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The European Parliament has recently approved the revision of the Waste Directive: by 31 December 2030, Member States will have to meet legally binding targets: ✅ -10% in food waste during processing and production ✅ -30% in food waste across distribution, food services, and households This decision opens new opportunities for innovative projects and business […]

Deroma’s story began in 1955 in Malo, in the Veneto region, a land steeped in the ancient tradition of working with terracotta. Today, Deroma stands as a global leader in the production of high-quality pots and planters, a legacy built on passion, craftsmanship, and innovation. Over the decades, Deroma has embraced profound transformations, staying true

After the first months of work, the update meeting with all project partners was held on September 3, 2024 at the operational headquarters of Crossing srl in Vicenza. During the meeting the partners took stock of the project’s progress, planned next actions, and set goals until the end of the year. It was an opportunity

As part of the project, we are investigating how the by-product of brewing, brewer’s grain, can be processed into biocomposites. The result will be a more sustainable material than conventional fossil-based plastics, which we will use to manufacture products using injection molding and 3D printing. We have considered a few applications that we would like

The online project start in January was followed by the on-site kick-off meeting with all project participants at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences in Villach on February 13, 2024. The kick-off began with a brief introduction of the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences and the ADMiRE research center, followed by a tour of the

Brewer’s grain is the seed that is left over after the mashing process in beer brewing. Cereals such as barley, wheat, rye and oats are used for this. In the mashing process, they are soaked in hot water to extract sugars and other fermentable compounds, after which the grains are separated from the liquid wort.