ASTER is an Alpine Space projet that aims at reducing and better managing textile and plastic waste generated by outdoor activities in the Alps by testing circular solutions.
🎯 ASTER Project Objectives
➡ Better understand: analyze the geographic, legal, and technical frameworks related to textile and plastic waste in the Alps.
➡ Test solutions: experiment with 5R approaches tailored to mountain-specific products.
➡ Act concretely: propose actionable levers to establish circular and resource-efficient value chains through public policy in the Alpine region.
📌 Discussion highlights
➡Progress on the mapping of 5R resources (Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle, Remanufacture) across the Alpine area
➡Analysis of regulations and public policies concerning polymer circularity for outdoor use
➡Coordination of upcoming project milestones
🔎 Did you know?
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💬 Want to learn more?
👉 Follow project updates on our dedicated page: www.alpine-space.eu/project/aster/
🔗Partners:
Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (coordinator) – TECHTERA –Standortagentur Tirol – POLYMERIS -vCittà Studi Biella – FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg – Cluster Montagne – Explore Genoa, Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce, IL – FI.L.S.E. S.p.A. – Finanziaria Ligure per lo Sviluppo Economico– Severno Primorska gospodarska zbornica Northern Primorska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Slovenia – Universität Innsbruck.
The “ASTER” project is co-funded by the European Union (EU) under the Interreg Alpine Space programme and is a member of Ecosystex.
