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Several blue and green industries discard wastes instead of considering them a resource. SIDESTREAM aims to develop innovative uses of so far underutilized waste materials from aquaculture, agriculture and biogas industries to achieve zero waste.
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The project |
Marine compounds |
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7 R&D and 2 industry partner from 5 countries
Low trophic bioproductionGammarid shrimps, polychaete worms and bacteria as recyclers of blue & green industry side streams
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Recycling and de-novo synthsis of omega 3 fatty acids and pigments.
Covering the whole value chainFrom waste streams to products
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In order to cope with an increasing
global population, rapid depletion of many
resources, increasing environmental pressures
and climate change, Europe needs to
radically change its approach to production,
consumption, processing, storage, recycling
and disposal of biological resources”.
Eurpean Comission, 2012 Innovating for Sustainable Growth:
A Bioeconomy for Europe, COM(2012) 60 final. Brussels.
