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The objective of RECYSITE is to produce fully recyclable and reusable green composites based on bioresins and natural fibres.

European strategic sectors (transportation and construction) require more sustainable materials and need to fulfil European regulation in terms of recyclability and end of life. In addition, the scraps generated during manufacturing will be recycled (30 % scraps). Actual materials used in both sectors are the largest consumers of composite materials (69%) and produce residues that in the best case are incinerated to recover the reinforcement material generating an environmental problem. Thus, the European governments, the industrial sectors and finally the end users demand a more sustainable, cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions. 
The RECYSITE consortium proposes a solution to this problem by the validation of new fully recyclable biocomposites obtained from natural resources in two different sectors in order not only to validate it but also to demonstrate the transferability of the results. Transportation (refrigerated swap body) and construction (modular façade wall) have been selected as they are two of the European sectors with more impact on the economy as they involve more than 15% of the jobs and GDP in Europe. 
This Life project gathers seven partners from four European different countries, coordinated by CENTEXBEL (the Belgian scientific and technical centre for the textile industry) in a project with a 2 million euros budget during 36 months of collaborative work. Other members of the consortium are: LAZELOISE (BE), AVANTIUM (NL), CNRS (FR), CIDETEC (ES), AITIIP (ES) and SISPRA (ES). 
The LIFE Programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. The general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental and climate policy and legislation by co-financing projects with European added value. 

CIDETEC reaffirmed its commitment to the city through participating in various events of the Donostia WeekINN program, within the events organized by the FSS on the occasion of the celebration of the Donosti Innovation Week.

On 25 November, together with the rest of the IK4 alliance centres based in San Sebastian, CIDETEC showed a sample of its technological developments in the marquee set up by FSS next to Koldo Mitxelena. To the exhibition, many citizens and students from different San Sebastián schools had the opportunity to see work samples in the area of energy storage that were explained by Oscar de Miguel and Idoia Urdampilleta, as well as other products resulting from the work of Surface Engineering, explained by Jose Antonio Diez and Gemma Vara. 
On the 28th, Jose Antonio Diez himself gave students of the Institute Usandizaga, a talk on the world of surfaces, putting into practice CIDETEC’S vocation of stimulating young people’s interest in the world of science and technology. 

The European Automotive Research Partners Association (EARPA) organized the event held at the EGG Conference Centre in Brussels in order to discuss and share new solutions for road transport.

CIDETEC contributed to the success of the forum by giving a presentation entitled Reworkable, Recyclable and Repairable Thermoset Epoxy Composites In Transportation Applications that was given by Germán Cabañero, Business Development Manager of CIDETEC’s Polymers and Composites area. 
Around 150 representatives from industry, education and government met at EARPA and shared ideas and experiences around four main issues: the future of transport systems, the future of energy systems, circular economy and the future role of the members of EARPA. 
One of the main elements at the FORM Forum was the exhibition space, exclusively for EARPA members, where a wide representation of Partners’ current activities was shown. Within this space, CIDETEC deployed a large display with some of its most representative developments in the areas of Energy Storage, Polymers and Composites and Surface Engineering.