AREFLH is a partner on the WASTE4SOIL project “Turning food waste into sustainable soil improvers for better soil health and improved food system”. It aims at developing applicable recycling technical pathways to transform Food Processing Residues (FPR) into improvers, through a circular, system, and multi-actor approach. All food chain actors are involved at the regional level, thereby closing specific loops (nutrients, organic matter, water).
The Waste4Soil project has contributed to a significant white paper focused on alternative feedstock for biobased plastics. Miriam Lorenzo Navarro, representing ITENE (a Waste4Soil project partner), played a central role in developing the white paper titled: “Alternative Feedstock for Biobased Plastics: Bridging the Gap Between Research and the Market.”
This white paper was created in collaboration with several EU-funded projects—LUCRA, BioSupPack, CAFIPLA, MoeBIOS, and the PERCAL Project—within the framework of the European Bioplastics Talk Series 2024 on Alternative Feedstock. The series culminated in a final live event held on 16 October 2024 in Brussels, where experts from these initiatives came together to present key findings and policy recommendations.
These projects were supported by the European Commission through the Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programmes, in partnership with the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) and the Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU).
The white paper underscores the crucial role of biowaste as a promising alternative feedstock for the production of biobased monomers and biopolymers. It outlines how biowaste can be transformed into valuable building blocks for bioplastics, offering a path toward more sustainable and circular solutions. The paper also addresses the importance of efficient sorting and waste management systems to facilitate the recycling of bioplastics and enhance their market integration.
This contribution exemplifies the strong synergy between research, innovation, and market application, highlighting the strategic value of alternative feedstock in shaping a more sustainable future for bioplastics.
To access and read the full white paper, download it here: zenodo.org/records/14245778
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This project receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement Nr. 101112708.
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