This project studied in the Pyrénées-Orientales region for cork waste and the setting up of a short supply chain (building, garden centre, etc.) in order to create local jobs and enable owners of cork oak forests to earn some. The structuring of a value chain for cork waste will allow a return to production of the cork groves favourable to the prevention of fire risks and thus to the conservation of its heritage interest. The project has chosen to use techniques which do not require major investment in equipment or buildings. We focused on the results of a transformation into granulated cork for bulk insulation.
Setting up of a short supply chain based on the valorization of cork waste in the Pyrénées-Orientales region
- Category: Cork
- Themes: Development of new products and derivatives
- Position in the value chain: Primary industry
- Type: Practice
- Scale: Subnational
- Country: France
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- Keywords: Cork, cork oak, insulation, short circuit
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