Promoting Sustainable Fruit and Vegetable Biowaste Management and Industrial Symbiosis through an Innovative Web Platform

Ioannis Varvaringos, Eva Skourtanioti (), Georgios Letsos, Evgenia Rizoudi, Ektoras Makras, Margarita Panagiotopoulou, Sofia Papadaki and Katerina Valta
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Ioannis Varvaringos: DRAXIS ENVIRONMENTAL SA, 317 Mesogeion Avenue & Lokridos, Halandri, 15231 Athens, Greece
Eva Skourtanioti: DRAXIS ENVIRONMENTAL SA, 317 Mesogeion Avenue & Lokridos, Halandri, 15231 Athens, Greece
Georgios Letsos: DRAXIS ENVIRONMENTAL SA, 317 Mesogeion Avenue & Lokridos, Halandri, 15231 Athens, Greece
Evgenia Rizoudi: DRAXIS ENVIRONMENTAL SA, 317 Mesogeion Avenue & Lokridos, Halandri, 15231 Athens, Greece
Ektoras Makras: DRAXIS ENVIRONMENTAL SA, 317 Mesogeion Avenue & Lokridos, Halandri, 15231 Athens, Greece
Margarita Panagiotopoulou: Laboratory of Process Analysis and Design, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou Campus, 9 Iroon Polytechneiou, 15780 Athens, Greece
Sofia Papadaki: Laboratory of Process Analysis and Design, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou Campus, 9 Iroon Polytechneiou, 15780 Athens, Greece
Katerina Valta: DRAXIS ENVIRONMENTAL SA, 317 Mesogeion Avenue & Lokridos, Halandri, 15231 Athens, Greece

Waste, 2023, vol. 1, issue 2, 1-17

Abstract: Sustainable bioeconomy is a promising pathway towards the transition to a circular and climate-neutral economy. The valorization of biowaste is a key player in this direction. This paper presents the design and development of the AgriPLaCE Platform, which aims to promote synergies that enable the utilization of biowaste from the fruit and vegetable supply chain. The platform consists of the AgriPLaCE Waste Management Database, which provides users with an extended list of potential utilization methods for various types of fruit and vegetable biowaste streams, and the AgriPLaCE Synergies Tool, which facilitates synergies between different actors involved in the biowaste-to-resource value chain from agricultural waste production to waste treatment and new valuable products’ exploitation. Initially, the conceptual design of both tools took place based on analysis of user needs and services alongside the system architecture. Following this, the AgriPLaCE Platform was developed with the implementation of all the necessary subsystems. The results of the platform’s implementation demonstrated its potential to generate multiple collaborations and synergies while users can also deepen their knowledge about alternative and emerging treatment technologies and valuable products from a wide range of fruit and vegetable biowaste streams.

Keywords: fruit and vegetable; biowaste; synergies; matchmaking; platform; bioeconomy; industrial symbiosis; waste management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q16 Q18 Q2 Q20 Q23 Q24 Q25 Q28 Q3 Q31 Q38 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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