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Abstract
The current rates of population growth necessitate the need for more sustainable food production. The breeding of insects could be a possibility. Since the turn of the millennium, there has been a clear increase in the interest in breeding insects in Europe. The main products from insect farms are insects and proteins, but insect farms also produce insect frass (insect feces). Due to its high nutritional content, insect frass has a great potential to be upcycled for the production of fertilizers, compost material, soil improvers, or growth enhancers. The use of insect frass as fertilizer can help limit the use of agrochemicals. By reintroducing valuable material into the food production chain, the land application of insect frass is consistent with the circular economy’s principles. Before insect frass can be introduced to the market as a fertilizer, sanitizing treatment is needed in order to eliminate possible microorganisms that are harmful to health. In Europe, no legislation specifically developed for the use of insect frass as fertilizer has been formulated yet. Due to the absence of such European Union (EU) legislation, the possibilities of upcycling frass remain relatively limited. In this case study, focus is on the regulatory barriers of upcycling frass in Denmark.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Circular Economy Supply Chains : From Chains to Systems |
Editors | Lydia Bals, Wendy L. Tate, Lisa M. Ellram |
Number of pages | 9 |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing |
Publication date | 19 Apr 2022 |
Pages | 271-279 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-83982-545-3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-83982-544-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Apr 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 by Emerald Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Circular bioeconomy
- Circular economy
- Circular innovation in partnerships
- Insect breeding
- Insect frass
- Regulatory barriers
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Cirkulær innovation i partnerskaber
Larsen, T. S., Lindhard, S. M., Mosgaard, M. A., Kerndrup, S., Lehmann, M., Smink, C. K., Huulgaard, R. D., Remmen, A., Krogh Hansen, K., Rohde, L. & Kristensen, H. S.
01/10/2018 → 31/12/2020
Project: Research