CITYLAB:economia circolare sostenibile

Valerio GattaRoma Tre University

CITYLAB – City Logistics in Living Laboratories

Introduction • On 2 December 2015, the European Commission put forward a

package to support the EU's transition to a circular economy. In a circular economy the value of products and materials is maintained for as long as possible. Waste and resource use are minimised, and when a product reaches the end of its life, it is used again to create further value. This can bring major economic benefits, contributing to innovation, growth and job creation.

CITYLAB – City Logistics in Living Laboratories

CITYLAB – City Logistics in Living LaboratoriesCITYLAB – City Logistics in Living Laboratories

CITYLABproject:• Horizon2020- Mobility forGrowth:Reducingimpactsandcostsoffreightandservicetripsinurbanareas

• 24Partners,7States,Budget3,98MillEuro(2015-2018)

• Mission:Testandimplementseveninnovativesolutionspromising andwithahighpotentialforfuturegrowth

TheLivinglabconcept:

PLAN IMPLEMENT

EVALUATEACT

Motivation and objectivesCITYLAB – City Logistics in Living Laboratories

Axis for intervention: Urban waste, returns and recycling

Objectives:

Logistic management is critical

CITYLAB – City Logistics in Living Laboratories

Motivation:

Main ideaCITYLAB – City Logistics in Living Laboratories

• Propose an innovative system for integrating direct and reverse logistic flows in urban areas.

• In particular…integration of an already existing frequent distribution system (e.g. mail delivery) with free capacity on return trips, aimed at recycling clean waste.

• Thus…involve the national postal operator, already delivering mail/parcels all around the city, in the pick-up (via electric vehicles) of recycled materials during the same transportation route.

• The system represents an hybrid waste collection strategy with respect to the two collection types, using large attractors as intermediate locations with dedicated recycling facilities.

Rome Living Lab: main activitiesCITYLAB – City Logistics in Living Laboratories

IMPLEMENTATION

TWO-STEP PROCESS

RECYCLED MATERIALS

SURVEYS

ALERT SYSTEMECO-TOTEMS

DATA COLLECTION

Small scale implementationCITYLAB – City Logistics in Living Laboratories

Recycled material: plastic caps• Feasibility from the industrial point of view• Easily recyclable&economic type of plastic• Existing collection system at UR3 not

sustainable/efficient

Involving large attractors: University buildings

ImplementationCITYLAB – City Logistics in Living Laboratories

No dedicated trips

Eco-totem

Ecological vehicles

Easier alert-system

Increased load factor

Before CityLab After CityLab

Lessons learned (1/2)CITYLAB – City Logistics in Living Laboratories

Regulatory/contractual constraintsimportance of surveys

Alert system is problematic

need of advertising

Locating recycling facilities

Box dimensioning

CITYLAB – City Logistics in Living Laboratories

Small scale

Lessons learned (2/2)

+153%

- 40Kg of CO2(monthly)

Next stepsCITYLAB – City Logistics in Living Laboratories

} The second LL cycle will explore the opportunity to:} upscale the implementation geographically and in terms of materials} include the solution proposed in the actual logistics process for urban waste

management in Rome in line with the action plan of the Environment Dept.

THANKS!

CITYLAB – City Logistics in Living Laboratories