We're excited to share a major update on our project. We've uploaded important new knowledge and findings from BIOTRANSFORM’s activities to Zenodo.
Our extensive database now includes insights from a comprehensive review of current circular bioeconomy solutions. This review covers processing technologies, end-products, logistics, market and policy incentives, legal best practices, and associated measurement indicators such as circular material use rates, readiness levels, conversion efficiencies, and methodologies for accessing/mapping primary and secondary bio-resources. We drew on literature and existing projects, focusing on underutilized infrastructures that could support a transition towards circular bio-based approaches in our case-study regions and proposed industry segments.
In addition, we have gathered data from interviews and surveys conducted with policymakers and other stakeholders in our case-study regions. These interactions provided insights into the limitations of current linear and fossil-based systems and revealed barriers and opportunities for transitioning to a circular bioeconomy. The results from all six case-study regions were aggregated and analysed to identify potential similarities and differences.
We have also created a repository that functions as a comprehensive library of existing impact assessment methodologies. This repository houses 122 selected publications on the environmental, societal, and economic impacts of creating and using resources in a circular way. The studies are classified according to a color-coded multicriteria scheme, making it easy for users to find and select the most relevant methodologies.
Last but not least, we have established a community for our project on Zenodo, where all those files and resources can be easily accessed
