The EcoPlast Project was recently featured on ATF Professional, a leading publication covering sustainability, innovation and best practices within the automotive dismantling, recycling and plastics sectors. The feature highlights EcoPlast’s ambition to reshape circularity in automotive plastics through advanced digital technologies and next-generation recycling processes.

A significant part of the feature focused on the perspective shared by

Dr Tamanna Khan, Chief Operating Officer at Technovative Solutions Ltd. (TVS), an innovation-driven UK company developing digital platforms for sustainability, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and climate resilience; and Coordinator of the EcoPlast Project. Dr Khan highlighted why the project is urgently needed and emphasised the importance of harmonised data frameworks, robust traceability systems, and reliable secondary materials in driving a circular transition. Her contribution underlined EcoPlast’s strategic direction and the project’s alignment with major EU priorities in plastics and circular economy policy.

Highlights from the Feature

The article provided an in-depth look at how EcoPlast is addressing one of the automotive industry’s biggest challenges: low recycling rates of plastics from end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) and limited uptake of secondary materials in new components. It explained the scale of the problem, the regulatory pressure set by the European Commission and the range of technical and systemic barriers slowing progress.

The feature also showcased the project’s comprehensive solution, centred around the EcoPlast Platform and its ecosystem of digital and technological tools, including a blockchain-based Digital Product Passport (DPP), a Circularity Index (CI) Calculator, digital twins, AI-enabled modelling, and advanced recycling and upcycling technologies. It discussed how these innovations will strengthen traceability, improve materials quality, and support ELV sorting, repair, reuse, refurbishment and remanufacturing activities.

Looking Ahead

The EcoPlast Project will continue advancing its digital tools, circularity metrics, recycling innovations and industry collaborations to help transform how automotive plastics are managed across Europe. The recognition from ATF Professional reinforces the importance of this work and highlights the growing momentum around circular solutions in the automotive sector.

We look forward to sharing more updates as EcoPlast progresses toward creating a more efficient, transparent and sustainable plastics ecosystem.

Read the full article here. 

The EcoPlast project has received funding from the Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) Research & Innovation Actions under grant agreement No 101182147.