CDW Circle

CDW Circle has the ambitious goal of achieving total recycling of construction and demolition waste (CDW) through the production of value-added secondary raw materials to be reused in the construction sector. The project will therefore combine economic sustainability with environmental sustainability. This project benefits from the co-financing of the European LIFE Programme and engages the partners of the Lombardy Region, Ente Sistema Edilizia Brescia, Pavoni S.p.A., Binder + Co AG, Cavart S.p.A., Università degli Studi di Brescia, Prandelli Santo S.r.l., with the support of the CSMT (Innovative Contamination Hub). To achieve this goal, the project aims to: 🟢 for the selective separation of concrete aggregates from bricks and other waste materials (metals, wood, plastic, etc.) by implementing a new stationary pilot plant at the Gatti Group site in Lograto (BS) 🟢 improve the selection of CDW using the most innovative technologies such as advanced optical sorting techniques provided by Binder+Co 🟢 develop and test new concrete mixtures using an appropriate fraction of recycled aggregates with performance comparable to conventional products in terms of costs and quality 🟢 create some market niches for inert materials by trying to enhance the economic value of these products. Existing tools will be used, such as the “Inert Market” exchange platform implemented by the Lombardy Region