The aim is to create favourable market conditions throughout Europe for the separate collection, biological treatment and use of compost and digestate products. The work is mainly based on knowledge sharing among ECN members to support projects and facilitate guidance on specific issues related to bio-waste management and market developments for recycled products from organic resources. The work will focus on the development of ‘reports’ and 'fact sheets' on specific waste and environmental topics (e.g. options and economic evidence for separate collection, quality aspects and peat substitution), and the development of guidance on how to promote the use of recycled organic products with the aim of developing sustainable European markets for compost and digestate. Through data collection within the ECN membership, the status of bio-waste management in Europe will be reported and visualised in ECN publications and with an interactive map on the ECN website. ECN members contribute to this work by regularly updating their country reports.
