SUBproducts4LIFE
Four industrial subproducts valorised in Four degraded scenarios. A 4×4 For the environmental improvement and circular economy development.
The Project
The SUBproducts (Innovative circular economy concepts by reusing industrial subproducts and waste) project, with an implementation period of 4 years, is co-funded by the European Commission LIFE Programme with an amount of 882 176 €, the 60 % of the total budget of 1 470 296 €.
SUBproducts4LIFE proposes to demonstrate innovative circular economy concepts by the reuse of industrial subproducts and waste for the remediation of contaminated soils and brownfield areas.
The main goal will be to promote the industrial symbiosis between active and abandoned industries (productive and unproductive areas), spanning through decontamination methodologies the value chain and ensure the (re-) use of secondary resources.
This project will lay the groundwork on the reclamation of La Soterraña, placed in the Muñón valley, in the municipality of Lena. It worked since 1950 until 1974 and is affected by hazardous wastes and heavy metals like arsenic and mercury. After more than 40 years, this will be the first project that will achieve its partial decontamination. Actions in El Terronal, in Mieres, will also be implemented.
Innovative
Circular
Economy
The main goal will be to promote
the industrial symbiosis between
active and abandoned industries.
La Soterraña
The main SUBProducts4LIFE site “La Soterraña” is an abandoned mine (mined by mountain mine methods, without vertical shaft) and industrial area in the North of Spain. Asturias is a region where in the present inventory of contaminated soils, 9 of the 12 listed contaminated soils are waste deposits with high arsenic and mercury content, and two other locations are industrial areas with high arsenic content.
El Terronal
The SUBProducts4LIFE site “El Terronal” is the secondary location of the project area; it is abandoned mercury mine located in Mieres council, owned by Asturbelga de Minas, SL, (stakeholder). They owned also former mining facilities and 8 mine deposits in the same area. A replication of pilot case 3 will be implemented in this area (case 3b). New techniques tested in La Soterraña will be validated in a pilot area of 200 m2.
LIFE Programme
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.
The European Commission (DG Environment and DG Climate Action) manages the LIFE programme. The Commission has delegated the implementation of many components of the LIFE programme to the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME). External selection, monitoring and communication teams provide assistance to the Commission and EASME.
