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At the location of Gräflich Bernstorffsche Betriebe last year a sustainable and circular system was developed. With their own input streams, compost was developed. To increase the compost quality, additives were used. Part of the sustainable cultivation is sowing catch crops. ...

In March twelve third-year bio-engineering students from the University of Antwerp visited the ILVO premises....

In the Dutch Boskoop area potential organic bioresources are tested for their use as potting substrates. At the research station of Delphy different mixes of substrates are tested to measure the effects on plant growth. Now starting with conifers. But coming years also trials in for example perennia...

Last week, 15 treegrowers of the Greenport Boskoop visited the Delphy research nursery in Hazerswoude-Dorp. Both Greenport Boskoop and Delphy are partners in the CLOSECYCLE project. ...

Last week, also the CLOSECYCLE project was present at the NorthSea conference in Oldenburg. ...

The nature management showcases (five in the Flanders area) demonstrate how biomass from nature management and urban green spaces can be re-integrated into local economies. By composting these streams together,  local farmers can improve soil quality and we reduce CO² emissions. Transport of th...

In the Netherlands, Delphy has conducted research into the use of various peat-free potting soils based on local residual flows. Ranging from various types of compost from the Boskoop area to fermented corn, biochar, Miscanthus, dried ditch sludge and thick manure fraction. ...

CLOSECYCLE is aiming to be a platform for upgrading organic residual waste streams to useful end products. Within the project territorial biorefinery networks (TBN) are formed around the cascading of local residual wastestreams. A lot of experience and information is coming from the activities of th...