Unlocking new value from urban biowaste
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Every year each European citizen produces on average 200 kg of municipal biowaste. This means that between 118 and 138 million tonnes of biowaste arise annually in the EU.
The municipal biowaste management systems that currently exist in Europe, such as landfilling, do not give a second life to materials or resources contained in the biowaste. Other alternatives such as incineration and composting do not allow to take full advantage of the biowaste potential.
Today, one of the challenges for biowaste management is to integrate a valorisation system in a city context, and to recover products with a market value that offsets the global cost of biowaste valorising.
VALUEWASTE proposes an integrated system for urban biowaste valorisation into key strategic products for the EU.
RELEVANT ISSUES
Did you know that…?
A European citizen produces on average (?) kg of urban bio-waste annually
A European citizen produces on average 200 kg of urban bio-waste annually.
This means that between 118 and 138 million tonnes of biowaste arise annually in the EU.
The EU imports (?) of the required proteins for feed or food supplies.
The EU imports 77% of the required proteins for feed or food supplies.
There is a need of alternative and sustainable sources of proteins for humans and animals
Food supply depends on the availability of soil nutrients for EU agriculture, such as... (?)
Food supply depends on the availability of soil nutrients for EU agriculture, such as phosphorous and nitrogen.
However, phosphorous sources are depleting, while the production of nitrogen-based fertilisers is highly energy demanding.
IMPACT
For assuring a replicable valorisation system, VALUEWASTE concept will be validated in two European cities: Murcia (South of Spain) and Kalundborg (East Denmark).
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Promote urban biowaste collection → 1,800 tonnes of urban biowaste will be annually valorised in Murcia (Spain).
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Contribute to EU self-sufficiency on strategic resources → more than 60 tonnes/year of protein will be sustainably produced, and valuable nutrients for EU agriculture will be recovered from residual streams.
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Improved perception of citizens on urban biowaste as a local source of valuable materials → citizens will be addressed through several communication campaigns and a citizen & consumer-oriented approach.
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Provide scientific and experienced-based data → target indicators such as job creation, reuse of resources or GHGs emissions reduction will lay the basis of future EU policies on waste management.
VALUEWASTE IN THE MEDIA
NEWSPAPER
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LA VERDAD – La Flota estrenará a finales de febrero el contenedor marrón de restos orgánicos
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EYSMUNICIPALIDADES – Murcia, ciudad pionera en economía circular
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IZARO- GAIKER participa en un proyecto para demostrar la viabilidad de un sistema para valorizar residuos orgánicos urbanos
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ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES- El biogás que produce energía, bacterias, proteínas y biofertilizantes
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RESIDUOS PROFESIONAL – El proyecto VALUEWASTE investiga una solución que permita la valorización completa de los residuos orgánicos
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MURCIA PLAZA – Las larvas murcianas que transforman miles de toneladas de residuos
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LA VERDAD – Las plazas de abastos de Murcia reciclarán al día 1.600 kilos de basura orgánica
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INDUSTRIAMBIENTE- Gaiker participa en el desarrollo de un sistema para valorizar los residuos orgánicos urbanos
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NIEUWS WTV- NURESYS local TV for interview of pilot Murcia
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MURCIA – Una encuesta medirá la aceptación social de los bioproductos dentro del proyecto Valuewaste
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MURCIA – La campaña ´Súmate al ciclo´ conciencia por todo el municipio sobre la importancia de la revalorización de residuos orgánicos
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COPE-Más de 600 personas visitan el stand para promover la correcta gestión de los residuos
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LA OPINIÓN DE MURCIA – 218.000 kilos de residuos orgánicos en el contenedor marrón en un año
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LA VERDAD – Los murcianos depositan más de 218.000 kilos de residuos orgánicos desde la entrada en funcionamiento del contenedor marrón
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AGRODIARIO – Murcia encuestará a los consumidores para medir la aceptación social de los bioproductos
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MRUCIA – El cocinero Pablo González elabora recetas con harina de insecto, dentro del proyecto europeo Valuewaste
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RETEMA – Avanza el proyecto VALUEWASTE con la planta piloto para transformar residuos orgánicos
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20 MINUTOS- Los murcianos pondrán nota al uso de fertilizantes derivados de residuos orgánicos en el municipio
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REPOR RTVE- Insectos para el futuro: ¿nuevos alimentos y más sostenibilidad para el planeta?
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RESIDUOS PROFESIONAL – Inaugurada la planta piloto de tratamiento de biorresiduos del proyecto VALUEWASTE
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DIARIO DEL ALTO – Resultados positivos del proyecto europeo Valuewaste
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LA VERDAD-Proyecto Valuewaste en la planta de reciclaje de Cañada Hermosa
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MURCIA TODAY-Achived, Murcia introduces brown food bins to encourage recycling
VIDEO
PODCAST
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INTERVIEW WITH THE MURCIA CITY COUNCIL COPE 2021 (ES)
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INTERVIEW WITH CETENMA IN ONDA REGIONAL 2020(ES)
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INTERVIEW IN THE RADIO CHANNEL 2020 ONDA REGIONAL(ES)
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INTERVIEW WITH THE MURCIA CITY COUNCIL 2020 (ES)
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Published first-of-its-kind European pre-standard CWA 17866 “Key factors for the successful implementation of urban biowaste selective collection schemes”
VALUEWASTE is happy to announce that a pre-normative document has been published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN): CWA 17866:2022
