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).
- Promote urban biowaste collection → 1,800 tonnes of urban biowaste will be annually valorised in Murcia (Spain).
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.
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.
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
VIDEO
PODCAST
INTERVIEW WITH CETENMA IN ONDA REGIONAL (ES)
INTERVIEW IN THE RADIO CHANNEL ONDA REGIONAL(ES)
INTERVIEW WITH THE MURCIA CITY COUNCIL (ES)
INTERVIEW WITH ITTAINOVA (ES)
INTERVIEW WITH CETENMA (ES)
INTERVIEW WITH DIEGO AMORES FROM ENTOMO AGROINDUSTIAL (ES)
NEWSPAPER
LATEST NEWS
Local policy officers from the Region of Murcia visit the Valuewaste Pilot Plant
In January 2021, local policy officers from the Region of Murcia (Spain) visited the facilities of the Valuewaste project in
#MurciaSumaUno: engaging with local food markets!
After the #MurciaSumaUno Campaign was reactivated in September 2020, new activities to boost the engagement of local food markets with the
Entomo Agroindustrial delivers its pilot unit to the Valuewaste Pilot Plant
Last Monday, 2nd of November, Entomo Agroindustrial successfully delivered its pilot unit to the Valuewaste Pilot Plant in Cañada Hermosa
SOCIAL MEDIA
European Commission Bioeconomy Feed
- RSS feeds 26 February, 2021For more RSS news feeds click the link above.
- Research Headlines - Użycie grafenu w fermentacji beztlenowej znacznie zwiększa wydajność wytwarzania biogazu 24 February, 2021W przyrodzie za rozkład materii organicznej pochodzenia roślinnego i zwierzęcego odpowiedzialne są bakterie. Mają one zdolność do przeprowadzania fermentacji beztlenowej – unikalnego procesu, który może zrewolucjonizować metody wytwarzania energii. Proces ten ma jednak dwie poważne wady, których usunięciem zajął się zespół finansowanego przez UE projektu DIET.
- Research Headlines - Mit Graphen optimierte anaerobe Vergärung steigert das Potenzial bei der Produktion von Biogas erheblich 24 February, 2021In der Natur kümmern sich Bakterien um den Abbau von organischem Material aus Pflanzen und Tieren. Diese einzigartige Fähigkeit wird als anaerobe Vergärung bezeichnet und könnte die Art und Weise der Energieerzeugung revolutionieren. Allerdings besitzt sie zwei große Nachteile, die das EU-finanzierte Projekt DIET überwinden will.
- Research Headlines - Graphene spiced-up anaerobic digestion substantially increases biogas production potential 24 February, 2021In nature, bacteria take care of breaking down organic matter from plants and animals. This unique capacity is called anaerobic digestion and has the potential to revolutionise the way we produce energy. But it suffers from two major drawbacks, both of which the EU-funded DIET project set out to overcome.
- Research Headlines - La digestión anaeróbica potenciada con grafeno aumenta sustancialmente el potencial de producción de biogás 24 February, 2021En la naturaleza, las bacterias se encargan de descomponer la materia orgánica de las plantas y los animales. Esta capacidad singular se denomina digestión anaeróbica y podría revolucionar nuestra forma de producir energía. Sin embargo, presenta dos inconvenientes notables, que se trataron de subsanar con el proyecto DIET, financiado con fondos europeos.