Description
According to the United Nations World Food Programme, one third of all food produced for human consumption every year, accounting for US$ 1 trillion lost only for the 2021, goes to waste. Other estimations on costs related to non-indigenous and invasive species, as well as beach wrack, are projected to accumulate to additional hundreds of billions of € yearly, related to costs for their removal and mitigation of damage. A possible solution is provided within the circular economy paradigm, where additional value chains are created from what is considered as waste.
Despite the technical progress and governmental stimulations, few solutions result as viable from the market-creating perspective. This leads to lost opportunities for market creation of novel products for pharmaceutical, cosmetics, biomaterials, food, feed, agriculture and other industries, based on valuable compounds, e.g., proteins, antimicrobial peptides, pigments, polysaccharides, fatty acids and many others.
WastedValue is the network of experts with the aim of addressing various sources of biological waste, proposing green and effective methods for extraction of valuable compounds and their utilization in target industrial sectors. This COST Action shall bridge the collaboration gaps and connect the fragmented initiatives to offer solutions that are cost-effective, tailored to local needs and demands, environmentally friendly, scalable and acceptable by the end-users. These ambitious goals will be reached through knowledge creation (STSMs, virtual mobility, publications), training and knowledge sharing (workshops, training schools, career development opportunities for YRI) and the vision to become a hub of expertise and collaboration in the years to come.
Action keywords
Marine biomass - Biological waste - Circular economy - Biotechnology - Sustainability
Management Committee
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Main Contacts
Action Contacts
COST Staff
Working Groups
| Number | Title | Leader |
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| 1 | Biowaste identification | TBA |
| 2 | Value chain creation | TBA |
| 3 | Sustainability and durability roadmap | TBA |
| 4 | Outreach | TBA |
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