This World Environment Day, we proudly celebrate nearly 3 years of unwavering dedication within the EcoPlastiC consortium, tirelessly exploring ways to #BeatPlasticPollution. We move closer to a future where sustainable solutions redefine the fight against plastic waste.🧠💡🦠

🌍 At 1st International Sustainable Resource Recovery Strategies Toward Zero Waste, Prof. Reis from BIOENG at Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia | NOVA FCT shared insights from EcoPlastiC on waste valorization & biopolymers. 🤩 🔎 ecoplasticproject.eu/posts/fullreco… #CircularEconomy #BiopolymerResearch #WasteToResource

🌍 At the training event “My First Horizon”, JasminaNR from IMGGE shared insights on partnerships & consortium-building, aiming to encourage, motivate and strengthen 💡 over 80 Serbian scientists 🤝 for #HorizonEurope calls! 🚀 #ResearchFunding #Partnerships #Pathfinder

🔎 Curious how the EcoPlastiC consortium keeps the momentum going as the project nears its end? 🚀 Many milestones and deliverables have been completed, but innovation never stops! ✅ Read more on the latest EcoPlastiC Steering Meeting: ecoplasticproject.eu/posts/tenth-ec… #GreenInnovation

🌍 On #WorldEnvironmentDay, Dr Marijana Ponjavic from IMGGE was a panelist at “Plastic and Health – Invisible Waste, Visible Consequences” and presented how EcoPlastiC drives innovation to #BeatPlasticPollution & create sustainable solutions. ♻️🌱💡 #CircularEconomy #GreenTech

🌍 On #WorldEnvironmentDay, Dr Ivana Aleksic from IMGGE shared how #biotechnology tackles environmental challenges through #WasteToValue! ♻️ 🎙️ Listen here: 🔗 rts.rs/radio/radio-be… #Sustainability #GreenScience #BeatPlasticPollution #CircularEconomy #PlasticFreeFuture

♻️ At the 21st Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries, Maria N. Batista from @bioengpt Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia | NOVA FCT presented EcoPlastiC findings on using "PET as bacterial carbon source - a new hope for #PlasticPollution"! 🌍✨ Read the full debrief here:🔗 ecoplasticproject.eu/posts/21st-con…

The IMGGE team, including Ivana Aleksic JasminaNR sandra vojnovic, joined the #TwInn4MicroUp workshop “Effective Team Collaboration and Leadership”! 🌍💡 🚀 Strengthening EU research ties! #Teamwork #Leadership #EUScience

♻️ Dr Jelena Milovanovic (IMGGE) shared EcoPlastiC insights at #ICCE2025 on bio-upcycling PET waste into smart materials & catalysts. 🔬🌱 Dive into the full debrief & discover how collaboration is fueling circular innovation: ecoplasticproject.eu/posts/19th-int… #EnvironmentalChemistry

🔬 MSc student Sara Petrovic presented research done at IMGGE at #BioBasedFuture2025: "From plastic waste to nutraceutical–conversion of PET-containing hydrolysates to bacterial nanocellulose with pomegranate extract"! 🍊 🔗 ecoplasticproject.eu/posts/biobased… #FunctionalBiomaterials

🔍 New study by Technological University of the Shannon & IMGGE: Streptomyces microflavus DG19 harnesses enzymes to break down biomaterials, driving bio-upcycling forward! ♻️🧬 Dive into the microbial tools: 🔗 ecoplasticproject.eu/posts/degradat… #BioUpcycling #Streptomyces #ScientificResearch

Two posters from @bioengpt showcased EcoPlastiC at NOVA FCT Science Days by Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia | NOVA FCT 🌱 👏 Shoutout to our Team Leader Filomena Freitas for spotlighting sustainable solutions! 🔗 ecoplasticproject.eu/posts/ecoplast… #AcademicCollaboration #SustainableSolutions

Scaling up for sustainability at Avecom! ♻️ After the initial optimisation of the selected mcrobiome at @bioengpt Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia | NOVA FCT, Avecom is converting depolymerised #PET into #PHA & biomass, suitable for bio-based packaging and films! 🌱 #CircularBioeconomy #BioBasedPackaging

At the "8th Workshop on Purple Phototrophic Bacteria in Wastewater Treatment", Prof. Reis from BIOENG Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia | NOVA FCT presented “Emerging strategies for the bioconversion of wastes into biodegradable polymers”! 🌱 🔗 ecoplasticproject.eu/posts/ecoplast… #WasteToValue #SustainableBiotechnology

Partners at IMGGE show Streptomyces spp. can enhance textile biodegradation in compost - promising for polyamide (PA), polyamide-elastane (PA-EA) and cotton (CO) textiles! 🧴♻️ 🔗 ecoplasticproject.eu/posts/textile-… #Biotech #Biodegradation #SustainableScience

🔬Dr Marijana Ponjavic from IMGGE showcased EcoPlastiC at the EPF European Polymer Congress #EPF2025 in her talk “Merging polyurethanes and polyhydroxyalkanoates into high-performance biopolymers”! ♻️ Click here🌱 ecoplasticproject.eu/posts/ecoplast…

♻️ Most PET waste isn’t recycled, not due to volume, but mixed composition. EcoPlastiC is tackling this challenge head-on, turning yesterday’s trash into tomorrow’s high-performance biopolymers. 🔗via Packaging Europe: packagingeurope.com/features/where… #PlasticWasteSolutions #EcoPlastiC

The colleagues from IMGGE and Technological University of the Shannon joined TwInn4MicroUp’s “Advanced Administrative Skills for EU Project Managers” seminar, strengthening EU project execution and #EcoPlastiC impact and goals across teams! 🌱💼 #EUProjects #ProjectManagement