The Flemish Compost Quality Assurance Scheme explained by demonstrating an average example
Flanders' quality assurance of professional composting and its end product is organised via good practices (BAP), self-control and independent auditing.
From farm composting to robust composting plants in rural areas
In the early 80s, the Province of Bolzano focused on the organic waste management by intensifying individual composting and by using windrow composting plants.
Anaerobic Digestion of organic waste in Province of Bolzano
The installation of an anaerobic digestion plant for organic waste has allowed the municiplaties to benefit from a low tariff and clean energy production.
Green Public Procurement Handbook was created to help public institutions and other companies to implement GPPs, developed examples to use in contracts.
Implementing professional vegetable-fruit-garden (vfg)-waste pre-digestion and composting
Large scale vfg-composter where vfg-waste is treated (pre-digested and composted) with production of biogas, electricity, heath and CO2 (practice by IOK Waste)
The use of Master Composters to help implement Home Composting in Flanders
Master Composters are volunteers (supported by a municipal officer) that give personal / local advice on home composting management and the 'Biocycle at Home'.
In 2018, a public waste bin analysis was conducted by the municipal waste management company (AWS) in the city of Augsburg. The results of this analysis revealed that approximately 1/4 of the waste...
SOCIAL AND SOLIDARITY GROCERY STORES ACTING FOR THE ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION
In Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, two social and solidarity grocery stores have embarked on an experimental approach to improve accessibility for all to quality food.
