Totem sites
The PEPR Recycling program, in collaboration with its academic and socio-economic partners, has established a number of spaces designed to host local activities related to its research themes. These flagship locations are not built around the PEPR’s targeted projects, but rather around cross-cutting themes (rudology, circular economy, etc.), thereby fostering interactions among the program’s 11 research areas as well as interdisciplinary connections.
These “lieux-totem” may be hosted by industrial partners or higher education and research establishments (ONR, universities, schools), where PEPR can provide its expertise for scientific events (research days, schools), interaction with companies, local authorities and associations (technical days, presentations of activities, outreach), and training (initial or lifelong) in collaboration with the host establishments and their teaching teams (doctoral schools, for example). Science outreach initiatives for the general public can also be organized on these sites.
The totem-site can be hosted in existing structures on a site, if this provides greater visibility and/or relevance for the site’s players, with a “PEPR Recycling” label.
In PEPR-labeled sites, recycling-related activities can be co-financed by PEPR. The PEPR Steering Committee will select the actions to be supported at the various sites, but each “lieu-totem” will organize its own governance and operations.
In 2026, a total of 21 totem sites are part of the program’s network.
“Lieux-totem” booklet (march 2026)
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