LIFE Halosep

Project name: HALOSEP – Innovative method for recycling and reuse of waste streams from incineration plants in the EU

Objectives & scope:
Main objectives of the project is to demonstrate that

• Two waste streams from incineration plants, fly ash and scrubber liquid, can be co-treated leading to a reduction of waste going to landfills and increased material recycling
• The Halosep process can be installed and integrated into an existing waste incineration plant  
• Increased materials recycling;  
  • The FGW product -> recycled in concrete or used as a filler  
  • The heavy metal product -> recycled into zinc production  
  • The salt from Halosep can be recycled as road salt during the winter period

Policy implications
The LIFE HALOSEP project foresees - in case of successful implementation – a direct contribution to the updating and implementation of EU Environmental policy. The project would support

1. The Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe (decision no. 2011/1067)
2. Energy Efficiency (Directive 2012/27/EU)  

• By reducing the use of primary resources, reducing transport of Flue Gas Waste to be landfilled and GHG emissions and furthermore providing
  • A decreased need of landfill sites
  • A feasible and environmentally friendly way to neutralize fly ash, with another waste fraction from an incineration plant
  • A step towards a circular economy

LIFE is the EU’s financial instrument supporting environmental, nature conservation and climate action projects throughout the EU. Since 1992, LIFE has co-financed some 4306 projects. For the 2014-2020 funding period, LIFE will contribute approximately €3.4 billion to the protection of the environment and climate.