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BIOREGIO

Regional circular economy models and best available technologies for biological streams

Green
Circular economy
2014-2020
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Project summary

The 6-year-long journey of the BIOREGIO project of boosting bio-based circular economy ended in December 2022. The website is full of exciting and inspiring materials, good practices and videos. Should you need further information, please, do not hesitate and contact us.

BIOREGIO boosts bio-based circular economy through transfer of expertise about best available technologies and cooperation models.

  

AIMS

  • improving knowledge related to circular economy of biological streams i.e. bio-based circular economy
  • increasing recycling rates of biological materials e.g. food waste/biowaste, municipal and industrial sludge and agricultural residues    
  • transferring expertise about:
            - cooperation models, e.g. ecosystems, networks, administrative cooperation,             - best available technologies, e.g. bio refinery, biogas production

ACTIVITIES

  • joint development of policy instruments
  • defining best practices of bio-based circular economy: cooperation models and best available technologies
  • describing regional biological streams

ACTIONS

  • regional stakeholder group meetings
  • interregional events: roundtable discussions, seminars and site visits
  • policy briefs, expert papers
  • regional dissemination events

RESULTS

  • six policy instruments will be improved: funding of new projects, improving the management of the instruments, influencing the strategic focus of the instruments
  • regions will be better equipped to implement new technologies and cooperation models in order to move towards bio-based circular economy
  • increasing professional capacity among stakeholders
  • raising public awareness of bio-based circular economy

     

What did this project achieve?

BIOREGIO will improve knowledge related to circular economy of biological materials and strive to increase the recycling rates of these materials. The expertise of best available technologies, e.g. biorefinery, biogas production, and relevant cooperation models, e.g. ecosystems, networks and administrative cooperation, will be transferred. The project will share expertise and promote the possibilities for closing the loops of biological streams, e.g. develop the materials to be used as fertilizers and biofuels, instead of disposal.

As a result of BIOREGIO the regions will be better equipped to develop new policies and implement new technologies and cooperation models in order to move towards bio-based circular economy.

A few numbers

1,818,466 €
01 Jan 2017-31 Dec 2021
8 partners