An innovation to transform plastic waste into a source of energy

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The project

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Installing a Chrysalis in Tunisia in response to plastic dumping at sea
11
millions
tonnes of plastic waste dumped into the oceans every year.
1
first solution
developed by Earthwake: Chrysalis, which converts plastic waste that is difficult to recycle into energy.
50
metric tons
of plastic waste will be recycled per year in the Everest region thanks to the solution provided by Earthwake

Solution

In partnership with the SMILO association, the overall aim of the project is to set up a pilot project on Kerkennah to promote sustainable plastic waste management based on an innovative technical solution: pyrolysis. The installation of the Chrysalis on the island will make it possible to recover plastic waste that is difficult to recycle because it is soiled, while creating fuel, vital for fishermen, from waste currently not taken into account by existing recycling channels. The installation of the Chrysalis will make it possible to reduce the quantities of plastic abandoned at sea. 


Recent result

Since May 2020, the Chrysalis® has been powering two household waste collection trucks in the commune of Puget Théniers, with plastic fuel !

Since the launch of this project, the association has achieved the following results:
- 1.1 tonne of plastic waste PE/PP recovered as energy by the Chrysalis;
- nearly 800 L of dieselproduced;
- 18,000 km covered by the household refuse collection trucks.

Goal

The aim is to achieve 40kg of recycled plastic waste per day, i.e. as much waste not dumped in the oceans.

The money will be used for

In order to adopt a more global approach to reducing plastic waste, preventive awareness-raising actions will be carried out. Funding via the Captain Cause platform will enable the organization of awareness-raising actions aimed at fishermen.
"Earthwake's mission is to fight plastic pollution, one of the greatest environmental and social scourges of the 21st century, while creating jobs and solidarity in developing countries."
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