Project - Local cooperation for circular biowaste in schools and beyond

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Description (EN):

Currently, a large amount of food is thrown away each year in the BSR. Closing the biowaste loop remains a challenge but also holds untapped economic potential for local actors in the region. FoodLoops tackles this challenge in two ways. First, the project empowers municipalities, educators and caterers to improve better biowaste separation at source (e.g. in school kitchens and canteens and in households). Second, it guides these actors in cooperating to develop solutions that turn unavoidable (food) waste into products of value, such as organic compost, as well as engage potential markets for these products, such as local organic farmers. Turning what is commonly perceived as waste in this way into something of value that can be reused helps to close the resource loop by reducing the amount of waste as well as reducing the amount of new material that would otherwise need to be introduced into the production cycle. With project activities focused mainly in Poland, Lithuania and Finland, FoodLoops focuses on building trust between local stakeholders as a basis for cooperation. In a series of workshops, local and regional farmers associations, municipalities, caterers, and school administrators and educators work with each other to co-create solutions for biowaste valorisation. FoodLoops draws on good practices in the BSR and Europe and aims to foster replication of cooperation models developed in the project through transnational training workshops.

Expected Achievements (EN):

Currently, a large amount of food is thrown away each year in the BSR. Closing the biowaste loop remains a challenge but also holds untapped economic potential for local actors in the region. FoodLoops tackles this challenge in two ways. First, the project empowers municipalities, educators and caterers to improve better biowaste separation at source (e.g. in school kitchens and canteens and in households). Second, it guides these actors in cooperating to develop solutions that turn unavoidable (food) waste into products of value, such as organic compost, as well as engage potential markets for these products, such as local organic farmers. Turning what is commonly perceived as waste in this way into something of value that can be reused helps to close the resource loop by reducing the amount of waste as well as reducing the amount of new material that would otherwise need to be introduced into the production cycle. With project activities focused mainly in Poland, Lithuania and Finland, FoodLoops focuses on building trust between local stakeholders as a basis for cooperation. In a series of workshops, local and regional farmers associations, municipalities, caterers, and school administrators and educators work with each other to co-create solutions for biowaste valorisation. FoodLoops draws on good practices in the BSR and Europe and aims to foster replication of cooperation models developed in the project through transnational training workshops.

Thematic information

Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks Waste and pollution

Priority: (VI-B_BSR_3) Climate-neutral societies

Priority specific objective: RSO2.6. Promoting the transition to a circular and resource efficient economy

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility

Type of intervention: 046 Support to entities that provide services contributing to the low carbon economy and to resilience to climate change, including awareness-raising measures

Partners (4)

Lead Partner: Savonia-ammattikorkeakoulu oy

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 934620221

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 2629463-3

Department: Bio and Circular Economy

Address: Microkatu 1, 70201 Kuopio, Finland

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.savonia.fi

Total budget: EUR 136 301.20

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 109 040.96

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 27 260.24

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER,Aid for costs incurred by undertakings participating in European Territorial Cooperation projects (Art. 20)

Gmina Miasta Gdańska

Name: Gmina Miasta Gdańska

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 986156418

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 5830011969

Address: Nowe Ogrody 8/12, 80-803 Gdańsk, Poland

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.gdansk.pl

Total budget: EUR 120 400.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 96 320.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 24 080.00

Lietuvos vartotojų institutas

Name: Lietuvos vartotojų institutas

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 928307558

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 195727584

Address: Kalvarijų g. 49, 09317 Vilnius, Lithuania

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: http://www.vartotojai.lt

Total budget: EUR 101 024.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 80 819.20

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 20 204.80

Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production gGmbH (non-for profit limited liability company)

Name: Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production gGmbH (non-for profit limited liability company)

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999551148

Partner’s ID if not PIC: HRB 20060

Address: Hagenauer Strasse 30, 42107 Wuppertal, Germany

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.cscp.org

Total budget: EUR 139 209.47

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 111 367.57

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 27 841.90

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER,Aid for costs incurred by undertakings participating in European Territorial Cooperation projects (Art. 20)

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Local cooperation for circular biowaste in schools and beyond

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