Paperchain Project: Establishing a New Circular Economy Model between the Mining Sector and the Pulp Paper Industry to Prevent Acid Mine Drainage

摘要

European Pulp and Paper Industry (PPI) generates 11 million tonnes of waste yearly. Most of them are burnt for energy recovery or used for landspreading, but around 1.5 million tonnes are still disposed. If managed in a sustainable manner, they can become a valuable secondary raw material for other resource intensive industries. PAPERCHAIN, a research and innovation project funded by the European Commission, addresses this potential resource to demonstrate their technical, economic, social and environmental feasibility from the Circular Economy perspective. In detail, Green Liquor Dregs are presented as an example of cooperation between the PPI and the mining sector.