Circular agro-innovation: integrated waste valorization for a sustainable olive sector.
Description
Recovery of sludge from olive-mill ponds through a composting process.
Sector
A1.6Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities
Needs/ Problem statement
The olive-mill waterwaste constitute one of the most important environmental problems in olvie cooperatives, since they are characterized by a high DBO and conting organic pollutant compoments, in addition to being generated in very high quantities.
Objective
Composting of olive-mill wastewater (sludges) and other olive wastes to produce a high-quality fertilizer.
Bioeconomy fields
Crop residues and perennial plantsnull
Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull
Algae biomassnull
Waste or recycled materialx
Microbial assisted processingx
Biorefineries null
Feedstock
Wastes
Outcomes and final product
Compost
Mobility
Mobile
Value chains
1
2
3
3 - High potential - Significant arisings of feedstocks available currently.
C Sink
1
2
3
1 - Low potential - low potential for carbon sequestration
Intended user
Olive- mill manufacturers
Complexity of the process
1
2
3
1 - very easy to use/replicate
Final user
Farmernull
Foresternull
Researchernull
Advisornull
NGOnull
Training organizationnull
Processor or retailerx
Consumernull
Public Authority + LAGnull
Othernull
Economic sustainability
1
2
3
2 - Medium potential - Expected to bring 2 or 1 economic benefits.
Social sustainability
1
2
3
1 - Low potential - doesn\'t bring any social benefits.
Environmental sustainability
1
2
3
2 - Medium potential - Expected to bring 2 or 1 environmental benefits.