Mapping nutrient recycling across Europe
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Using algae to promote agricultural sustainability and the circular economy
ALG-AD is a project from Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) a European Territorial Cooperation Programme funded by the European Commission. The project is being led by Dr Carole Llewellyn,…
Sharing know-how for nutrient recovery from manure, biowaste and sludge
On February 22nd and 23rd, representatives of fifteen biowaste treatment plants came together in Amsterdam to discuss possibilities for nutrient recovery and reuse from manure, sewage and…
“Common Dissemination Booster” services for Nutrient Recycling projects
Several projects related to “Nutrient Recycling” where granted the “Common dissemination booster” services under the coordination of the Biorefine Cluster Europe. These services will be…
Improving nutrient recycling in agriculture
How to improve the agronomic use of recycled nutrients (N and P) from livestock manure and other organic sources?
Mineral nutrients are vital for producing the food on our plates, as well as for a wide variety of other…
A new EU provisional agreement on recycled and organic fertilisers
Currently only 5% of waste organic material is recycled and used as fertilizers; but if more bio-waste is recycled, non-organic fertilizer can be replaced up to 30%. Neverthless, the existing 2003…
The EU Institutions agreed on Commission's proposal to boost the use of organic and waste-based fertilisers
The new rules are aimed at reducing the need for mineral-based fertilisers, which has negative environmental impacts and depends mainly on imports of…
FaST: a new tool for sustainable use of nutrients
FaST (Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients) aims to make the use of fertilisers more sustainable for farmers in the EU, while boosting the digitisation of the agriculture sector. It…
PHOS4YOU successfully launched by organizing the first European Nutrient Event
The INTERREG-NWE PHOS4YOU project was succesfully launched by organizing a European conference in Basel (October 18-20 2017).
The European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform ESPP…
Rethinking glasshouse horticulture with algae
Spirulina, a natural blue dye
Flemish and Dutch greenhouse horticulture have entered a transition phase. Rising costs and increasing global competition puts local farmers under pressure. The blue chain aims to re-boost…