Project Expected Impact. The project work programme has defined a set of specific impacts that will need to guarantee the success, the uniqueness and the sense of urgency of the project rationale. In this sense the following indicators have been established in order to assess both the impact of the project and the added value offered by the Plasticircle system face other initiatives. Impact Indicator Agents Involved Improvement of the EU plastic value chain 500-1400 new companies / 11.900 – 33.000 new jobs Plastic producers /converters, waste managers equipment firms, consumers, public bodies Promotion of plastic packaging recovery Reduction of 1.59MT of landfilled and incinerated waste / Reduction of associated environmental impact Local administration, plastic manufacturers, plastic converters, citizens. Better plastic waste quality Separation of plastic waste into the optimal fractions to be subsequently recovered (PET, rigid PE, PE film, rigid PP, PP film, and plastic mixes). The volume of quality materials achieved through the process will be used as indicator. Plastic producers /converters, waste managers equipment firms, consumers, Optimised production of recycled goods Sorts and typologies of secondary products developed from recycled plastic Recycling firms and manufacturers, Encourage recovery over plastic landfilling and incineration Alignment with the waste hierarchy established in the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC Waste managers, consumers / citizens, public administration representatives Creation of new business opportunities in the plastic sector Increased number of manufactured eco- innovative solutions Producers, converters, waste management, equipment and software Table 1 Project impact
