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The SCALIBUR Project Wraps Up: 20 Innovative Solutions & Multiple Processes for Better Biowaste Management in Europe!

Over the last four years, 20 partners from eight European countries, including waste management companies, technology developers and research organisations have closely collaborated under the umbrella of our SCALIBUR project. Together they co-developed a range of innovative solutions and stakeholder engagement processes to address the challenges posed by urban biowaste treatment and management in the EU.

At the final project conference “Breaking barriers for getting the most out of biowaste: From smart collection to innovative valorisation” held in Valencia, Spain, project partners presented 20 innovative solutions developed and tested throughout the project. This included new technologies for smart collection and sorting of biowaste, such as sensors for gas measurement, an algorithm for logistics optimisations, a monitoring system for biowaste treatment plant, and new routes for the valorisation of biowaste.

In addition to technical solutions, the SCALIBUR project has also implemented a variety of engagement activities. In three SCALIBUR pilot cities, Madrid (Spain), Albano (Italy), and Kozani (Greece), the CSCP and local partners engaged key local, regional and national experts operating along the biowaste value chain as well as citizens. A series of activities were held during the Circular Action Week in Albano Laziale and the Climate Neutral Week in Kozani, including workshops, surveys, awareness-raising campaigns and exhibitions. Activities, such as Biowaste Club meetings or SCALIBUR exhibitions served as a stage to kick-off social innovation at the local level and set innovative collaborations across cities and countries into motion.

To learn more about the innovative solutions, processes, and activities developed and implemented throughout the SCALIBUR project, take a look at the project publications:

To increase the SCALIBUR project impact, the co-developed solutions and multi-stakeholder engagement activities, including learnings and insights have been taken up in the follow-up Horizon Europe project HOOP (Hub of Circular Cities Boosting Platform to Foster Investments for the Valorisation of Urban Biowaste and Wastewater).

The SCALIBUR project was a consortium of 20 partners based in Spain, Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Irland. The project lasted four years and was funded within the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Programme.

For further questions, please contact Carina Diedrich.

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