ORHI Project

The ORHI project aims to promote the development of a circular economy among stakeholders in the agri-food sector by transforming the organic and plastic materials they generate into value-added resources. A Franco-Spanish cross-border challenge.

88 million tonnes of food are wasted (approximately 20% of food produced).

25.8 million tonnes of plastic waste are generated (approximately 60% in packaging).

Project actions

Identify opportunities and test innovative solutions

A 3-step project:

1. Develop an innovative facilitation method for detecting ideas for inter-company synergies.

2. Identify and deploy Innovative Technologies (IT) and new Business Models contributing to new efficient uses of organic and plastic material flows within companies.

3. Implementation of solutions in the territories. Support for on-farm pico-methanization and modular micro-methanization projects, aquaponics, nanobubble technology for agricultural crops, whey recovery...

Duration and budget

€240K budget

65% co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Interreg V-A Spain-France-Andorra Programme (POCTEFA 2014-2020).

The ORHI project is 65% co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the Interreg V-A Spain-France-Andorra Programme (POCTEFA 2014-2020).

The objective of POCTEFA is to strengthen the economic and social integration of the Spain-France-Andorra border area. Its aid is focused on the development of cross-border economic, social, and environmental activities through joint strategies that promote the sustainable development of the territory.

Expertise

Innovative method for detecting inter-company synergies

This alternative methodology, adapted by Jean Willaume, encourages and facilitates the deployment of industrial symbioses.
Conducted in the form of inter-company workshops, it allows for the rapid identification of recoverable flow information.