2025–2026Verified result
Promotion Programme for an Innovative Approach to Bio-Waste Management through the Pilot Use of Tenebrio molitor
Original title (Serbian): Program promocije inovativnog pristupa upravljanjem biootpadom kroz pilot upotrebu insekata "Tenebrio molitor"
The pilot tested controlled bioconversion of selected plant-based biowaste using Tenebrio molitor larvae. In one rearing unit, approximately 5–7 kg of biowaste were treated, with an average weekly substrate input of about 1 kg. The final guide reports an approximately 70–80% reduction relative to the input mass, around 2–3 kg of fresh larval biomass and frass as an organic by-product. The project produced a practical guide and recommendations for local authorities, public utility companies, farms, educational and research institutions, civil society organisations and green entrepreneurs.
- Funder
- Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia
- Grant awarded
- 950.000 RSD
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Results
- Established and monitored a pilot rearing unit
- Treated approximately 5–7 kg of selected plant-based biowaste
- An approximately 70–80% reduction relative to the input mass, as recorded in the final guide
- Approximately 2–3 kg of fresh larval biomass and frass as a by-product
- Produced a practical and strategic guide
- Defined recommendations for scaling and local application
Themes
bio-wastecircular economyenvironmental innovationinsect bioconversionlocal solutions