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Connecting local agricultural supply chains through insect farming

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IPIFF Factsheet - Insect farming in upcycling food waste into high quality animal feed

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International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed
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International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed
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02/2020
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Belgium

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Constantin Muraru - Communication Manager
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Up to 90 million tonnes of food are wasted every year in the EU, half of which is generated at production and/or processing stage.

Being highly versatile and efficient, insects can bio-transform many of these materials (before they become "waste") into a wide range of higher-value products and ingredients that can further be included into the food and feed chains. Their added value goes beyond that of an alternative feed ingredient.

The lower Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) of insects confirms their efficacy, but also their ability to concentrate lower value materials into ingredients of superior quality, such as proteins and lipids, in line with the natural nutritional needs of aquaculture, poultry or swine.

Incentivising new circular economy business models in the context of the European Green Deal
19 Mar 2020
Incentivising new circular economy business models in the context of the European Green Deal

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Brussels
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Belgium

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CEPS

Drawing on the results of CIRC4Life, the event aims to present examples of circular business models, discuss barriers and enablers, as well as how to incentivise consumers to engage with circular practices. It will also discuss the new Circular Economy Action Plan by the European Commission.

GLOPACK Platform: towards no-impact packaging and improved shelf life for food products

glopack; h2020; food packaging; biodegredable

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GLOPACK
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Valérie Guillard (Université de Montpellier)
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Zsófia Kertész (Campden BRI Hungary)
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András Sebők (Campden BRI Hungary)
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The GLOPACK project is investigating food packaging with no environmental footprint and the ability to extend the shelf life of food products.

The project is focusing on three food packaging areas:

  1. biodegredable and home compostable food packaging made from agro-food residues,
  2. bio-packaging with advanced active functionalities to improve food preservation and shelf life without additives,
  3. battery-free RIFD bio-sensor to track food freshness.

The GLOPACk project operates a multistakeholder platform to gather the experts of the whole food and packaging supply chain. The members of the Stakeholders' Platform are involved in the actitivies of the project via webinars, stakeholder events and joint development of documents.

Circular economy in Berlin

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Circular Berlin: how to develop circular economy in the city

Circular Berlin

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Circular Berlin
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Dina Padalkina
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08/2018
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Germany

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Dina Padalkina
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Berlin has the potential to become the first Circular City in Germany, due to its growing variety of initiatives, grass-roots and research work in the area of circular economy (CE).

This report provides information on the development of the project Circular Berlin, which started in 2018 and is financed by the EIT, under Horizon 2020.

The project consists of 4 phases:

  1. Pre-assessment (conducting awareness meeting with CE professionals, identifying CE initiatives, finding partners etc.) - already completed
  2. Feasibility Check
  3. Vision Development
  4. Implementation
https://karma.life/

Karma connects surplus food with consumers for a lower price

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Karma

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France, Sweden, United Kingdom

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Karma is a Swedish startup founded in Stockholm, November 2016. Their app connects surplus food from restaurants, cafes and grocery stores to consumers for a lower price. As a result, users eat great food for less and businesses receive an additional revenue stream — all while reducing food waste.

Time’s up for food waste! Setting the EU action agenda towards 2030
12 Dec 2019
Time’s up for food waste! Setting the EU action agenda towards 2030
food waste conference DG SANTE

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Brussels
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Belgium

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Food Loss and Waste

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DG SANTE, EUROPEAN COMMISSION

The Commission is organising a public conference on food loss and waste prevention in the framework of the 7th meeting of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste, to help define the EU action agenda and path towards the global target of halving food waste by 2030.

International Cradle to Cradle Congress 2020
31 Jan 2020 to 01 Feb 2020
International Cradle to Cradle Congress
International Cradle to Cradle Congress 2020

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Berlin
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Germany

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Cradle to Cradle Association

The International Cradle to Cradle Congress - the world's largest platform for C2C - will take place in Berlin from 31 January to 1 February 2020.

Transitioning to circular business models
24 Oct 2019
Transitioning to circular business models: R2pi capstone conference

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Brussels
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Belgium

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r2pi project, CSCP

The r2pi project will hold its final conference in Brussels on 24 October 2019 to present its findings on drivers and barriers to circular business models.

http://saltgae.eu

Saltgae develops microalgae technology as sustainable alternative for wastewater treatment

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SaltGae Consortium

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Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain

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The SaltGae project has established real scale demonstration sites in Slovenia, Italy and Israel that show the long-term techno-economic performance of microalgae technology for the efficient treatment of saline wastewaters from the food and beverage industries.

https://suckors.com/

Suckõrs uses naturally growing reed to produce reusable, biodegradable drinking straws and a novel material for goods

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Suckõrs

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Estonia

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Suckõrs is an Estonian company that uses reed growing naturally on the shores of Estonia to make reusable, biodegradable drinking straws and a new raw material for producing goods. Their products can be cleaned and reused multiple times and, once they have reached the end of their lifecycle, they will decompose naturally. 

https://www.boentjecafe.com/philosophie

Bring-your-own and thrifty decor make a perfect match in this zero-waste coffee house

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Le Boentje Cafe

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Belgium

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To show how zero waste can become reality and provide inspiration for consumers to change their lifestyle, two Brussels entrepreneurs have set up the first waste-free and circular coffee house.

ACR+ showcasing urban best practice to accelerate circular economy throughout 2019

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01/01/2019 to 31/12/2019
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ACR+ has consistently advocated to accelerate the circular economy, while also showcasing urban best practice in circular economy throughout 2019 at various events across the European continent.

Sustainable Consumption for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Worldwide
30 Sep 2019
Sustainable Consumption for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Worldwide

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Berlin
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Institute for Ecological Economy Research, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research

The conference Sustainable Consumption for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Worldwide will take place on 30 September in Berlin.

The Circular Economy - Challenges, Opportunities and Pathways for European Businesses

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The Circular Economy - Challenges, Opportunities and Pathways for European Businesses

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EUROCHAMBRES
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Valerio Burlizzi
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01/2019
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Valerio Burlizzi
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The Challenges, Opportunities and Pathways for European Business in Circular Economy report is a EUROCHAMBRES initiative launched in order to better understand if and how the circular economy will benefit European businesses, and to delineate a successful transition. This will be the basis for a policy strategy to contribute to an enriching debate on future legislative proposals at European level.

This report is a comprehensive meta-analysis of the most up-to-date quantitative studies on the circular economy, and elaborates on nine industrial sectors (agriculture, construction, mobility, hospitality and food services, metal manufacturing, electronics, textile, food & drink manufacturing, and plastics) including case studies. Bearing in mind the future of European manufacturing industries and businesses, the paper focuses on European trends derived from available data regarding investment costs, cost savings, and investment opportunities.

https://nutripeople.org/en/about-us/

Nutripeople uses Spain's fruit surplus to create superfood packets that alleviate malnutrition

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Reel Innovation (Nutripeople)

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Nutripeople, a Murcian start-up producing superfoods for the developing world, actively engages Spain's agri-food industry to sell its vegetable surplus as a resource to produce superfood pouches, which are then distributed in areas afflicted by famine.

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Lopyanko's project: from bombix mori to raw silk... and much more

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Lopyanko

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Bulgaria

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Lopyanko's Agri_Gaya'18 project aims at developing sustainable and circular exploitation of the bombix mori (silkworm) in Northern Bulgaria. Besides the production of organic silk and other valuable byproducts, the project establishes protective forest belts of mulberry trees, an agroforestry model particularly well-suited to the Danube Region.

ENEA Platform for Industrial Symbiosis

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Enea has designed the first Italian industrial symbiosis platform, as a tool to facilitate the process.

The ENEA methodology is based on a "horizontal" network approach, with the aim of creating synergies and closing the loop between supply and demand for various resources.

The Platform is based on:

  • an expert structure that identifies possible solutions of industrial symbiosis
  • a complex information structure, also georeferenced, which describes the territory, its structures, the interlocutors and available resources
  • a network that connects different interlocutors
  • a web interface.

Among other activities and services, Symbiosis is able to send to to each company individual reports containing information on potential matches of interest. It is also developing operating manuals for industrial symbiosis.

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