Wedged between the territories of Mantua and Parma, Casalmaggiore is a town in the province of Cremona that has always been well known for its proximity to the Po river and its key position for controlling river traffic. Its special connection with the river and its traffic has always characterized the history of this town.

This feature could have contributed to stimulating a team of entrepreneurs to develop and build fully mobile equipment to recycle end-of-life turf that was presented during an open day organized by All Sports Recycled on 4th June, right in Casalmaggiore.

It is a unique wet separation technology to clean and separate sand and crumb rubber with a real industrial capacity. All are tightly integrated into a cost-efficient mobile (of fixed) package, with a small footprint. The quality of the output is very good and allows a high level of circularity.

Working Group 1 of Replan attended this interesting event on the 4th of June to either keep track of what is going on in the Sport sector and for a networking opportunity. The interesting talks following the demonstration suggested some reflections on the recent infill ban decision.

This technology as well as many other recently developed and arrived on the market made Artificial Turf completely circular and even more sustainable than it was until now.

These features would maximize its potential if the materials were used, as much as possible, directly on site, reducing pollution and the cost of avoidable transports, thanks to the mobile concept of the technology. This is particularly true for the recycled rubber infill material, which keeps its property unchanged for a long period and may be used again and again in the same place.

It’s a pity that the ban will frustrate, in the future, this potential, requiring us to move output materials instead of supporting a zero-kilometer best practice.

This concept, as said, makes Artificial Turf more sustainable and matches well with the adoption of Risk Management Measures to contain microplastics. Together they address these issues well both during and after turf life, and contribute to a stronger CO2 reduction than other solutions.

From January 31 to February 2, 2024, in Valencia, The Grass & Yarn Conference was held. An important  event which gathered together a wide group of operators involved at different levels in the Artificial Turf value chain.

We had the opportunity to illustrate the activities that Replan Project is carrying on to support recycled rubber infill materials, either in a lively debate or in a dedicated session.

There is still confusion on the reasons and the prescription of the ban, which created concern on the future market of SBR rubber infill.

It was important to explain to the Delegates how it works the decision adopted by the EU Commission on 26 September 2023: “For the next 8 years artificial pitches can be made with recycled rubber infill material and they can remain in regular operation until they reach the end of their life.”

To address concerns, Replan is intensifying efforts with upcoming initiatives:

-         Systematic Revision of Scientific Researches to highlight existing gaps between perception and proven facts.

-         Prepare Replan Guidelines on infill material to provide clarity for end-users, especially Public Administrations facing cost challenges.The majority of Public Administrations face financial challenges in adopting costly alternative infill materials, raising concerns about ensuring access to sports for their citizens.

-         A follow-up session at the 29th ETRA Conference on April 17-19 in Brussels, analyzing joint implications for artificial turf and the tyre sector.

• Innovative Circular Systemic Solutions
• Mobilizing key stakeholders and transforming governance models
• Financing Circular Systemic Solutions
• Coupling circularity with climate action for the green transition

On July 27-28 and August 2-3, Re-Plan City LIFE participated in the Public Consultations on the Waste Management Plan for the Silesian Voivodeship for 2023-2028 organized by The Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas (IETU) in Katowice, Poland.

Representatives from public administration (municipalities and the Marshall Office of Silesian Province), waste operators, engineers, and SMEs, representing the 167 Municipalities of the Silesian Voivodeship are involved in the plan. Altogether, about 200 people were trained during this workshop.

IETU is responsible for implementing the Waste Management Plan, and a series of workshops were conducted within 4 days. A “Materials from Tire Recycling - Products and Possible Applications in Local Government Investments” session was held as part of the workshop on the theme “Issues of Recycling and Reuse of Waste in Municipalities”.

Other key topics were discussed, including:

RTM products for the transport and construction sectors, particularly in the Silesian metropolis, to reduce noise and vibrations in public tram transport. This point was particularly on target due to the fact that many communes of the Silesian metropolis rely on rails for public transport.

The role of Green Public Procurement (GPP) in municipal investments, is especially significant in Poland where GPP implementation is still in the development stage.

It was an excellent event to promote the RE-PLAN CITY project and join the Working Group for municipalities and entrepreneurs in the sector of waste treatment.

On 23^rd June, organized by the Innovation Poles of Piedmont Region, it was held an event in Turin named “Innovation is Told”. The format and set up was really exciting and included different moments.

The Innovation is TALKED and DESIGNED: conference + tenders + pitch! A dynamic workshop in which innovation is told in an agile and concrete way through the solutions and products created by the companies themselves.

Innovation is SHARED: light lunch + networking activities The day continued together with the Poles and was dedicated to tenders and networking, where there was the opportunity to get in touch with companies, investors and clusters to explore business and collaboration opportunities during the light lunch.

RE-PLAN CITY LIFE project has been introduced and during the networking receiving good attention interest to future cooperation.

Innovation is the house light for tyre recycling and in Turin there are three key partners of Replan project and lot of ongoing co-operations.

On 19^th June at Politenico of Turin has been held the closing event of ADVANTEX, a research of innovative tools to support the logistics of use of excavated materials (marino) produced by the Turin-Lyon railway line for the best sustainability and circular economy of the process.

The event was addressed to a selected and qualified audience working in the field of concrete and sustainable rails infrastructure.

The research was carried out by Politecnico of Turin testing also steel fibers from tyre recycling, thanks to the cooperation with companies and organisations who are also involved in Replan project.

The test showed that the use of recycled steel fibers contributes to a significant flexural strength and allow the use of up to 30% of coarse recycled aggregates with an increase of compressive strength.

RE-PLAN CITY LIFE project has been recalled in this presentation by Prof. Fantilli (Politecnico) and then deeply described by Geom. Marabotto (ETRA) to participants during the after event follow-up meetings, receiving good attention interest to future cooperation.

On June 14th 2023, Re-Plan City LIFE appeared at the 25th Jubilee Conference “Trends in Eco-Development in the Chemical Industry”, which  was held in Zakopane, Poland.

“Trends” are cyclical conference which brings together representatives of Polish industries, engineers, technicians, R&D units, legal regulators and public authorities. The host is an Association or Technicians and Engeneers of Chemical Industry, main partner and patronage: Grupa Azoty, the biggest, State owned Polish industrial corporation. The conference was held under the honorary patronage of the Ministry of Climate and Environment.

At the event, RE-PLAN CITY LIFE Project took the floor with a presentation: “Recycled tires materials (RTM's). Products and applications - Re-Plan City Life project”. During the presentation, the idea, purpose and consortium of the Re-Plan Project were characterized, as well as the main areas of interest of RTM's which we focuses on. The industrial sector appears as a potential and development market for RTM materials and products. This applies to both new materials and construction technologies, road construction, noise reduction, etc. Moreover, the promotion of material recycling is one of main rules of Circular Economy. In case of used tyres, there is a right alternative to chemical treatment of rubber and energy recovery. Backstage chats were a good opportunity to exchange experiences and carry on an interesting networking aiming to expand cooperation opportunities.

From 8^th to 14^th June it was held in Milan ITMA, the world's most influential textile and garment technology exhibition.

What has to do a Textile Exhibition with Tyre Recycling?

ITMA is the place where the textile industry converges every four years to showcase the latest textile and garment processing technologies, machinery and materials, promote collaborations and forge partnerships.

105.298 visitors from 136 countries 1.717 exhibitors, from 45 countires, 194 Supporting organisations, 95 Supporting Media, 239 Non-woven Exhibitors.

The non-woven technologies is the reason why ETRA attended this event. Tyre recycling sector produce every year, in Europe, not less than 300.000 tonnes of textile materials, which are mostly used for energy recovery, but could be used to produce valuable insulating materials, like those we developed under Insuleco Project.

At the event it was possible to meet textile recyclers and technology providers interested to cooperate in developing solutions for tyre textile materials.

Textile sectors is one of the biggest sector in the world and most impacting on the environment:

·       5 trillion litres of water used per year for dyeing processes

·       1.2 billion tonnes of CO2 emitted from textiles production

·       50% increase in water usage by 2030

·       26% contribution to global carbon emission by 2050

They are generating every year huge amount of scraps and waste garments as only 1 item out 3 which are produced is actually sold, 2 out of 3 become waste.

These is the reason why they are interested to recycling and they are open to cooperate with tyre recycling sector and willing to work in ETRA’s projects, such as Replan and Insuleco, as well as new owns.

On 8^th June 2023 at ICLEI premise in Brussels it was held the workshop: “Spin the wheel - Financing the reskilling and upskilling for circular cities”, an official side event of the EU Green Week, and part of the ICLEI Brussels-based series of events Breakfast at Sustainability’s. The event explored linkages and concrete actions that should be considered by investors and project owners when developing circular and a long-lasting, place-based skills and workforce.

The event also highlighted the central role of local governments in linking both with the private sector as well as public and private investors. Participants had the opportunity to learn about ICLEI’s current efforts in delivering Project Development Assistance (PDA) to local authorities and other project developers in the frame of the DEFINITE-CCRI and CircularInvest projects under the umbrella the CCRI.

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 2500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in 125+ countries, we influence sustainability policy and drive local action for low emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development.

The workshop and the context were a perfect opportunity to network and introduce RE-PLAN CITY LIFE Project  to both private and public stakeholders who attended the event.

From 3^rd to 11^th  June is the Green Week, celebrated throughout Europe with different type of events. In Brussels on 6^th and 7^th June it was oragnised by the EU Commission a Conference whose title is  “Delivering a Net-Zero World”, attended some hundreds from all over Europe.

EU Green Week is an annual opportunity to debate, become familiar with, or even celebrate EU environment policy, to celebrate the progress we’ve made, and to encourage individuals, communities and organisations to take stronger action in future – to protect, preserve and restore our environment, for now and for future generations, while constantly promoting sustainable development.

It was a unique moment of networking to spread information of RE-PLAN CITY LIFE Project and to pick opportunities of cooperation and synergies with other EU projects, programs and initiatives.

The UITP summit is the largest worldwide meeting of the public transport and sustainable mobility sector, which took place in Barcelona from 4-7 June 2023.

COMSA, who is partner of RE-PLANCITY LIFE Project participated with  a stand equipped with a big screen, where different construction and R&D project videos (including Re-Plan City life) were displayed. Indeed, COMSA’s R&D personnel, including Miquel Morata, Joan Peset and Valentí Fontserè were present at the stand, handing over brochures and explaining information of the projects, including Re-Plan City Life.

Different representatives of the administration visited the stand. We were proud to welcome the president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Pere Aragonès; the minister of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez; the president of ADIF, María Luisa Domínguez; the CEO of Metro de Madrid, S.A., Silvia Roldan; the general director of Mobility Planning and Infrastructures of the Madrid City Council, Lola Ortiz Sánchez; the general director of the Metro Network in Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), Òscar Playà; the coordinator of the Rodalies de Catalunya Plan, Pere Macias; and the director of the Xarxa Ferroviària i Projectes de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Pere Mateu Soler; among other authorities, as well as institutions, companies and partners.

On June 6^th 2023 at the European Committee of the Regions, organized by EURADA it was held AGORADA 2023.

The event was designed to function as meeting point for regional development practitioners. AGORADA creates and maintains a network of Regional Development Agencies by helping them connect and work together in activities related to their common interests.

This year’s edition was focused on Sustainable Cities and Regions tackling harnessing talent, up skilling & retraining; urban regeneration; and territorial innovation, interregional value chains & strategic foresight. It was so a perfect occasion of networking to introduce RE-PLAN CITY LIFE Project to attendees.

Founded in 1992, the European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA) gathers professionals working on economic development across Europe. EURADA represents development agencies before the European Union institutions.

The association facilitates the cooperation among regional economic development practitioners. They can network, plan common EU projects, cooperate, advocate, and participate at European level. EURADA serves as international well-established facility to connect development agencies with each other, with Europe, and with the opportunities Europe has to offer.

On 23-25-May 2023 it has been held in Barcelona CONSTRUMAT 2023. With over 40 editions of the fair as the standard-bearer in Spain for the construction industry, Construmat is a globally-recognised brand for our commitment to innovation, sustainability and business.

208 companies, 388 brands exposed in 14,000 m2 of exhibition area were visited by about 15.000 visitors.

ITeC attended with a both in which held a workshop to present Replan project. Building sector is strategic for the project as it represent an important market for the Recycled Tyre Materials, which provide, among the others, rubber flooring insulating sheets, textile insulating panels, steel fiber for concrete reinforcement, rubber powder for plasters and 3D printing cement compound.

On 25^th May by NOBATEK/INEF4 premised in Anglet (France) it was held an event to present the the GROW&HARVEST + SEED winner of the METABUILDING project, (coordinated at European level by NOBATEK/INEF4 and by Cercle Promodul / INEF4 at French level). ETRA attended to the Pitch session to present the results of the GreenDeal project. During the lateral meetings and networking moments Replan project was also presented.

The event was well attended by over 60 Nobatek Members and professionals, all working in the building sector and involved in the development of more sustainable technologies and products.

On May 23, 2023, Re-Plan City LIFE appeared at the 27th International Fair of Plastics and Rubber Processing PLASTPOL (Kielce, Poland, May 23-26, 2023).

For over a quarter of a century, Kielce Fairs has been offering the plastics and rubber processing industry a space to conduct successful business meetings and strengthen personal contacts. This year's edition of PLASTPOL 2023 was attended by almost 600 companies from 26 countries around the world.

The topic of recycling and activities carried out between the producer, institutions and consumers was, raised during the conference "Recycling of plastics - one goal, many possibilities", which took place during the PLASTPOL fair. The meeting was organized by the Waste Management and Recycling Cluster - National Key Cluster (WMRC). As part of the conference, the workshops "Circular raw materials and products: recycling of used tires. Re-PLAN CITY LIFE” carried out in cooperation with the Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas (IETU). Target Audience were cluster members and stakeholders – public administration, recyclers, manufacturers using RTM, suppliers of products containing RTM, research and development units, engineers, waste market analysts and brokers, recovery organizations, NGOs, SMEs. The workshops were preceded by presentations:

• The tire recycling market in the context of the circular economy. Katarzyna Błachowicz, Vice-President of the Management Board of WMRC

Forum Buygreen is the most important Italian event on Green Public Procurement organized by Fondazione Ecosistemi. The first edition dated back to 2007 and grew up continuously. This year they have been put together 26 workshops and working tables, 30 training workshops, 190 speakers, 270 Public Bodies, Companies and Organisations.

Four speakers from RE-PLAN CITY LIFE Project took part to the Workshop “Circular procurements in buildings and public works” describing the uses of Recycled Tyre Materials in Buildings and Roads constructions.

Speakers from Ministry of Environment and from other recycled materials value chains, also used in public works applications, took part to the Workshop and contributed to animate the debate.

On 10^th May in Brussels, organized by the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, it was held an interesting event to discuss of how to face the high upfront investment costs of many circular economy initiatives.

The two Horizon Europe projects Deciso and Hoop address this issue by providing project development assistance, including the development of financing solutions and business plans for local circular economy initiatives with the ultimate aim of leveraging further public and private investment.

It was a good occasion to introduce ETRA and to share information about Replan project which matched well with the type of event and profile of attendee.

Some good new contacts were established with the aim to start cooperation or explore possibilities of new projects.

On 4^th and 5^th May Replan landed in Verona (Italy) to attend Asphaltica 2023, an international event gathering a fair and some workshops on the roads paving and constructions.

We attended to the three workshops on sustainable roads where we met some hold contacts of ETRA very active in promoting rubberized asphalt and still very friendly and motivated to co-operate with us in the frame of RE-PLAN CITY LIFE project.

Other occasion of contacts came from visiting the fair where we met some companies specialized in developing new products and open to use rubberized asphalt, as well with ANTEL, attending with their local members.

On 26 April 2023 in Brussels was held the METABUILDING event “Enhancing the circularity in the construction sector”, with the objective to bring together stakeholders from the construction and the recycling sector, foster cross-collaboration and showcase some of the innovative projects supported by METABUILDING.

ETRA coordinated two Metabuilding Projects: GreenDealles, on use do steel fibres in concrete, and  MoRe R&C on the use of rubber powder in plaster with recycled carbon fibers.

This event was a perfect occasion to meet the other Metabuilding Winners and introduce to them ETRA and Replan project and carry on an interesting networking aiming to expand cooperation opportunities.

The construction sector needs to challenge its usual practices and innovate at a higher pace than ever before. For that, METABUILDING, an EU-funded H2020 project, has developed an innovation ecosystem that brings together stakeholders from construction and four emerging industrial sectors; recycling & circularity, additive manufacturing, nature-based solutions, and digital industry.

As part of the METABUILDING outreach activities and with the goal of fostering the cross-sectoral cooperation, Replan is pleased to give visibility to Metabuilding projects as well as other projects developing the use of Recycled Tyre Materials (RTMs).

The event gather stakeholders involved in mobility infrastructure from all over Europe and outside. ETRA attended for networking purposes of Replan project. Some very interesting contacts were established as well as possibility of cooperation.

The Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL) was formed in 1989, with as objective the support towards coordination and application of research and innovation. FEHRL's mission is to promote and facilitate collaboration on road research and provide high-quality information and advice on technologies and policies related to roads. FEHRL encourages collaborative research into topics such as mobility, transport and infrastructure, energy, environment and resources, safety and security.

On 14^th April in Monza at the new u-Power stadium there was an interesting and well organized event (by Tsport Magazine) on the theme "Disposal and recovery of synthetic grass surfaces",

It was a good occasion for the networking of RE-PLAN CITY LIFE, aiming to expand project visibility and catch opportunities of cooperation.

Despite it was an event addressed to the Italian artificial turf sector, it should be noted that many of the companies attending have an international market approach as they are working throughout the EU.

The recycling of the turf makes available high quality rubber infill material ready to be re-used onsite in new artificial turf. However, despite the convenience and the very low footprint, owing to the threaten of the infill ban, this valuable materials risk to be sent to disposal.

On 13^th April in Belluno (Italy), ANTEL, the Italian Association of Technicians of the Public Administration, organized a Workshop to present and discuss various experience of Public Space in the City and the Regeneration of the Urban Context.

The event see the active involvement of the Professional Order of Architects and the University of Ferrara, as well as the Municipality of Belluno. Many technicians from the Public Administration of northern Italy attended.

However the event had a wide scope it was a perfect occasion to meet with Stakeholders and Professionals to introduce Replan and the opportunities to join the Working Groups.

ANTEL and ETRA has been working together for many years to promote the use of Recycled Tyre Materials (RTMs) in public works through training workshops to their members and affiliates.

142 persons from 36 countries worldwide registered to the 28^th ETRA Conference, which was held in Brussels Wednesday through Friday 29 -31 March.

The day of 29^th was devoted to RE-PLAN project meeting and to a Workshop of the three Working Groups open to all the Stakeholders.

On 30^th in the plenary session RE-PLAN CITY LIFE program showed significant examples of use of Recycled Tyre Materials (RTMs) in high quality products and applications for rails and roads.

Then the Sport WG of RE-PLAN which worked on the issue of the infill ban, reported the work carried out over the past year, highlighting an analysis that put the figures into a new perspective, also illustrating an innovative tool for systematically analyze the many publications made so far in order to obtain an objective synthesis of the existing evidences.

On 31^st networking and meetings completed the event.

On 24 March we have been requested to hold a speech at the La Sapienza University in Rome, Dept. Chemical Engineering, Materials, Environment, in the context of course on sustainable materials used in building constructions.

The presentation whose title was Possible value chain in Tyre rubber waste management, aimed to describe in detail the potential of Recycled Tyre Materials (RTMs) and explain the contradiction and the interests that still obstacles a more robust adoption of these valuable solutions.

ETRA has been cooperating with Professor Valente since may years ago, who is actively engaged in various R&D projects about the use of (RTMs) as alternative to traditional components of cement and concrete.

He organized and run an innovative course addressed to an international group of students who are really motivated to learn new techniques to reduce the foot print in the construction sector.

On the occasion of the "I light up less" day to raise people's awareness of energy saving and the circular economy, on 23^rd March 2023 we held a 2-hour meeting with third and fifth grade students making a presentation on the topic of recycling end-of-life tires which compared to other recycled materials such as paper, glass, plastic, they have the particularity of not being able to return directly to the production cycle of new tires and therefore it is important to recycle them in other sectors such as sports, roads and construction.

In March we have been actively involved in the Cycling Europe Event organised in hybrid modality in Duesseldorf.

From 1st to 31^st we took part in various steeps to the matchmaking to present in one to one meeting the potential of Replan Project both as an important tool to raise awareness about the used to Recycled Tyre Materials (RTMs) as well as incubator of possible new projects.

On 21^st March we participated to a webinar on New & innovative Materials where we described in details some uses of RTMs useful to improve cycles mobility.

Altogether 141 persons were registered on the platform and to the various activities connected to the event.

The 5th edition of Cities Forum will be held in Torino, Italy from 16 to 17 March 2023. The event brings together key urban stakeholders at European, national, regional and local levels who are committed to a green and just future of cities.

Thanks to the support of the Municipal City of Turin, who is one of the project partner, it was possible to make a quick visit and share some communication material of the Replan Project. Other Partners from Turin are Politecnico of Turin and University of Turin.

The Cities Forum is a biennial event of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy. For this edition, the host is Torino, a city with a vast history in urban transformation due to its transition from factory town to a city of knowledge, culture and innovation.

On 13^th March 2023 Region of Crete organized a Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting to introduce Replan project and collect input from participants, who was both form the industry and the Public Sector.

The event was supported by Ekoelastika the management body in charge of EPR in Greece and interested to develop sustainable uses to Recycled Tyre Materials (RTMs).

The Grass Yarn and Tufters Forum was held in Madrid  from 28^th February to 2^nd March 2023.

Ettore Musacchi from ETRA attended and made a presentation to explain why is important to support the use recycled rubber infill material. The benefit are not only for the environment, but also for the sport, for social relations, and to grow a really green economy.

The presentation tried to clarify what is behind the decision adopted by the Commission and the impacts on the industry, the sport facilities, the environment.

On 17 January 2023 in Brussels, at the presence of DG Move, Replan project was presented during a workshop at ACI, Automobile Club of Italy,  orgnanised by EIPA, the European Institute of Public Administration.

The Automobile Club of Italy is a non-profit public body which institutionally represents and protects the general interests of Italian motoring, whose development it promotes and fosters.

They are responsible of various activities in many different contexts:

-       Management of EOL tyres deriving from vehicles dismantling

-       Road safety

-       Touristic promotion

-       R&D

It was a training workshop on EU projects to which attended over than 40 persons from different departments.

The project was described in detail and it was underlined the potential for a more sustainable management of EOL tyres, as well as other opportunities of cooperation.

In the context of the Football Teaching Techniques course held at the University of Asti, a lesson dedicated to synthetic turf fields was included in which it was possible to illustrate the various construction, management and maintenance techniques. Particular attention was paid to the fields made with rubber granulate infill obtained from the recycling of end-of-life tyres. The lesson was held on January 13, 2023 by Geom. Marabotto, VP of ETRA, who was the designer of the sports facilities at the Municipality of Turin, and was able to illustrate the advantages deriving from the use of the infill material, both in terms of performance, environmental and economic.

A Spain SAC and Working group meeting was held be place on November 29 at the ITeC offices in Barcelona.

In addition ITeC who organised and hosted the event, then meeting was attended by the other partners: COMSA Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, and ETRA (Project Coordinator) as well as Stakeholders from the Industry and Public Administration.

After having introduced the project and the objective and main activities, the meeting was focused to illustrate and discuss the main issue that affect the sector and limit the expansion of the use of Recycled Tyres Materials in the main fields of applications: Transport Infrastructures (roads and rails), Concrete and Construction, Sport and Leisure (artificial grass pitches, sports facilities, rubber surfaces for multisport and leisure activities, etc.).

Particular attention has been laid on the Microplastics issue and the risk of the ban of the polymer infill materials for artificial turf.

The use of recycled tire materials in roads, buildings and sports infrastructures

A RE-PLAN CITY LIFE Workshop was held on November 17th in Turin at the RESTRUCTURA fair, the most important exhibition of constructions, renovations and restorations in the north-west of Italy. An international event that brings together every year the main players involved in the development of innovative materials and techniques and sustainable practices.

The event was organized by ETRA with an important support from ANTEL the National Association of Technicians of the Public Administration and the cooperation from the other Italian Partners: Metropolitan City of Turin, Politecnico of Turin, University of Turin.

The project was introduced describing the objective and main activities, then few presentations from the partners were done to illustrate the main different uses of Recycled Tyre Materials in Transport Infrastructures (roads and rails), Concrete and Construction (reinforced concrete with steel fibers for industrial floors and roads, rubber slabs and layers for noise reduction, recycled fibers, textile panels for insulation), Street and Urban Furniture, Products and applications for Sport and Leisure (artificial grass pitches, sports facilities, rubber surfaces for multisport and leisure activities, etc.)

In addition to the workshop a booth was made available to meet technicians and operators.

On 15-17 November 2022 in Barcelona was held the Smart City Expo World Congress. The world’s leading event for cities gathering leaders from the most innovative companies, governments and organizations to move cities towards a better future.

ITeC shared in their stand information about the different European project which we are involved.

Also, they participate in two sessions. In one of these, Kathleen Blanco (R+D Project Manager) spoke about the contribution of ITeC in the European Projects, how the projects are a way to generate new knowledge and contribute to the future of the construction sector, which is aligned with the European Commission's dedication to global climate action, and the importance of work together a different kind of organization from all Europe to unite for a common good aligned.

https://www.smartcityexpo.com/

RE-PLAN CITY LIFE project made a step in Rome at the 16th edition of Buygreen Forum, the main Italian event on GPP for the Public Administration.

The event was held on 19 and 20 October, organized by Fondazione Ecosistemi, who is partner in the project.

The relevance of the event is well expressed by the figures of the forum:

+ Over 2400 participants

+ 270 organisations

+ 26 events

+ 200 speakers

+ 10 training sessions

The 27^th ETRA Conference on Tyre Recycling was held Monday through Wednesday, 30 May – 1 June 2022 at Le Louise Hotel in Brussels. Despite many events related to recycling, tyre and rubber took place in May, some of them overlapping, there were 122 registered participants from 28 countries worldwide.