As communicated on the CRM Recovery website (www.criticalrawmaterialrecovery.eu), an European project launches a tender to improve collection and recovery of critical raw materials from electrical waste. “More than €660,000 – it is explained on the website – is being invested in trials to identify the link between the methods of collection and the successful recovery of critical raw materials from household waste electrical and electronic products. The Collect and Recovery trial tender is open now. Suppliers are encouraged to demonstrate the entire 
collection, reuse and recovery cycle within their tenders. Collection trials must be delivered in the UK, Germany, Italy or Turkey, and the recovery trials must happen in an EU member state. Bids from single entities or consortia are equally encouraged. Closing date for applications is 7th April 2016”. According to the data indicated by CRM Recovery, each year around 9.9 million tonnes of WEEE are generated in the EU, but only 30% is reported as
properly collected and recycled. The Critical Raw Materials Closed Loop Recovery Project aims to increase the recovery of target critical raw materials by 5% by 2020 and by 20% by 2030. The collection and recovery trials are the first stage in the €2.1 million three-and-a-half-year project, which is supported by the LIFE financial instrument of the European Union, Innovate UK and the Welsh Government, and led by WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme). Project partners include the European Recycling Platform (ERP), the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN), the Wuppertal Institute and the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN).
For further information: http://www.criticalrawmaterialrecovery.eu/tenders
