This call, funded by Lombardy's regional programme and the 2021-2027 European Regional Development Fund, supports industrial symbiosis, waste prevention, recycling, reuse and recovery. It is intended for Lombardy-based SMEs, including innovative start-ups.  

The call focuses on the following areas:

Plastics, tyres, polymers, textiles: 

• use of byproducts 
• reuse of packaging, including deposit schemes
• reuse of products or lifecycle extension through reverse logistics and remanufacturing
• adapting production lines to use fewer resources, feed waste products back into the loop, introduce end-of-waste materials or allow for improved end-of-life design
• innovative and scalable projects on more efficient sorting of waste with a view to reuse and recycling of plastic, bioplastic and textile waste.

Electronics and WEEE (including solar panels), batteries and accumulators: 

• ecodesign
• (preparation for) reuse and recycling of CRMs.

Phosphorus recovery:

• pretreatment of relevant waste 
• recovery from sewage sludge, organic and other waste (only in the form of elemental phosphorus, salts and solutions of salts and minerals).

Critical Raw Materials:

• ecodesign 
• preparation for reuse and reuse of products and waste
• recovery.

There is a total budget of EUR 7 million, and the projects must be completed within 24 months. 

Applications will be accepted from 6 October to 5 November 2026 via Lombardy's announcements website.