LIFE – Das EU-Finanzierungsinstrument für die Umwelt

LIFE - The EU funding instrument for the environment

The EcoCare project was supported by the EU LIFE programme, Environment sub-programme: “Environment and resource efficiency”

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DESCRIPTION

EcoCare: Less material – less waste – less greenhouse gas

Reduce the environmental impact of AHP:

  • Increased material efficiency
    Superior product performance with less environmental impact:
    Smartly restructured fiber distribution through the internal layers of absorbent material.
  • Smart product design with sustainable materials
    bio-based, from renewable and recyclable resources, for example, cotton, cellulose, corn, starch, vegetable wax, and plastics from vegetal sources like bio-SAP, bio-films, and bio PE/PP nonwovens.
  • Sustainability improvement through localized supply chain: EU sourced fibers.
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RESULTS

EcoCare: Sustainability Benefit

  • Material reduction (10-25%)*
  • Waste prevention / reduction (10-25%)*​
  • GHG emission reduction (5-15%)*​
  • Increased sustainable resources in the product
    • over 75% weight for menstrual protection,
    • up to 50% for baby diapers
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*values confirmed by environmental impact assessment.

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Connections

EcoCare: “DEMONSTRATION OF IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AHP USING A SUSTAINABLE ECO-TECHNOLOGY.”

EcoCare was a 3-year demonstration project co-funded by the LIFE+ Program, the EU‘s funding scheme for environmental, nature conservation and climate action projects.

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European funding for EcoCare was approved under the LIFE+ Environment & Resource Efficiency Program 2019: LIFE18 ENV/DE/000137 ECOCARE

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EcoCare was preceeded by LIFE+ project “CELSTAB - A novel and highly sustainable feminine pad product” [LIFE13ENV/DE/001131]

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