Circular City Ports - Workbook 1, Circular initiatives in the Delta

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