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Murcia City Council participates in the Valuewaste H2020 project that seeks a transition to a circular economy, where the different waste products and materials can be put back into value within an economic cycle for as long as possible, in order to develop a sustainable, low carbon, efficient and competitive economy.
To develop this initiative, the European Commission grants a subsidy of 145,000 euros.
The City Council Waste Cleaning and Collection Service, through the awarded company Cespa Servicios Urbanos, together with 16 other partners involved in the project, will work together to develop an innovative concept of organic waste reuse.
The general objective of the project is to develop a system for the valorization of urban organic waste, demonstrating its technical and economic viability, through three processes of valorization:
- Pilot plant for the cultivation of metanotropic bacteria fed with biomethane, producing 80 tons of biomass per year, divided into four main products: proteins, peptides, fats and nucleic acids for animal and human food.
- Pilot plant for black soldier fly culture, resulting in an annual production of 15 tons of larva, which means around 6 tons of protein flour of high biological value, for animal and human food.
- Pilot plant for the recovery of nutrients from the liquid after digestion of the effluent, to obtain 1 kg of ammonium sulphate per hour, for use as fertilizer.
The project is divided into 12 work packages among which the City of Murcia will collaborate in the following actions:
- Selective collection of urban organic waste in the neighborhood of La Flota.
Action to be developed by Cespa Ferrovial.
- Citizen awareness activities in reference to the selective collection of waste
- Citizen awareness activities in reference to the valuation of urban organic waste, and obtaining feed for animal feed and protein meal for human consumption.
- Outreach activities at the international level
- Collaboration with Cespa Ferrovial in the design of the pilot plant to be installed in Cañada Hermosa
The expected results are the following:
Technical and economic viability of the three proposals for the valorization of urban organic waste, generating new business models
Awareness of more than 8,160 neighbors, 130 restaurants and 8 local markets in organic separation of organic waste
Citizen acceptance of products derived from organic waste
Production of more than 60,000 kilograms of protein flour of high biological value
1,800 tons of urban solid waste revalued annually
Reduction of the emission of greenhouse gases (through the revaluation and production of biogas), estimated at 540 tons of CO2 per year
This project will be developed over four years.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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