{"id":7936,"date":"2022-05-18T14:32:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T13:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circularity.com\/agroalimentare\/"},"modified":"2022-07-18T22:14:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T21:14:22","slug":"agrifood-circular-economy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/circularity.com\/en\/applied-circular-economy\/agrifood-circular-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Agrifood circular economy\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns ev_header\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-lg-6 is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n                        <span class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h3 has-colore-tema-1-color has-text-color\">circular economy <\/span>                        <h1 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h1\">Agrifood <\/h1>\n                        <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>                                                    <div class=\"testo_introduttivo_pagina\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Circularity addresses the entire agri-food chain: from the farmer to processing and food packaging companies. We also address the problems that characterize the relationship between the food industry and packaging.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-lg-6 is-vertically-aligned-center d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-lg-end\">\n                                            <picture>\n                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AGRIBUSINESS-640x0-c-default.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AGRIBUSINESS-640x0-c-default.png\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article_thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AGRIBUSINESS-640x0-c-default.png\" alt=\"economia circolare agroalimentare\" width=\"\" \/>\n                        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns ev_testo_icone has-colore-tema-2-color has-gradiente-fasce-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row are-vertically-aligned-center justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-5\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h2 has-text-align-undefined text-uppercase\"><strong>Current scenario for the agri-food sector\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-4 mb-3\">\n<span class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h1 has-text-align-center mb-3\">Nearly 1\/3\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Of the food produced globally for consumption is not eaten\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-4 mb-3\">\n<span class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h1 has-text-align-center mb-3\">20%<\/span>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">89 million tonnes of food wasted in Europe each year\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-4 mb-3\">\n<span class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h1 has-text-align-center mb-3\">8-10%<\/span>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Of global emissions is caused by food waste&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns has-colore-tema-4-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h3 has-text-align-undefined has-colore-tema-1-color has-text-color\">European directives and targets for applying the circular economy in the agri-food sector\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:69px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Implement measures to reduce food waste by 30% by 2025 and by 50% by 2030.<\/li><li>Recycle at least 70% of packaging waste in the next 10 years.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns pb-4 has-colore-tema-4-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"container py-0 py-lg-0\"><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h3 has-text-align-undefined text-uppercase has-colore-tema-1-color has-text-color\"><strong>\u00a0Why it is important for agribusiness to go circular\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-7\">\n<p>A circular economy approach in agri-food allows for the recovery of resources and raw materials, reusing them for as long as possible and significantly reducing the negative externalities of production cycles. Circularity can be applied at all stages of the agri-food chain: from growing and processing food to packaging and waste management. Waste is a unique resource for the production of bio-materials with numerous applications.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the important environmental benefits, adopting a circular economy approach to the food sector brings tangible industrial and economic advantages, such as increasing capital inflows, attracting green talents and consumers, increasing brand value and complying with evolving European regulations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-5\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Immagine-58.jpg\" alt=\"economia circolare agroalimentare\" class=\"wp-image-2680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Immagine-58.jpg 534w, https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Immagine-58-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns has-colore-tema-2-color has-gradiente-fasce-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h3 has-text-align-undefined text-uppercase\"><strong>How to make the agri-food sector more circular<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reduce food waste throughout the supply chain&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Reduce the use of packaging and, when necessary, prefer packaging made of biodegradable materials&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Improve efficiency throughout the supply and distribution chain&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Give new life to production waste by recycling or repurposing materials&nbsp;<\/li><li>Promote the consumption of environmentally sustainable food by encouraging a plant-based diet&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns has-colore-tema-4-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h3 has-text-align-undefined text-uppercase has-colore-tema-1-color has-text-color\">\u00a0Circular Economy in the agri-food sector: good examples<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some agri-food companies have turned their business into a virtuous example of the circular economy. Thanks to a systemic overview, they have managed to exploit their resources to benefit themselves and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"box_numeri row gy-3 gx-lg-4 justify-content-center stile_attestazioni my-3 my-lg-5 \">\n            <div class=\"elemento col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 mb-2 mb-lg-0\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper px-2 py-3\">\n                <span class=\"numero h1\"><\/span>\n                <div class=\"row mb-2\">\n                                            <div class=\"col-3\">\n                            <picture>\n                                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n                                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo.svg\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_sfondo\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"col-9\"><span class=\"h4 titolo blue\">From cereals to packaging <\/span><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <p class=\"mb-0\">Several agri-food companies have reused waste as a secondary raw material as an alternative to cellulose for product packaging. One example is that of the by-products from milling wheat, barley and rye that can no longer be used for food consumption and are recovered to be transformed into cellulose for paper production. <\/p>            \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"elemento col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 mb-2 mb-lg-0\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper px-2 py-3\">\n                <span class=\"numero h1\"><\/span>\n                <div class=\"row mb-2\">\n                                            <div class=\"col-3\">\n                            <picture>\n                                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo-1.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n                                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo-1.svg\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_sfondo\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo-1.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"col-9\"><span class=\"h4 titolo blue\">From apples to paper  <\/span><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <p class=\"mb-0\">From the production waste of the apple industry (peels and cores resulting from the pressing of the fruit), which used to be sent directly to biogas plants, some agri-food companies have succeeded in producing new sustainable consumer goods, from clothes to notebooks. By adding apple fibers to cellulose, it is possible to produce different types of paper. <\/p>            \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"elemento col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 mb-2 mb-lg-0\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper px-2 py-3\">\n                <span class=\"numero h1\"><\/span>\n                <div class=\"row mb-2\">\n                                            <div class=\"col-3\">\n                            <picture>\n                                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo-2.svg\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n                                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo-2.svg\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_sfondo\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo-2.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"col-9\"><span class=\"h4 titolo blue\">From carrots to flour  <\/span><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <p class=\"mb-0\">Some food companies have succeeded in making virtuous use of carrot processing waste. The pulp recovered from juice or puree production waste is dried and processed into vegetable flour for the noblest of applications. One example? It can be used as a gluten-free ingredient in a sector with a great need for natural products. <\/p>            \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h3 has-text-align-undefined mt-4 has-colore-tema-1-color has-text-color\"><strong>Circularity, the sustainability partner for your agri-food business\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Circularity can help you rethink your company&#8217;s production model from a sustainable perspective, supporting you in the recovery of non-recoverable waste, the sustainable use of resources and the implementation of environmental protection activities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By starting your <a href=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/piattaforma-circolare\/\">circular journey<\/a> with us, you will become part of an industrial symbiosis system made up of a multitude of virtuous companies, in which the waste from one production process becomes the input for the next.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns ev_elenco_posts\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sf_grigio.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img_background\"\/><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row are-vertically-aligned-top\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h2 has-text-align-undefined text-uppercase has-colore-tema-1-color has-text-color\"><strong>Case history: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12\"><div class=\"blocco_elenco_pagine elenco_cpt_casehistory\">\n    <div class=\"gallery_slider slider_fullpage\">\n                                    <div class=\"elemento_gallery cpt_casehistory col-12 col-lg-6 mb-3 agribusiness\">\n\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0 h-100\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper p-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_logo\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Logo_PASTA_LA_MOLISANA-200x0-c-default.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h5 mt-3\">Case history<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h4\">La Molisana<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">Sector: Agribusiness<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Target: Sustainability Plan and Report<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"d-none d-lg-block col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"immagine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/la-molisana-e1654080442797-400x450-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<a class=\"read_more\" href=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/en\/casehistory\/la-molisana\/\">Read now<\/a>   \n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>                                                <div class=\"elemento_gallery cpt_casehistory col-12 col-lg-6 mb-3 agribusiness\">\n\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0 h-100\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper p-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_logo\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/logo_andriani-200x0-c-default.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h5 mt-3\">Case history<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h4\">Andriani\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">Sector: Agribusiness<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Target: Strategic Sustainability Plan<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"d-none d-lg-block col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"immagine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/andriani-3-1-400x450-c-default.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<a class=\"read_more\" href=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/en\/casehistory\/il-piano-strategico-di-sostenibilita-di-andriani\/\">Read now<\/a>   \n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>                                <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-banner stile-base\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns ev_banner has-colore-tema-2-color has-text-color\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sf_icone-1.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img_background\"\/><div class=\"container py-lg-1\"><div class=\"row are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h2 has-text-align-undefined mb-3 has-colore-tema-2-color has-text-color\">Need more information?\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To make the agri-food sector circular, it is necessary to rethink the entire production system of the food we consume. Circularity can support your company in integrating the principles of the circular economy into its business model, we address the whole food chain: from the farmer to processing and packaging.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-colore-tema-2-color has-gradiente-bottoni-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/piattaforma-circolare\/\">Start your circularity journey now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AGRIBUSINESS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AGRIBUSINESS.png 621w, https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AGRIBUSINESS-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Circularity addresses the entire agri-food chain: from the farmer to processing and food packaging companies. 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