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Opplandske Bioenergi

Norilia

Edelmark AS

Approximately 20% of the food waste generated per person in Norway is spent coffee grounds. This is a resource with around 10-15% oils and valuable nutrients that can be used for a number of purposes - everything from growing oyster mushrooms to oils, soaps, biomaterials and soil improvement. Coffee grounds are rich in plant nutrients and are a suitable growing medium due to their structure. Increasingly, coffee grounds can be separated from food waste in a clean and fresh state. Cafes, coffee shops and office buildings are sources of this resource, but it requires collection and good logistics to avoid mold spores.

Omtrent 20% av matavfallet som genereres pr. person i Norge er kaffegrut. Dette er en ressurs med rundt 10-15% oljer og verdifulle næringsstoffer som kan brukes til en rekke formål - alt fra dyrking av østerssopp til oljer, såper, biomaterialer og jordforbedring. Kaffegrut er rikt på plantenæring og er et egnet vekstmedium på grunn av sin struktur. I økende grad kan kaffegrut skilles fra matavfall i ren og fersk tilstand. Kaféer, kaffebarer og kontorbygg er kilder til denne ressursen, men det stiller krav til innsamling og logistikk dersom man vil unngå muggsporer.

Coffee grounds are a very useful raw material that can potentially be used for a number of purposes.

Coffee grounds

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Every year, 1.8 million tonnes of high-quality biological residual raw material is generated in Norway. Only 30 percent of this is utilized. ReSourcer creates a marketplace that connects buyers and sellers, and makes it easier to find documentation on the raw materials. This is how we increase the value and utilization of biological residual raw materials.

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She has her feet planted in agricultural soil, with a head that seeks answers to major system challenges. Industrial designer Kirsti Strømstad grew up on a small farm in Sør-Odal, an hour's drive east of Oslo. She has used her career after her NTNU education to hunt for sustainable and regenerative business models. In her role as strategic designer at Æra, she has had the opportunity to hone her skills in problem solving, processes where companies collaborate to solve complex social challenges, including those related to marine plastic and construction waste. Now she will be part of the Resourcer team.

- I see Resourcer as a company that is addressing an important system flaw. If we are to speed up circular value chains, we must establish a common language and create a knowledge base that shows the values ​​in the raw materials. By scaling the bioeconomy in the right way, we can help to replace fossil and non-degradable raw materials, says Strømstad.

The 35-year-old has experience from strategy work in established companies, including several of the large enterprises in the Norwegian bio-industry. And she believes the key to change is to change the interaction between companies.

- The actors must find each other, and create production systems across established value chains. For this to happen, we need a digital marketplace and a business network that creates these new connections, says Strømstad.

In his new role in Resourcer, the goal is to further develop the network of actors. She will also go into specific businesses as an adviser to realize opportunities related to circularity and resource utilization. Kirsti will become an important part of the product team, which is currently developing the biocircular marketing system and associated digital support services.

- Many companies have a blind spot when it comes to residual raw materials. What lies outside the primary product and the established income streams is to a small extent a topic at board meetings and management meetings. But in the waste statistics there are raw materials that can potentially create great value if you look at the needs further down the value chain, she says.

As a professional, Kirsti finds herself at the intersection between the creative and the technical, but she prefers the role of process manager to the role of expert. She enters businesses with great humility and curiosity.

- My job has often been to put things in order, and I strongly believe in participation. There is a lot of expertise in all organisations. I am keen to find out what businesses and people are good at, what they are passionate about. If we are to create profitable and more sustainable business models, we must start with core competence, says the 35-year-old.

It is not enough to pollute a little less

She is convinced that Norway, which is a leader in trust and technology, can come up with models that show the way for the rest of the world.

- Through the network and technology tools we will develop in Resources, the goal is to make it easy to become part of circular value chains. There is already a demand, but it needs to be made visible. At the same time, new technology, exciting bioprocesses and regulatory reforms are changing the picture. The aim can no longer be to pollute a little less, or reach the minimum requirements. If Norway is to lead the way, we must develop regenerative production models, we must add more than we take. This requires opportunity development and cooperation at value chain level.