Waste4Soil Project envisions the development of 10 technological and methodological solutions for recycling food processing residues from the food industry into local, bio-based circular soil improvers for improved soil health. A user-driven standardised Evaluation Framework will support stakeholders from the food value chain, including waste managers, to assess their status towards food processing residues circularity and act for recycling suitable waste streams into beneficial soil improvers. To ensure co-innovation and collaborative research, Waste4Soil will set up 7 Soil Health Living Labs across Europe, in Greece, Finland, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Italy and Slovenia, to study the valorisation of 8 types of food processing residues (i.e., meat, fish, dairy, cereals, olive oil, beverages (wine), fruits and vegetables, and processed food). The project focuses on assessing and improving the effectiveness of existing routes of food waste management to soil improver components, formulation and application methods by focusing on: 1) Anaerobic digestion residues by employing novel nutrient separation including Selective Electrodialysis, bio-electrochemical and membrane systems 2) Novel efficient Biochar production from food processing wastes and digestates 3) Bio-Phosphate processing 4) Effective composting process of solid residues 5) Protein hydrolysates acting as soil improvers and AD-Microalgae combined processes for soil biostimulants and 6) An enabling management platform applied in all living labs, with a growing database of data analytics, route optimisation applications, soil health evaluations and application recipes, commercial aspects, and the capacity to use IoT devices in logistics. The 27 partners and 1 associated partner supporting this project proposal are forming a transdisciplinary partnership across 10 European countries.
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Soil erosion poses a major threat to global food security and to the achievement of the #SDGs. This FAO publication reviews the challenge and provides insights to address #SoilErosion & promote sustainable land management. https://lnkd.in/d-JUjMTK
Our partner Università degli Studi di Parma participated at the "European Congress on Biotechnology" in Rotterdam, 🇳🇱, which was held from 30 June to 3 July 2024, and presented the Waste4Soil Project and part of the work carried out to date by the Living Lab Emilia-Romagna. Francesca Accardo presented the poster "Conversion of food processing residues (FPR) into sustainable soil improvers by using enzymatic hydrolysis". The scientific and experimental activities carried out by the Università degli Studi di Parma, with the help of Amadori/Gesco, were shown. Thus, the valorization route concerning the use of enzymatic hydrolysis to produce different protein hydrolysates from FPR which are directly used as soil improvers. The over-arching theme for the 2024 Congress was: - Health; - Food Security; and -Global Warming. Meeting these challenges will require close cooperation between Industry, Academia, Research Institutes, and national governments. The scientific programme will therefore focus on how to translate front-line research into commercially viable applications.
Do you want to know more about the #Soilhealth❓ Read 👇 https://lnkd.in/d3G6SVpn
🌍 Curious about #soil health? 🌱 Soil is vital to Europe’s ecosystems, agriculture, and economy. It supports food production, water filtration, and biodiversity. However, soil degradation is a growing concern 🌿 Since 2005, the #LIFEProgramme has been working on raising awareness, developing techniques, and implementing practices for healthy soil 🌍🔍 Read more below 👇 https://europa.eu/!w3qWqg #EUSoil #LIFEprogramme #EUBiodiversity CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency European Commission EU Environment and Climate United Nations
Our partner KOTO, on 3 June 2024 presented the Waste4Soil Project at the event of the Slovenian 🇸🇮 Chamber of Commerce. Entitled the “National #Bioeconomy Meeting Point on Financing New Innovative #Biomass Projects”. Dott. Lea Lavrič of KOTO mentioned that the Waste4Soil Project which they are successfully implementing is in its second year. They are looking for ways to produce more #soilimprovers from food industry streams. Waste4Soil 🌱 #bioeconomy #biomass #soilimprovers #soil #agriculture
Our Partner LAB University of Applied Sciences participated in the “2024 ISPIM Innovation Conference - Local Innovation Ecosystems for Global Impact" on 9 -12 June 2024 in Tallinn 🇪🇪, and presented the Waste4Soil Project . During the Conference, the results of the project were presented in the form of a poster entitled “Defending the Best Practices in the Valorisation of the Food Processing Residues". To know more read the article 👉 https://lnkd.in/e8dvhR7b
Happy International Soil Conservation Day 🌱 ❗ #Soil is a mixture of #organic matter, #minerals, #gases, #liquids, and organisms that support all life on earth. Without it, there is no food. Yet it's used and abused by humans leading to #soildegradation, #acidification, #contamination, and #desertification occurring at an alarming rate across the globe due to intensive agriculture, #deforestation, unsustainable #wastemanagement, and more. The observance aims to pursue the protection and sustainable management of this natural resource and promote ground care to ensure its contribution to environmental balance in the future. #Soil is one of the most important resources to combat #climatechange. Like oceans, soils can absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide, helping to mitigate the impact of CO2 emissions on the planet. International Soil Conservation Day was celebrated on the 7th of July 1963 in memory of Dr. Hugh Hammond Bennett, an American researcher who dedicated himself to the study of the production and care of the soil, while retaining its integrity to maintain the balance of the environment. 🌱 #healthySoil #conservation #waste #agrulture #environement # 🌿
Please give your opinion on the valorization of food waste and #soilhealth at the #survey your opinion is critical to us. 👇 https://lnkd.in/dQDHy5bc 🙏 Phosphorus Platform
The Waste4Soil Project , focused on reusing food industry waste, is conducting a #survey to identify key priorities and actions that will guide its research and development efforts. Survey 👉 https://lnkd.in/dQDHy5bc
The coordinator of the project Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH) & ARTEMIS Laboratory has participated in the "11th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management" Rhodes 🇬🇷, from 19 to 22 June 2024 and presented the Waste4Soil Project 🌱 . V. Proskynitopoulou has presented the "Transforming Food Waste into Sustainable Soil Improvers for Enhanced Soil Health and Food Systems Resilience- A Living Lab Approach". The conference aimed to stimulate the interest of scientists and citizens and inform them about the latest developments in municipal solid waste management. #Separationatsource, #BiologicalTreatment, the treatment at central facilities, #wasteprevention, #biowasteutilization, #recycling promotion, #Wastetoenergytechnologies & #energyrecovery, #smarttechnologies for #wastemanagement, #sludgemanagement, #agricultural and #livestockwaste, #management of #specificwastestreams (construction & demolition waste, waste from electrical and electronic equipment, etc.), #biotechnology, Best Available techniques, symbiosis networks, #energyconsumption and saving, #carbonfootprint and #waterfootprint, #zerowasteinitiatives, #plastics and #bioplastics, #marinelitter constitute main conference subjects. Special attention will be drawn to the valorization prospects & the products from solid waste, such as: #biofuels, .#compost, #materials, etc. General Themes: - Experience of local authorities in waste management; - Circular Economy & Symbiosis Networks; - Solar technologies to enable and encompass sustainability and circularity in the energy sector; - Construction & Demolition Waste; - Experience of local authorities in waste management; - Tools in the field of waste management; - Bioprocesses, Biore neries in waste management; - Waste Valorisation I; 👉 https://lnkd.in/dDVQwdyZ 👉 https://lnkd.in/ekY9zR7g
The Waste4Soil Project was at #Interpera (Internationa Pear Congress) on 26 -27 June in Òbidos, Portugal, organized by AREFLH and #ANP (National Association of Pera Rocha Producers). The Interpera congress brings producers and international stakeholders from the sector around technical and economic themes. The conference was focused on consumption. As pear trends have evolved, reflecting changing consumer preferences for health, convenience, and sustainability, a presentation has been devoted to the best ways of communicating the value of pears. The discussion has moved on to a second panel with the challenges facing the sector. Firstly, a European perspective has examined current policies and regulations with a focus on the consequences of #climatechange. Subsequent speakers will focus on #water and #soil. Participants have been introduced to a highly effective #water treatment #technology that restores salt-saturated #soils and allows #irrigation with #saltwater. The importance of #soilhealth has been illustrated by an explanation of the #microbiome, the complex community of #microorganisms, including #bacteria, #fungi, #viruses, and other #microscopic life forms, that inhabit the #soilenvironment. They play a crucial role in the ecosystem. #agriculture #water #healthysoil #pear #climantechange #waste4soil 🌱
Happy World Microbiome Day ❗ #Soils are teaming with microbial life. As a reservoir of #biodiversity, #soilmicrobiota has enormous functional potential in #healthcare. Although only a fraction is of the #soilmicrobiome known, it is safe to say they play an important role in #agriculture, #foodproduction, and #climateregulation. How much is known about the microbes that live under the soil? We dare you to discover for yourself: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eDR5Gpp