The management of urban organic waste currently presents environmental challenges to be addressed, such as minimizing landfill disposal or increasing recycling. ECOVAL proposes a new management approach based on the recovery of these wastes to obtain volatile fatty acids useful for the plastics, lubricants or agrochemical industries. ECOVAL will develop the complete value chain from the collection of the waste to the commercialization of the final product, through the development of innovative biotechnological processes. The project will offer a new model of environmental management to be applied in the cities of the Sudoe region, integrating multidisciplinary aspects such as legislative, economic, market, environmental or social perception. ECOVAL thus, contributes to the integration of the circular bioeconomy, promoting waste reduction and environmental protection, through the conversion of a waste into a resource.
Partners:
Cetaqua (Coordinator), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Biogroup), Fundación Patrimonio Natural de Castilla y León, Fundación Empresa-Universidad Gallega (FEUGA), l'