Soilutions

Soil degradation is considered a global emergency. 60 to 70% of EU soils are degraded due to unsustainable management practices. SOILUTIONS intends to optimise four bio-waste valorisation routes to develop advanced bio-waste soil improvers. These improvers aim at enhancing the nutrient recovery of soils from bio-waste and, therefore, reducing landfilling and incineration. The valorisation routes will render a range of bio-waste feedstocks, that combined with key additives will turn into at least five bio-waste soil improvers. Three Living Labs will co-create the SOILUTIONS’ soil improvers in Flandres (Belgium), Valencia and Murcia (Spain). They will involve key soil stakeholders from companies, public bodies or end-users to research centres and civil society to guarantee a good market fit of the developed soil improvers, coverage of sectorial needs and compliance with regulatory requirements. Moreover, SOILUTIONS will design an upscaling roadmap and a circular business model for each valorisation route to engage entrepreneurs and relevant soil companies to foster the commercialisation of advanced bio-waste soil improvers across the EU.