The work performed during the timeline of BBC project is reported as follows: i) selection of organic waste chains (municipal biowaste (MAB), agro-industrial biowaste (MCN), forestry residues (PP)) to study in detail and mapping of the relevant stakeholders involved in the 3 pilot areas; ii) overview of the current legal framework and best practices in the field of CBE and bio-waste management at European, national, regional and local level; iii) identification of legal/administrative, technical, economic, environmental and social drivers and barriers that favour or hinder the transition to a more biocircular system for organic waste management; iv) environmental and economic sustainability assessments (Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC)) of the selected organic waste chains comparing the current state with the alternative scenarios in the three pilot areas; v) development of the BCC webtool to provide knowledge about suitable technological pathways for improving circularity in biomass waste management value chains, given a specific context; vi) elaboration of policy recommendations for supporting the circular bioeconomy at local level and expanding it to the European context; vii) organisation of 9 local living labs bringing together key local stakeholders of the 3 value-chains at stake, three peer-review sessions with external experts and three advisory board meetings to build and validate projects outcomes; viii) organisation of 3 local final events to discuss the follow ups of the project and 3 webinars, also mobilising sister European projects on circular bioeconomy, to disseminate the final results of the project. BCC delivered five key exploitable results:
1) LCA & LCC RESULTS: environmental and economic sustainability assessments of the selected organic waste chains valorisation in the 3 pilot areas.
2) BCC WEBTOOL: to support municipalities and industry companies in designing biowaste management strategies by identifying the most suitable bio-circular technologies for a given feedstock and local context.
3) POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS: guidelines including 94 recommendations to implement CBE alternative scenarios at local level.
4) BIOCIRCULARCITIES TRILOGY: 3 series of webinars aimed at disseminating project results and promoting sustainable development and CBE principles in cities. The BCC Trilogy (
https://biocircularcities.eu/news/get-your-seat-for-the-biocircularcities-trilogy/) comprising three informative and engaging online resources, serves as a versatile tool for disseminating KERs and offers insights into the project's success, the BCC Webtool, and the transformative journey of the three pilot territories.
5) EXPLOITATION FACTSHEETS: Customized factsheets on the project’s results and pilot activities to facilitate the BCC outcomes dissemination and exploitation by on-going and starting EU-projects and initiatives.