It’s not waste until it’s wasted! (Special edition from R&I Days)

This special episode of CORDIScovery comes to you from the EU’s Researchand Innovation Days. Moving from a linear model to a circular economy can lead to a cleaner and more competitive Europe by reducing waste and reusing resources. Our guests discuss how to reach this objective.Mattia Comotto, head of circular economy and sustainability at the Aquafil Group, focuses on using bio-based ingredients from sugars to produce sustainable plastics. Ivar Palk, who coordinated the RAIKU bio packaging project, is interested in using wood as a natural, biodegradable packaging material which uses natural resources more efficiently.Esthèle Goure managed the WASTE2FUNC project, which focused on converting food and agricultural waste into biosurfactants and lactic acid for consumer products, offering an alternative to fossil-based surfactants.