G1RT-2000-05008 Agro-food wastes minimisation and reduction network. Thematic network for prevention, minimisation and reduction of wastes from the European agro-food industry

Abstract

Despite the economic importance of the agro-food sector, during the last European Framework Programmes, there has not been a global European vision addressing the environmental problems arising from agro-food waste. AWARENET is the first network for agro-food waste prevention, minimisation and recovery. The innovation of AWARENET proposal is that it will integrate the vision of the agro-food industrial waste problem from three different and critical points of view: regulatory issues, technology and market, with the final objective of proposing a global R&D European strategy for agro-food industrial waste. The European environmental regulations and the current best practices for minimisation and "valorisation" of wastes will be compiled and checked all over Europe. The network activities will help the European agro-food industries to describe simple tools for wastes prevention, minimisation and recovery. A "white book" will be prepared as a manual for dissemination. AWARENET will identify the market opportunities for "valorised" products from agro-food waste and define the R&D needs for agro-food waste.

Participants

• Department of Chemical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology And Economics (HUNGARY)
• Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa (PORTUGAL)
• Biotechnology, Technical Research Centre of Finland (FINLAND)
• Swedish Institute for Food Research and Biotechnology AB (SWEDEN)
• Cockburn Smithes & CIA, LDA (PORTUGAL)
• BILB - Verein Zur Foerderung des Technologietransfers an der Hochschule Bremerhaven E.V.(GERMANY)
• VITO - Vlaamse Instelling Voor Technologisch Onderzoek NV (BELGIUM)
• Crop Sciences and Engineering Department, TEAGASC (IRELAND)
• Asociacion De Investigacion de la Industria Agroalimentaria (SPAIN)
• Laboratoire De Génie des Procédés, Universite Victor Segalen - Bordeaux II (FRANCE)
• Ozean Fisch- und Obstkonserven (AUSTRIA)
• H.J. Fiedler Meersesdelikatessen GMBH (GERMANY)
• Jealsa Rjanxeira S.A. (SPAIN)
• ADAS Consulting Limited (UK)
• O.B.L.(NETHERLANDS)
• Thessaloniki Technology Park Management and Development Corporation S A (GREECE)
• Laboratoire Louis Pasteur, Alternative Marketing SARL (FRANCE)
• Double Delta Kereskedelmi Termelo es Kutatasfejlesztesi Beteti Tarsasag LTD (HUNGARY)
• Miquel Junca S.A.(SPAIN)
• Publiservizi SPA (ITALY)
• Renewable Resources-Bioconversion, ATO B.V.( NETHERLANDS)
• Dansk Procesteknik I/S (DENMARK)
• Association de Coordination Technique pour l'industrie Agro Alimentaire (FRANCE)
• Durigon GMBH (GERMANY)
• Agralco S. COOP. LTDA (SPAIN)
• Institut fuer Kreislaufwirtschaft GMBH I. G., Holding Nehlsen GMBH & CO. KG (GERMANY)
• Andelskartoffelmelsfabrikken Midtjyllan D A.M.B.A.( DENMARK)
• Dipartimento di Scienza Degli Alimenti, Universita Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II (ITALY)
• Department of Process Equipment, Warsaw University of Technology (POLAND)
• Research & Development Division, Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade (PORTUGAL)
• Department of Environmental Technology, Danish Technological Institute (DENMARK)

Contacts

Coordinator

• Angel BLANCO / FUNDACION GAIKER SPAIN