The biorefinery in Sesto San Giovanni, Italy

The CIRCULAR BIOCARBON biorefinery will sit within the already existing facilities of the Biopiattaforma, an internal project promoted by Group CAP to transform the waste-to-energy and wastewater treatment plants into a bioplatform dedicated to a carbon-neutral circular economy.

The biorefinery in Zaragoza, Spain

The biorefinery will be built in the facilities of “Alfonso Maíllo” Innovation Center and in the Center for Urban Waste Treatment of Zaragoza (CTRUZ), owned by the Municipality of Zaragoza and managed by CIRCULAR BIOCARBON coordinator URBASER.

Turning urban waste streams into added-value products

CIRCULAR BIOCARBON presents a first-of-a-kind flagship biorefinery designed to valorise the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) and Sewage Sludge (SS) into high-added-value end and intermediate products, including coating of direct consumer products, coating of mechanical moving parts, coating of plastic moulding tools, biodegradable and compostable waste bags, green graphene-based devices and products, biodegradable soil mulch films, solid organomineral fertiliser with biostimulant properties and liquid biobased biostimulant.

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The project receives funding through the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU), a €3.7 billion Public-Private Partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC). Established in 2014, the BBI JU aims to implement the Strategic Innovation & Research Agenda (SIRA), developed by the industry in collaboration with the EU to realise a bio-based economy as part of the broader Circular Economy Action Plan for Europe.

Less greenhouse emissions

Less sewage sludge incinerated

Less OFMSW sent to landfill

More jobs by 2030

News

5 November 2024

Waste water conference in Verona highlights CIRCULAR BIOCARBON

In October, CIRCULAR BIOCARBON presented its work at a waste water conference in Verona, highlighting it as a key project in Europe’s circular...

7 October 2024

Zaragoza inaugurates Europe’s first flagship biorefinery

Last week, CIRCULAR BIOCARBON, officially opened its flagship biorefinery in Zaragoza (Spain). The biorefinery, managed by Urbaser (a leading company...

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Events

4 December 2024

City Interest Group webinar: Transforming biowaste into bio-based materials: unlocking opportunities for local bioeconomies

CIRCULAR BIOCARBON's third City Interest Group webinar will explore the potential of transforming biowaste into valuable bio-based materials, moving...

Upcoming Events

This project has received funding from the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (JU) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101023280. The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the Bio-based Industries Consortium.