Adding value to digestate: landscaping, regeneration and horticultural sector trials
Guinness, J., WRAP, UK: PRESENTATION ONLY
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- Background and context
- Work to develop markets for digestate
- Landscape & Regeneration
- Horticulture
- Conclusions
Why is WRAP involved?
- Policy drivers – AD Strategy and Action Plan Closing the loop
- Digestate – key for closing the nutrient recycling loop
- Reduces use of primary resources/fertilisers – phosphate is a finite resource
Developing the market for digestate by:
- Building safe and secure markets
- Promoting and developing BSI PAS110 specification
- Building skills and knowledge – operators and end users
- Obtaining evidence on digestate benefits – research and field trials
- Investigating new markets and opportunities