An innovation to transform plastic waste into a source of energy
Earthwake
International
The project
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Installing a Chrysalis in Tunisia in response to plastic dumping at sea
11
millionstonnes of plastic waste dumped into the oceans every year.
1
first solutiondeveloped by Earthwake: Chrysalis, which converts plastic waste that is difficult to recycle into energy.
50
metric tonsof 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.
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Crushed fishing traps!
We told you about it last time: we've received a parcel from Kerkennah! Indeed, the fishermen of this Tunisian island, often unaware of the impact of plastic pollution on marine biodiversity, abandon their plastic traps at the bottom of the Mediterranean.
The objective? To ensure that our Chrysalis is compatible with this source of plastic, and to organize upstream collection. Over the last few weeks, our teams have been crushing the traps.
The objective? To ensure that our Chrysalis is compatible with this source of plastic, and to organize upstream collection. Over the last few weeks, our teams have been crushing the traps.
A package from Kerkennah!
While we're waiting for the Chrysalis to be installed on Kerkennah Island, we're continuing our tests on fishing traps. In fact, a parcel containing samples of plastic waste from Tunisia should soon be arriving in our workshop. The aim? To encourage fishermen to take their fishing nets out of the Mediterranean and recycle them into energy that can be used directly in their boats.
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.
- 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
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"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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