De-risking Recycled Product Manufacturing: Establishing an Open Innovation Model for Circular Plastic Products Made From Canadian ALDFG

Nets for Net Zero is creating a circular economy for abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Canada and globally, alongside their circular network partners. This project will address data and innovation gaps, collaborate with Canadian recyclers for infrastructure development, and innovate with local manufacturers to integrate recycled materials made from recycled Canadian Fishing Gear into new products, This project will primarily focus on specific needs and fishing gear waste in eastern Canada, in collaboration with Divert Nova Scotia. The project will enhance environmental sustainability and economic resilience in coastal communities, while giving a new life to the biggest plastic problem in our oceans today. Through innovation and collaboration, we can protect life underwater and avoid biodiversity decline by diverting ocean pollution into new resources for circular product solutions.

Faculty Supervisor:

Abdellah Ajji

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Partner:

Nets for Net Zero

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

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