Name
Waste2value
country
Portugal
Goal
"Waste2Value investigates solutions that contribute to solving the problem of food waste along the value chain.(...) To obtain, from the seasonal by-products produced by the participating companies, value-added compounds, namely terpenic, phenolic, sulfur compounds and oligosaccharides with prebiotic and antimicrobial properties, and apply them as ingredients in ACA (compound feeds for animals), in order to reduce or eliminate the use of antibiotics in intensive animal production systems; Use the non-extracted material, when nutritionally attractive, as a raw material that enhances the by-products for ACA (compound feed for animals); Use as polymeric materials for the production of biodegradable plastics for agriculture by-products not suitable for nutritional use and/or residues from the extraction of the compounds of interest; Obtain, from the most fibrous and lignified by-products, carbonaceous materials to remove antibiotics, reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and the organic load in animal effluents; Carry out a data collection for the characterization of agricultural by-products and animal effluents in the Center region, as the main area of ​​action of the consortium."
Main Topic
Responsible and circular economy: mobilizing industry for a clean and circular economy
All Topics
Responsible and circular economy: mobilizing industry for a clean and circular economy
Sustainable food: from "farm to fork": a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system
Zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment
Scale
  • National
Actors
  • Non-profit organisation (i.e. pursues a particular social cause, e.g. schools, foundations, social movement)
Main Activity
Providing knowledge transfer / advisory / education services;
Activities
  • Providing knowledge transfer / advisory / education services
  • Conducting research, pilot studies and/or living labs
Source
This initiative was provided by the SGD consortium.
This initiative is self-reported and not identified by the SHARED GREEN DEAL Consortium
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CONTACT

For further details please contact co-leads Dr Chris Foulds (chris.foulds@aru.ac.uk) and Dr Rosie Robison (rosie.robison@aru.ac.uk).

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101036640. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with the SHARED GREEN DEAL HAS project and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union.