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3 Green Mills Amsterdam<br />
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What is the relation with the port and water?<br />
The import of residual fats and oils happens on a global<br />
scale, supplied via boats over water. On the scale of<br />
the port there’s a symbiosis with food companies and<br />
distribution centres.<br />
What is the relation with the city?<br />
Not that significant: the proportion of the input of<br />
waste on the city level is marginal, although some<br />
supermarkets are involved. The plant produces electricity,<br />
which is deliverd to the city net.<br />
What are the ambitions?<br />
To offer an alternative to fossil fuels, the port of<br />
Amsterdam is strongly committed to these biofuels.<br />
But if the scale of input is global, it could still be<br />
called circular but what is the impact and external<br />
costs related to these long distances.<br />
Who is behind it?<br />
The plant is run by Orgaworld, and forms a part of the<br />
multinational recycling group Renewi. Greenmills<br />
relies on two companies, Orgaworld (subsidiary of<br />
Shanks) and Simadan, holding company of Rotie<br />
and Biodiesel Amsterdam among others.<br />
Sources<br />
www.duurzaamplus.nl/mobiliteit/havenbedrijf-amsterdam-ziet-natuurlijke-rol-in-circulaire-economie/<br />
www.ad.nl/amsterdam/nieuwe-eigenaren-voor-bedrijven-in-biodiesel~a8c2f23f/<br />
What is the<br />
timeframe?<br />
Orgaworld<br />
Greenmills installation<br />
started<br />
Chaincraft, a spin-off from the<br />
Wageningen University is installed on<br />
the Greenmills site<br />
2010 2018<br />
The ‘bio cluster’ is a high-technological installation where organic wastes<br />
are processed into biofuels.<br />
Overview of the different flow shared, inside the borders of the plant.
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