Utilisation of biogenic waste in Serbia
This challenge is in phase: Sustainable Business
How might we improve the management of waste streams with high biogenic content in Serbia?
Up until now, the value-chain for a productive use of biogenic residue in the countries of the Western Balkans has not been well established. In order to change that, there are numerous challenges to address, starting with waste collection and separation or productive use, for example for energy purposes.
Co-Initiators
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Understand
The Serbian waste management faces numerous challenges along the value chain, from waste collection and separation to productive use, for example for energy purposes. While separate collection and recycling of biogenic waste has a long tradition in Austria and the value chain for these residues is well established, the productive use of biogenic residues in Serbia is not yet advanced. Improving the value chain for biogenic residues can open up new income opportunities or, for example, access to renewable energy sources for the local population and is therefore a lever for achieving the SDGs. The aim of the process is to promote joint cooperation, especially between Austrian and Serbian partners, in order to co-create solutions for the local context.
Business Opportunities
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Ideate Solutions
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Incubate business
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Sustainable Business
Eso Con
Eso Con offers solutions in two main business areas. Firstly, it provides consulting services for utilization concepts of biogenic waste, from a problem and solution analysis to the recommendation of suitable technologies. Secondly, Eso Con also implements waste management systems itself and levers the USP of high cost efficiency, as no steps in the process are externalised.
Decentralised uses of biogenic waste
This solution encompasses the sale of compact small facilities for the decentralised use of biogenic/animal waste directly at the location they occur at. The modular systems include the following scalable components: fermentation containers, pyrolysis module to produce biochar and a CHP module that enables the conversion of biogas to heat and electricity.
InnoWaste
The business model of InnoWaste envisages the processing of already separated biogenic waste of public and private companies into three different end products: organic synthetic/plastic granulate as a basis for foils and bags, insect protein as a sustainable feed for farm animals, like pigs and fish and compost to improve the soils in agricultural farms.
