Khatuna Zabakhidze

The RETAIN consortium held its third consortium meeting (Month 9) from 20 to 22 January 2026 in Barcelona, hosted by IRIS . Over two days, project partners met to review progress across work packages, participate in thematic workshops, and align on next steps for the continued development of the project. Day 1 Workshops and Regulatory Updates The meeting opened on Tuesday, 20 January, with a welcome from IRIS, followed by an introduction from the project coordinator. The session included a...

AIMPLAS · Technological Institute of Plastics  brought together more than 100 professionals from the plastics recycling sector at the 3rd International Seminar on Plastics Recycling (PLASREC), held on December 10–11 in Valencia, Spain. The seminar featured around 20 national and international speakers who analyzed the legal, technological, and economic implications of the transition to a more circular economy. Discussions also covered current recycling technologies, their practical...

The RETAIN project consortium has submitted its feedback to the upcoming 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐭.💡 We support the 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔, as we believe a simplified and harmonised framework is essential to achieve an industrial-scale circular economy. ♻️