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BLUE CIRCULAR ECONOMY OF MARINE PLASTICS

BLUEPOINT project aims to create a multi-stakeholder ecosystem of intercooperation, innovation, entrepreneurship and internationalization that leverages the marine plastic value chain and emerging business opportunities to establish a replicable circular economy model in the Atlantic- region. This will reduce the environmental impact of marine plastic, create new business opportunities (including acceleration of +25 venturing initiatives) and lead the maritime sector towards a Blue Circular Economy.

With a market-oriented focus, BluePoint will create marketable solutions within the marine plastic value chain boosting the entrepreneurship activity, promoting the creation of a new value chain based on marine plastic recycling and commercialization of marine plastic-based products. To fulfil this aim, technology solutions that cover needs within the marine plastic value chain will be developed, specifically related to the glocalization, recovery, sorting and processing for the development of new marine plastic-based products. From the technology research developed in WP1, technology pilots will be developed in WP4 that will be subsequently assisted to accelerate the development of real marketable solutions (WP5). On the other hand, from the potential business opportunities detected in the marine plastic value chain in WP2, a selection will be made (WP5) and those selected business opportunities will be assisted in their acceleration through the assistance in the design of marketable products, market analysis and exploitation of their business models. It is envisaged from WP4 and WP5, the creation of real marketable solutions within the marine plastic value chain and the creation of novel companies/start-ups focused on the marine plastic value chain (either at the technology or business level) that will continue their activity after the project is executed.

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https://www.bluepointproject.eu/
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mgago@mondragon.edu

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Green Economy

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Entrepreneurs / innovators

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Mondragon University

Date published

November 29, 2025

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