estonian plastic recycler Dago Plast.
Start year
2012
End year
2015
Funding programme
CIP Eco-innovation
Programme Scope
European
Coordinator institution
NOFIR
Coordinator email
trud.berg@nofir.no
Coordinator country
Norway
Other institutions involved
QUALCHEM VEGYIARU, GUMI ES MUANYAGALAPANYAG GYARTO ES FORGALMAZO ZARTKORUEN MUKODO RESZVENYTARSASAG (Hungary); UAB NOFIR (Lithuania); UAB EGERSUND NET (Lithuania);
Other countries involved
Hungary
Lithuania
Project Budget (in euros)
1,419,413
Other relevant information
Funding programme: CIP - Competitiveness and innovation framework programme (CIP)(2007-2013)
Number of Resources
1