The FENIX project aims at developing a software tool to assist Spanish and Portuguese municipalities in the decision-making for packaging waste management from a life cycle perspective, integrating environmental, economic and social aspects. The tool will allow the different users to introduce and modify parameters (km travelled, selection between different collection and treatment options, plant efficiency, etc.) to adapt the models created in the tool to the real situation. With the aim of promoting more sustainable packaging waste management and minimizing environmental impact, the tool will aid in creating more sustainable collection systems adapted to the different situations of today’s European societies, fostering sustainable development and the protection of our environment.

Specific objectives:

• Show the usefulness of LCA to make decisions related to waste management issues.
• Create and adapt the new software to the user’s real needs.
• Compile data and create a specific database on waste management processes for Spain and Portugal.
• Share the knowledge outcomes among other Spanish and Portuguese institutions (universities, technical institutes, etc.) in order to facilitate the establishment of an Iberian network of experts on LCA and waste management.
• Transfer the results to other European regions.
• Training project collaborators on waste management, LCA, and the use of the GaBi software.

FENIX conceptual diagram: