We organise our actions in six thematic & strategic agendas:
Strategic Agendas:
Bio-economy
Circular Construction
Chemicals/Plastics
Manufacturing Industry
Food Chain
Water Cycles
Seven leverages provide additional support:
Leverage effects:
Lever Policy Instruments
Lever Circular Procurement
Lever Communication
Lever Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Lever Financing
Lever Jobs & Skills
Lever Research
What, why and how?
Why are we pursuing a circular economy?
Future visions 2050
How do we see our circular future?
About our management
Who steers what at Flanders Circular?
Beer draff is the main by-product of the brewing industry with an annual volume of some 230,000 tonnes in Belgium. Currently, most of the draff goes to animal feed, as well as partial exports to the Netherlands. From this follows the question whether we could not also process beer draff in food products. Thanks to its high protein content (15-25%), high fibre content (35-55%) and its possible functional properties, draff is a raw material with potential applications in various food sectors.
The aim of this project is to valorise the beer residue (organic draff) from a partner brewery by transforming it into (a) plant-based and organic meat substitute(s). The project focuses on a close collaboration between a brewer (Brunehaut), producer (Abinda) and retailer (Bio Planet, Colruyt Group) assisted by a knowledge partner (Vives) with the necessary expertise. The draff will be ground in wet form and further processed. In this project we want to develop a concrete case in which we need to set up a whole new chain between brewer, food company & retailer, as well as work out a profitable business plan.