Employing circular economy approach for OFMSW management within the Mediterranean countries

Programme 2014 - 2020 Mediterranean Sea Basin ENI CBC

Date of latest update: 2024-03-25

Description

Description (EN):

Hundreds of local open markets are distributed across the Mediterranean region. Local open market waste management, which represents a big challenge for the area, is directly affected by population growth and concentration, urbanization and tourism. For instance, the waste flow rate varies from 3 to 5 and 10 to 12 tons per day in the open markets located in Sfax (Tunisia) and Amman (Jordan), respectively. In view of the large influx of inhabitants expected in urban areas (72% of the population of the Mediterranean region will probably be living in urban areas in 2025), the sustainable management of waste in markets is now a priority. CEOMED aims to reduce municipal waste generation, promote source-separated collection and the optimal exploitation of the organic component by recovering energy and recycling nutrients. Additionally, the project will train local stakeholders, i.e. consumers, sellers, the informal sector of waste collecting, scholars, farmers, technical and administrative staff, to make sure they have the knowledge and skills to contribute to improving waste management.

Achievements (EN):

Online market place: The online market place is one of the main results of CEOMED project. This online, high-resolution Anaerobic Digestion (AD) large scale piloting framework will be used as a help for decisionmaking tool by public and private stakeholders in the valorisation of the organic fraction of waste with the agronomical use of digestate in a circular model. A tour around the platform This framework will deliver the optimal technology and configuration to produce two products from the organic fraction of waste: (1) biogas produced by the AD; (2) the fertilizer from the digestate produced by the AD process. A Digestate Calculator for determining the amount of digestate as fertilizer to be used for specific crops has been developed. Each user will be able to include the characteristics of their digestate in terms of nutrient and dry matter composition as input parameters. Variables such as type of crop will be integrated automatically, and the calculator will estimate the amount of digestate, and mineral fertilizers required for the crop as a fertilization plan. Also, a mathematical model has been developed and deployed in an IT tool to regulate microbial competition and maximize COD degradation and biomethane yield. Users will be able to simulate their Anaerobic Digestion process through this tool and analyze the results as a help in the making decision process on circular organic waste management. Additionally, the business model on organic waste valorization will be set with a marketplace to connect any potential stakeholder. The online, high-resolution AD piloting framework will be deployed for free in English, Arab, and French in order to maximize the CEOMED approach along the Mediterranean basin.

Website: http://www.enicbcmed.eu/projects/ceomed

Expected Results (EN):

1 specific methodology developed for the efficient collection, separation, and exploitation of waste from open-air markets. 2 pilot anaerobic digesters for organic waste valorization installed at fruits/vegetable wholesale markets in Amman and Sfax. 750 tons/year as total waste recycling capacity installed. 1,500 tons of biodegradable waste reused as fertilizers. 2 new plans for integrated management of waste from open-air markets.

Expected Outputs (EN):

3.1 - Methodology for recollection/separation tailored to study areas, 3.2 - Identifying survey, 3.3 - Diagnosis/survey of the stakeholders´ attitude, 3.4 - Guidelines for the optimization of the management systems, 3.5 - Info point, 4.1 - Scientific research aimed to AD optimisation by using BMP tests and lab-scale reactors, 4.2 - Collection of the data obtained from the lab-scale and pilot experiments, 4.3 - Implementation of the mathematical model and set-up of the adaptative control algorithm, 5.1 - Technical Report: Identification of digestate characteristics and quality., 5.2 - Evaluation of OFMSW digestate as fertiliser material, 5.3 - Feasibility study of digestate use as a fertiliser., 6.1 - Pilot action Tunisia, 6.2 - Pilot action Jordan, 6.3 - Environmental and economic sustainability, 6.4 - European and local legal and non-legal limitations, barriers and standards.

Thematic information

Waste and pollution

Thematic Objective: Environmental protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation

Partners (6)

Lead Partner: Optimización Orientada a la Sosteniblidad S.L. (IDENER)

Department: Biotechnology applications

Address: 24-8 Earle Ovington, 41300 Sevilla, Spain

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.idener.es

Total budget: EUR 527 938.00

ENI budget: EUR 475 144.20

مركز البيوتكنولوجيا بصفاقس

Name: مركز البيوتكنولوجيا بصفاقس

Department: Laboratory of Environmental Bio-Processes

Address: Km 6 Road Sidi Mansour, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.cbs.rnrt.tn

Total budget: EUR 953 285.36

ENI budget: EUR 857 956.82

Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης

Name: Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης

Department: Department of Environmental Engineering

Address: 12 Vasilissis Sofias Street, GR-67132 Xanthi, Greece

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.duth.gr

Total budget: EUR 312 762.07

ENI budget: EUR 281 485.86

Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

Name: Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

Department: Instituto de la Grasa / Centro de Edafologia y Biologia Aplicada del Segura

Address: Ctra. de Utrera, km. 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.csic.es

Total budget: EUR 361 752.02

ENI budget: EUR 325 576.82

الجامعة الأردنية

Name: الجامعة الأردنية

Department: Department of Civil engineering, School of Engineering

Address: Queen Rania Al Abdullah st., 11942 Amman, Jordan

Legal status: public

Website: http://ju.edu.jo

Total budget: EUR 568 717.06

ENI budget: EUR 511 845.36

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

Name: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

Department: Department of Mathematics and Applications "Renato Caccioppoli" (DMA), Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (DICEA)

Address: Via Cintia, Monte S. Angelo 1, 80126 Napoli, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.unina.it

Total budget: EUR 374 146.90

ENI budget: EUR 336 732.21

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Optimization oriented towards sustainability

Employing circular economy approach for OFMSW management within the Mediterranean countries

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Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax

Employing circular economy approach for OFMSW management within the Mediterranean countries

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Democritus University of Thrace- Department of Environmental Engineering

Employing circular economy approach for OFMSW management within the Mediterranean countries

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Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)

Employing circular economy approach for OFMSW management within the Mediterranean countries

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University of Jordan

Employing circular economy approach for OFMSW management within the Mediterranean countries

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Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

Employing circular economy approach for OFMSW management within the Mediterranean countries

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Summary

Project name (EN): Employing circular economy approach for OFMSW management within the Mediterranean countries

Project acronym: CEOMED

Project start date: 2019-09-01

Project end date: 2022-08-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 191 559.45

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 872 403.51

Co-financing sources:

ENPI/ENI/NDICI: Amount, EUR 2 872 403.51.

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2014 - 2020 Mediterranean Sea Basin ENI CBC

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2024-02-09

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80 / 80 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

610 / 610 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.enicbcmed.eu), or a website directly linked from it, on 2024-02-28. Fields project name (from 3 projects) translated from French into English using the European Commission's eTranslation machine translation service.

The projects which fields include an eTranslation English text are the ones with the following acronyms: RESMYLE, OENOMED and RE-MED.

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