Arnoud Passenier, ESPP - Taking the nutrient circular economy forward in Europe

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European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform

Taking the Nutrient circular economy forward in Europe Arnoud Passenier – President ESPP

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www.phosphorusplatform.eu @phosphorusfacts

http://www.phosphorusplatform.eu


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http://www.phosphorusplatform.eu/

https://twitter.com/phosphorusfacts



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ESPP: a coalition for action • ESPP launched in 2013, has brought together now 37

partners from business, science, governments • Shared vision for sustainable phosphorus in Europe • Dialogue & networking & awareness • Access to policy & regulatory developments • Dissemination of innovation, business cases, value chains



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Broad support for ESPP and Phosphorus due to wide range of drivers/perspectives:

• Synergies in environmental goals:

• reducing nutrient losses in value chain (water quality/eutrophication; sustainable mining, processing, farm, diet)

• nutrients/biogas recycling • precision (crop) farming; restoring soil organic carbon

• Reducing costs: resulting in higher net income for farmers • Less primary resources: < import dependency (phosphate rock, natural gas)

• Distributed employment: > nutrient recycling in biomass, sewage, manure in rural areas

• Innovation: EU world leader in technologies, quality, systems



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ESPP action – regulatory developments • EU Fertiliser Regulation recast: taking recovered nutrient products into account • EU fertiliser criteria development (JRC) :

- ESPP drafts for struvite, biomass ashes and (underway) biochars • Nitrates Directive: “processed manure” • Organic Farming Regulation: proposed validation of recycled P products • REACH (EU chemicals regulation):

- Art 2(7)d “recovered” substances/by-products - digestates

• BAT BREFs (Industrial Emissions Directive): - pig & poultry production - large combustion plants – waste incineration – food, drink & milk - proposed “Resource Efficiency” BREF

• BEMPs: EMAS (EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme Regulation) “agriculture” • EIP-AGRI Focus Group proposal: agronomic use of recovered nutrient products • Standards: CEN SABE position paper on P-recycling, ISO 275



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ESPP action – innovation, R&D and data • Input to defining future Horizon 2020 work programs • DONUTSS: data on nutrients to support stewardship http://phosphorusplatform.eu/donutss

- decision support for industry, policy making and monitoring, investment - incite establishment of nutrient observatories or systems

• EU Commission DG Research: joint workshop on P-recovery from R&D to market, conclusions published by EU http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/circular-approaches-tophosphorus-pbKI0115204/

• Inventory of R&D projects: online ESPP website • Linking R&D/resource recovery networks: IWA, WssTP, ARREAU, BioRefine • R&D Projects: dissemination partner, expert advisory committee

• Dissemination: Newsletter, website … • Implementation: ESPP industry members,

EU industry federations, agriculture/users …



http://phosphorusplatform.eu/donutss

http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/circular-approaches-tophosphorus-pbKI0115204/








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ESPP communications and R&D dissemination • SCOPE Newsletter

• Twitter @phosphorusfacts

• Website www.phosphorusplatform.eu

… linking international • UNEP Global Partnership for Nutrient Management

http://unep.org/gpa/gpnm/gpnm.asp

• North America NAPPS https://sustainablep.asu.edu/

• PCPR Japan










https://sustainablep.asu.edu/

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… and national/regional nutrient platforms Baltic Sea Action Group www.bsag.fi

Netherlands 2011 http://www.nutrientplatform.org/

Flanders 2012 http://www.vlakwa.be/en/initiatives/nutrientplatform/

Germany 2015 www.deutsche-phosphor-plattform.de Projects underway: UK France Czech Republic Spain / Portugal …



http://www.bsag.fi/

http://www.nutrientplatform.org/

http://www.vlakwa.be/en/initiatives/nutrientplatform/

http://www.deutsche-phosphor-plattform.de/






http://www.nutrientplatform.org/

http://www.vlakwa.be/nutrientenplatform/

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Our message in Helsingin Sanomat



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Thank you for your attention on behalf of the members of ESPP [email protected]

www.phosphorusplatform.eu @phosphorusfacts



mailto:[email protected]





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Ellen MacArthur Foundation / McKinsey, Growth Within, 2015 www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org



http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/

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Ellen MacArthur Foundation / McKinsey, Growth Within, 2015 www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org



http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/

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Success story: COOPERL / Brittany farmers’ cooperatives • 400 000 t/y manure processed to organic fertiliser product

- 150 000 t composted poultry litter - 150 000 t dried poultry manure - 100 000 t pig manure (1 100 farms)

• Adapted to specific crops and exported to other regions of France • Positive farmer acceptance • TRAC Emeraude stabling system Supported by EU Investment Plan http://www.cooperl.com/en/environmental-solutions



http://www.cooperl.com/en/environmental-solutions




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Success story: Fertikal, Antwerp • 180 000 t/y (wet weight) manure

processed to organic fertilisers: • solid/liquid separation

dried, pelletised • For agriculture, horticulture • Distributed

to 25 countries worldwide www.fertikal.be



http://www.fertikal.be/

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Success story: NuReSys • SME, Belgium • 8 installations recovering

Phosphorus as struvite • Potato processing, dairy,

pharmaceuticals, municipal waste water



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Success story: Waternet Amsterdam West sewage works • AirPrix struvite precipitation • Upstream of sludge digestors • Operational savings:

150 000 € / year • Improved sludge dewatering:

250 000 € / year • Increased methane production • Achievement of 1 mgP/l discharge



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Success story: Thames Water – Ostara Pearl® • Slough municipal wastewater treatment plant, UK • 150 tonnes Crystal Green® fertiliser / year • High quality slow release fertiliser www.ostara.com

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/earthrise/2014/12/re

cycling-phosphorus-2014121693225616272.html



http://www.ostara.com/

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/earthrise/2014/12/recycling-phosphorus-2014121693225616272.html

http://www.ostara.com








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Success story: SNB – HVC Groep - Ecophos • Sewage sludge incineration ash

and low grade phosphate rock • Production of DCP

(Di Calcium Phosphate) for fertilisers or animal feed

• Varna Bulgaria: 8 000 t/y pilot • Dunkerque France:

60 000 t/y ash = 4 000 t/y P www.ecophos.com



http://www.ecophos.com/

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Success story: Bioptech polonite P-filter • Calcium silicate based filter material • Adsorbs phosphorus • Removes bacteria, odour • Recycle as fertiliser

and soil pH adjuster • On-farm, economic installation http://bioptech.se/



http://bioptech.se/en/fosforfilter/polonite-fosforfilter

http://bioptech.se/en/fosforfilter/polonite-fosforfilter

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Success story: Recophos – ICL • Electrothermal production

of white phosphorus (P4) from sewage sludge / ashes

• High-value raw material for chemicals: fire safety, electronics, …

• Recophos FP7 pilot project • Technology acquired by ICL March 2016 www.icl-group.com http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/icl---next-step-towardssustainable-innovation-571973381.html



http://www.icl-group.com/



http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/icl---next-step-towardssustainable-innovation-571973381.html













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Success story: Käppala municipal sewage works, Sweden • REVAQ sewage sludge certification • 260 tP/year recycled to agriculture • Reductions in industry & household contaminants • Sludge mixing with manure for contaminant degradation http://www.svensktvatten.se/Vattentjanster/Avlopp-och-Miljo/REVAQ/Certifiering/ http://www.iea-biogas.net/case-studies.html?file=files/daten-redaktion/download/case-studies/REVAQ_CAse_study_A4_1.pdf

BUT: EU decision 11/2015 to NOT ban cadmium in artists paints …



http://www.svensktvatten.se/Vattentjanster/Avlopp-och-Miljo/REVAQ/Certifiering/






http://www.iea-biogas.net/case-studies.html?file=files/daten-redaktion/download/case-studies/REVAQ_CAse_study_A4_1.pdf










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Arnoud Passenier, ESPP - Taking the nutrient circular economy forward in Europe