The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) has published a comprehensive report on meat alternatives. As the EU is mulling a Protein Strategy to bolster sustainable food systems, the report examines the fast-growing world of meat alternatives, from plant-based and…
Recycled fertilisers on the market are equivalent in performance to mineral fertilisers and their use does not pose any risks to food safety or human health. According to the international LEX4BIO project coordinated by Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), recycled…
Although knowledge of the circular bioeconomy concept is limited among the Swedish farmers interviewed, in many cases they are already working along these lines. This is the result of a case study published in the scientific journal Cleaner and Circular…
Drav, an important residual product from beer brewing, can be converted into an ingredient in tasty, sustainable and healthy foods. The project is led by RISE and the project group includes Axfood, Axfoundation, Bageri Gruppen, Carlsberg Sverige, Elajo and Fazer.…
Insects, worms and microorganisms can help us to reduce waste and turn hard-to-recycle plastic into useful, high-value products. Read more on CBE’s site.
By covering the excavated waste area with a layer of biochar and other by-products, erosion of the cover is reduced and the plants thrive better. A project by the Natural Resources Institute of Finland (Luke) and the Geological Survey of…
Willow is a very suitable feedstock for biochar production, but it needs to be pre-processed into a drier and easily feedable form before pyrolysis. Different pre-treatment methods were tested at the Circular Economy Laboratory of LAB University of Applied Science…