Project description
Converting human sanitary waste into bio-based fertilisers
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilisers are important for plant growth. However, excessive nitrogen and phosphorus in the environment result in pollution of the air and water. The EU-funded P2GreeN project will develop new circular governance solutions for the fork-to-farm framework to eliminate N & P pollution. The project will focus on circular nutrient flows of N & P by connecting the blue urban with the green rural infrastructures. P2GreeN will implement and demonstrate innovative N & P recovery solutions based on human sanitary waste from urban settlements and its conversion into safe bio-based fertilisers for agricultural production. The project will test the solutions in three pilot regions on a north-south trajectory.
Objective
P2GreeN will foster a paradigm shift, from a linearly organised resource and nutrient system within the agri-food supply chain, towards a circular material flow system between urban and rural areas thereby restoring the coupling of the water-agri-food system using a holistic symbiotic resource management approach following the 3R principle “Reduce, Reuse, Recover”. P2GreeN will therefore develop new circular governance solutions for the transition from fork to farm to halt and eliminate N & P pollution by connecting blue urban with green rural infrastructure, focussing on circular nutrient flows of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). This will be done trough implementation and demonstration of innovative N & P recovery solutions for the utilisation of human sanitary waste from urban settlements and its conversion into safe bio-based fertilisers for agricultural production in three pilot regions (P2GreeN pilot regions) on a north-south trajectory from the Baltic Sea region via the metropolitan area of Hamburg-Hannover to the region of Axarquia in Southern Spain. This approach will be extended to follower region in Italy, France, Greece and Hungary.
P2GreeN will close nutrient cycles of N & P to foster the transition towards a circular and clean economy (green transition) as well as supporting sustainable food systems from farm to fork offering viable alternatives to reduce the current usage of mineral fertilisers with innovative Green bio-based fertilisers and thus minimise the pressure on the natural resources, specifically water and soil. P2GreeN will further enable policy makers to replicate P2GreeN’s sustainable regional circular economy models in all regional settings across Europe. To facilitate systemic change, co-creation strategies including the participation of all relevant stakeholders as well as harmonised governance frameworks that foster innovations will be key to P2GreeN.
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15374 Muncheberg
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14979 Grossbeeren
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75004 Paris
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4 Dublin
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750 07 Uppsala
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2000 Frederiksberg
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00790 Helsinki
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W23 Maynooth
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57001 Thermi Thessaloniki
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29001 Malaga
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2304 Nicosia
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30455 Hannover
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20097 HAMBURG
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08005 Barcelona
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79098 Freiburg Im Breisgau
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29590 MALAGA
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08500 Vic
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50121 Firenze
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77455 Marne La Vallee Cedex 2
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1097 Budapest
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20457 Hamburg
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11251 ATHENS
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8000 AARHUS C
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3972 LA DRIEBERGEN-RIJSSENBURG
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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29719 VELEZ MALAGA
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29700 VELEZ MALAGA
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621 56 Visby
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622 58 ROMAKLOSTER
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621 56 Visby
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29740 Torre Del Mar
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16225 EBERSWALDE
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Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
8600 Dübendorf
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