Expected Outcome:
Successful proposals will contribute to the implementation of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and its action plan, the Waste Framework Directive and the Landfill Directive[1], with respect of the objectives on bio-waste management. Project outcomes will contribute to the objectives of the Circular Economy communication and action plan.
Projects results are expected to contribute to the following expected outcomes:
- Full-scale biorefinery and related value chain(s) for the sustainable valorisation of bio-waste into added-value bio-based products, with high replication potential.
- Reduction of the amount of bio-waste currently going for incineration or landfilled.
- Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants, due to avoiding landfilling and incineration of bio-waste.
- Demonstrated economic and social benefits for the municipalities involved in the provision of bio-waste.
- Increased value for society, in terms of direct and indirect employment number and quality of jobs at local and regional levels
- Increased social acceptance of targeted bio-based products from bio-waste and increased citizen engagement in bio-waste prevention and separate collection.
According to the Waste Framework Directive, bio-waste must be 'either separated and recycled at source or is collected separately and is not mixed with other types of waste' as of 1st January 2024 in the EU,6F then providing an increasing amount of
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