On 4 and 5 December, the University of Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), lead partner of the project, hosted the SED’UP kick-off event at the Brest-Morlaix University Institute of Technology (IUT).
The project aims to strengthen the circular economy in the Atlantic Region by transforming port sediments into a valuable resource for sustainable construction and development.
SED’UP addresses the challenge of managing the millions of cubic metres of sediment dredged annually from ports and estuaries, while responding to recent developments in the European regulatory framework, including the Water Framework Directive, the European Green Deal, the Waste Framework Directive, and the European Circular Economy Action Plan.
Over the coming months, project partners will collaborate on innovative solutions. Pilot sites include the Port of Cork (Ireland), where technical experiments will assess alternatives to sea disposal, and the Morlaix Community (France), which will focus on structuring a large-scale, sustainable value chain.
Find out the presentation of the project in this video.
