We already talk about this interesting project of Dainese last year. Now, finally materializes Life Impactan ambitious European project that proposes an innovative and sustainable solution for the integral recycling of motorcycle helmets, transforming a linear life cycle product into a circular one.
What is Life impact?
Life Impact (Acronym for INNOVATIVE MOTORCYCLE HELMET PLASTIC ADVANCED CIRCULAR TRANSFORMATION OPPORT) is funded by the European Union through the program Life23and is coordinated by the Grupo Dainesein collaboration with specialized entities such as Innovating, Re-Sport, Misitano & Stracuzzi and the University of Bologna.
The main objective is to recover at least 5,000 dull motorcycle helmets and prevent them from ending up landfills or incinerators, developing a replicable process that can be implemented on a large scale throughout Europe. Without a doubt, a great idea.
The key to Life Impact It is in its pioneering technical approach: selective solution by biological base solvents. This procedure allows to separate the different types of plastics that make up the helmets without degrading them, preserving their properties so that they can be regenerated and reused in the manufacture of new sustainable products.
Unlike traditional mechanical or thermal recycling processes, which usually reduce the quality of recycled materials, this technology allows to maintain the integrity of the polymer, thus favoring a true circular economy.
Recovered materials can have a second life in the form of new pieces of protection equipment, housings, components for the automobile sector or even urban furniture.
Life Impact It also has a strong participatory aspect. If you have an old or deteriorated helmet that you no longer use, do not throw it. You can take it to one of the collection points enabled in selected stores of Dainese. No matter the helmet brand or its age, all models can be recycled through this process. And, of course, they will be well received.
This project not only prevents waste from contaminating the environment, but also helps reduce the demand for new virgin plastics, with the consequent saving of natural resources and CO₂ emissions.
