Italian project partner Erion has been actively participating to EU funded projects for several years now and maintains a strong partnership with its fellow CE-RISE partners.
Meet the team working on CE-RISE
Luca Campadello: I’m Luca and I currently work as the Strategic Development & Innovation Manager at Erion Compliance Organisation. My role focuses on building strong partnerships to drive circular economy initiatives across multiple sectors, from electronics and textiles. I’m deeply involved in creating strategies for new consortia that support Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), helping producers meet their sustainability goals through innovative circular economy solutions. I also lead the tendering process for European funds and manage a team dedicated to projects on e-waste, batteries, critical raw materials, and plastics.
In European projects, like CE-RISE, I’m able to contribute directly to meaningful advances in circular economy practices for WEEE. I believe CE-RISE is a vital project because it opens real possibilities for products to be reused, refurbished, or recycled efficiently.
Paulina Caldarelli: I’m Paulina and during my studies, I earned a Master’s degree in Ecology and Conservation of Nature. Before joining Erion, I deepened my knowledge of ecology and sustainability by working at Parco Nord Milano, a regional park, where I wrote and managed environmental projects. I joined Erion in early 2023 as part of the Strategic Development and Innovation team, where I expanded my expertise in WEEE, batteries, and related waste management. I am involved in multiple European projects focused on DPP, EPR, and the study of citizens’ habits.
I believe that CE-RISE offers a well-structured approach to enhancing the way we manage resources, promoting a deeper understanding of sustainability practices and represents a step forward in creating a world where environmental impact is minimised, and resources are continuously reused, contributing to a more sustainable future.
Francesca Fattori: I am Francesca and after a Master’s degree in Science and Technology for the Environment and Territory, I acquired experience at AMSA (Azienda Milanese Servizi Ambientali), where I gained an in-depth understanding of the dynamics of urban waste management. In January 2024 I joined Erion, and its Strategic Development & Innovation team. During this (still short) period I was able to enter and understand the world of WEEE through research and the prior experience of my colleagues. Now, through several European projects in which Erion is a partner, I contribute to research aimed at the transition to a circular economy, focusing in particular on two macro-themes: photovoltaic panels and the Digital Product Passport.
For me, CE-RISE is among those projects that, through a unified information system, have the potential to facilitate the transition to a more circular and conscious world.
More about Erion
Erion is a multi-compliance non-profit system for the management of different types of waste: from electronic products to batteries, from packaging to tobacco products and textiles, with a solid heritage in terms of authoritativeness, efficiency and quality.
Created in 2020 from the fusion of two of the most important national Consortia, Ecodom and Remedia, Erion represents an innovative entity capable of seizing market opportunities by interconnecting the various actors in the chain, creating value for the benefit of stakeholders, society and the environment.
The Erion System’s structure is designed to effectively fulfil all obligations arising from the Extended Producer Responsibility and to ensure waste management and regulatory compliance to more than 2,500 Producers throughout the country.
Erion’s role in the project
In the CE-RISE project, Erion contributes to the testing of the CE-RISE Information System through developing, implementing and evaluating three cases around ICT and heating systems. In particular, Erion’s role includes ensuring comprehensive data collection on the quantity and quality of disposed ICT products, printers, and heat pumps and engaging WEEE pre-treatment facilities and installers to gather critical insights into the end-of-life status and pathways of these items, supporting the project’s objective to develop and validate environmentally sustainable refurbishment models for these electronic devices.
Aligned with Erion’s broader mission to foster sustainable waste management and resource recovery, these activities in CE-RISE directly contribute to Erion’s overarching goal of transforming waste into valuable resources.