Extremely large amounts of organic waste is produced across Europe, which is recorded among the top polluters; For instance, Greece is the 5th largest producer of food waste in Europe producing 87 kg/per person at household level annually (source: Food Waste Index Report 2024). The sustainable utilization of organic waste is of utmost importance, to…
read moreStep into Success: The North-West online call for Bio economy innovators is open! Join Our Circular Bio economy Challenge at the Agromek Fair in Denmark! Are you ready to transform rural bioeconomy across Europe with your innovative bio-based solutions? The BioRural Online Call invites visionary stakeholders from Northwest Europe to present groundbreaking bio-based solutions that…
read moreThe BioRural online Open Call opens its doors to Southeastern Europe, inviting innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, start-ups, students, practitioners and citizens to propose their biobased solutions! Applications to this Circular Bioeconomy Challenge can be submitted from applicants located in Southeastern countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia…
read moreBioRural Online Call opens its doors to Northeastern Europe! Applications to this Circular Bioeconomy Challenge can be submitted from applicants located in Northeastern countries: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia and Ukraine. The North-East Online Call is open until 18th August 2024 (23:59h - CET).
read moreBioRural Online Call opens its doors to Southwestern Europe, inviting innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, start-ups, students and citizens to present original proposals that allow for the efficient valorisation of organic by-products that are currently underutilised. Applications to this Circular Bioeconomy Challenge can be submitted from applicants located in Southwestern countries: Spain, Italy, Portugal, Malta, Monaco and…
read moreAnother BioRural national workshop was successfully conducted in Galicia, on April 30th, focusing on aquatic systems, with innovative solutions for the circularity of the Galician mussel industry taking center stage. This workshop, the fourth national BioRural workshop held in Spain, aimed to co-design biocircular solutions for both primary and secondary sectors. Galicia, renowned for its…
read moreClimate change, driven from our fossil-powered world, is threatening humanity. The effects of the climate crisis are becoming more obvious and brutal than ever before. It is vital that humanity transits to a resource-efficient and sustainable economy to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate while ensuring food security and job creation. The EU Bioeconomy…
read moreGreen Growth Platform as a consortium partner in the BioRural project, successfully organised three national multi-actor innovation workshops, covering the topics: inland raw material production (feedstock), aquatic biological feedstock and Biobased industries and services, with a focus on the implementation of small-scale bio-based solutions in North Macedonia's rural areas. The workshop on inland raw material…
read moreLinear economy model: The consequences Climate change and global warming are mainly caused by the burning of finite fossil resources, where carbon dioxide, among other pollutants, is released into the atmosphere. Additionally, the traditional linear economy model, where raw materials are transformed into products, used and then discarded, contributes both directly and indirectly to the…
read moreThrough an innovative collaboration between civil society actors, the municipal authority and industry, local organic waste is utilised and turned into pellets feeding the biomass boiler of a municipal building, a kindergarten. Specifically, the
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