SOWISE+ at Ecomondo 2026 in Rimini
SOWISE+ was highlighted at Ecomondo 2026, the international exhibition dedicated to green technologies and the circular economy, held from 3 to 6 November 2026 in Rimini, Italy.
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Solid Organic
Waste Into
Sustainable
End-products
Transforming urban biowaste and used absorbent hygiene products into sustainable materials and products.
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Duration 60 months | Partners 23 + 2 affiliated | 9 countries |
Urban biowaste
Used absorbent hygiene products
Waste treatment and separation
PHBV and high-quality cellulose
Bio-based materials
Final products
Replication in European regions
The SOWISE+ concept
SOWISE+ is a first-of-its-kind multipurpose biorefinery that will combine urban biowaste valorisation with cellulose recovery from post-consumer absorbent hygiene products.
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From waste to
products
Products manufactured through extrusion and 3D-printing routes
PHBV-cellulose composites
Construction materials
Biomedical or skin-patch materials
Agricultural products
PHBV-based biomaterials
Recovered cellulose
PHBV
Replication Regions
The project will assess the replication potential of the SOWISE+ model in four different European regions: the Netherlands, Spain, Slovakia and Croatia. Each region represents a different level of maturity in terms of separate collection, waste-management infrastructure, logistics and local policy conditions.
This diversity will allow the project to test how adaptable the SOWISE+ concept is under different territorial and operational conditions.
Latest news
New PhD opportunity at Wetsus within SOWISE+
A new PhD position with project partner Wetsus will develop high-performance circular composite bioplastics based on PHBV and recovered cellulose.
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SOWISE+ presented at the PHACTUS Kick-off Meeting in Rome
SOWISE+ was represented at the PHACTUS Kick-off Meeting at Sapienza University of Rome, sharing its vision for turning urban waste into bio-based materials.
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