On June 4th, 2025, we successfully hosted the virtual workshop “From Waste to Resource” as part of the EU Green Week 2025, which this year focused on the themes Clean, Competitive & Circular.
The event, organized by the Agri-Food and Nutrition Cluster of Aragon within the framework of the LIFE CHANDELIER project, brought together over 50 professionals from the agri-food, sustainability and bioeconomy sectors to explore real success stories of European projects that are innovatively converting agri-food residues and by-products into bioenergy and bioproducts.
Throughout the session, we highlighted transformative examples of circular practices that are producing biomethane and high-value products from organic waste—contributing to cleaner transport, more resilient agriculture, and sustainable rural development. The workshop also opened up a space for dialogue about the challenges and opportunities involved in scaling circular models across Europe.
Programme & Key Speakers:
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Antonio Fumanal – President of the Cluster: Opening remarks
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Selene Pedrós Garrido – Circular economy as a strategy for agri-food sustainability and competitiveness
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Ana M. Fernández (Genia Bioenergy) – LIFE CHANDELIER: biomethane production in rural areas
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Anna Ribera Guàrdia (Eurecat) – IMPETUS: decentralized water treatment in tourism environments
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Jorge García Ivars (AINIA) – CHEERS: bioproducts and diversification strategies for the brewing industry
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Beatriz Deltoro (Innovarum) – MAINSTREAM BIO: business models for agri-food SMEs
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Paloma Moya Arranz – Moderated closing debate on scaling the circular bioeconomy in Europe
🎥 Full Recording Available:
The workshop was fully recorded and is now available on our official YouTube channel.
📺 Watch it here: https://youtu.be/ue0We1QcC9I
🤝 Thank you!
We thank all attendees, speakers, and partner organisations for making this workshop a success.
At LIFE CHANDELIER, we remain committed to building a cleaner, more competitive and resilient rural Europe through the circular use of agri-food waste.
