Life DOP & Virgilio: Circular economy in a high-quality dairy industry

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Type of organisation or company
Country
Italy
City
Mantua (Lombardia Region)
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Key Area
Project elaborated in partnership
Yes
Scope
Submitted by
ICESP (Italian Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform)
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to
Ongoing
Yes
Expected end date
03/2021
Type of funding
Domingo Pacchioni
Description

This Life DOP project, operated in partnership with the Italian dairy company Consorzio Latterie Virgilio, uses livestock waste in anaerobic digestion plants to produce renewable energy and renewable fertilisers (solid digestate) which are then exported to non-livestock areas. As well as promoting circularity and the production of renewable energy and fertilisers, the project helps reduce the intrinsic impact of farming. Methane emissions generated during the slurry storage phase are drastically reduced.

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Main results

Since the project began in 2016, it has produced 20 million kwh of renewable energy and avoided 350 tons of methane emissions.