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Packaging and disposable tableware solutions from agricultural waste

Description

dry molding production technology to create sustainable packaging solutions

Sector

A1.6Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities

Needs/ Problem statement

Agricultural waste such as tomato and wheat wastes are not used, which has an environmental impact and a management cost for the producer.

Objective

BIOSOLUTIONS offers an innovative packaging solution based on utilizing collected small farmer waste which are pressed, dried and converted into fibers for subsequent moulding and laminating for use as biodegradable packaging materials.

Bioeconomy fields

Crop residues and perennial plantsx

Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull

Algae biomassnull

Waste or recycled materialx

Microbial assisted processingnull

Biorefineries x

Feedstock

Wastes

Outcomes and final product

Bioplastics

Mobility

Static

Value chains

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Significant arisings of feedstocks available currently.

C Sink

1
2
3

3 - High potential - strong potential for carbon sequestration at the feedstock and product level).

Intended user

Farmers, foresters and SMEs

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

null

Final user

Farmerx

Foresterx

Researchernull

Advisornull

NGOnull

Training organizationnull

Processor or retailerx

Consumernull

Public Authority + LAGnull

Othernull

Economic sustainability

1
2
3

null

Social sustainability

1
2
3

null

Environmental sustainability

1
2
3

null

Added value

Very low
Low
Intermediate
High
Very high

Bioplastics & Polymers = Intermediate

Equipment maintenance costs (€/year)

null

Investment cost (€)

null

Operational costs (€)

null

Return of investment (€)

null

Return of investment (Year)

null

Coherence with BBioNets

1
2
3

null

Country

DE

Official website

https://www.bio-lutions.com/

OG Region

DEZZExtra-Regio NUTS 2

Geographic Scope

National

Focus Area

FA 3A: Improving competitiveness of primary producers by better integrating them into the agri-food chain

Key words

Circular economy, incl. waste, by-products and residues

Main source of funding

Private funds

Period

2019

Duration (months)

12

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

null

Forester:

null

Advisor:

null

Researcher:

null

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

null

Training orgaznization:

null

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

null

Other:

1

Status

Completed

TRL

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

TRL 9 – actual system proven in operational environment (competitive manufacturing in the case of key enabling technologies; or in space)

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