Summary
- Profile Type
- Business Offer
- POD Reference
- BOGR20250801011
- Term of Validity
- 1 August 2025 - 1 August 2026
- Company's Country
- Greece
- Type of partnership
- Outsourcing agreement
- Commercial agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A Greek environmental company offers integrated port and coastal cleaning services combined with an innovative composting method to recycle Posidonia oceanica seaweed into organic soil enhancers. The company seeks partners in public and private sectors for service contracts or technology uptake in the context of a commercial agreement or outsourcing agreement.
- Full Description
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A Greek company specializing in environmental management offers innovative port and coastal cleaning services combined with sustainable seaweed waste recycling. Their operations focus on the collection, sorting, and composting of Posidonia oceanica, a type of seagrass commonly found along Mediterranean coastlines, which is often washed ashore in large quantities.
Their service model addresses two core environmental challenges: marine litter and organic waste management. The company separates valuable organic matter from mixed municipal and non-municipal waste streams in compliance with the EU Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC, emphasizing selective collection and circular processing.
The core innovation lies in transforming the collected seaweed into high-quality compost and organic soil improvers using a natural biological composting process. This process significantly reduces landfill contributions, enhances biodiversity in treated soils, and promotes water retention - making the compost particularly beneficial in drought-prone agricultural areas.
The solution is fully operational and adaptable to various environmental settings, especially where seaweed accumulation presents both a visual and ecological problem.
With expertise recognized at the European level, the company contributes to blue economy goals by converting marine bio-waste into eco-friendly agricultural inputs, aligning with EU circular economy strategies and sustainability targets.
The company aims to offer its services to both public and private clients, including municipalities, port authorities, and hospitality infrastructure near beaches, through a commercial agreement or outsourcing agreement. - Advantages and Innovations
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Circular use of marine biomass: The company repurposes seaweed (Posidonia oceanica) waste - typically discarded - as a valuable input for soil enhancement.
Eco-agricultural benefits: The resulting compost is rich in amino acids and organic material, offering natural plant protection and significantly improving soil moisture retention, which helps reduce irrigation needs.
Recognized best practice: The project was selected by the European Commission’s FAMENET platform as one of the top Good Practice FLAG Projects in Europe, showcasing its replicability and social/environmental value.
Pollution reduction: By removing organic waste and litter from marine environments, the services support local biodiversity and cleaner coastal zones.
Market-ready solution: Unlike many R&D-focused sustainability projects, this service is fully operational, available for immediate deployment, and customizable to different coastal conditions. - Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Goal 14: Life Below Water
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
- Goal 15: Life on Land
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- IPR status
- No IPR applied
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The Greek company is seeking public or private entities - including national authorities, municipalities, port authorities, environmental service companies, and infrastructure operators - interested in contracting their coastal cleaning and composting services.
Partners may:
• Collaborate under a commercial agreement for the implementation of seaweed recycling and composting practices at their own sites.
• Outsource their marine biowaste and seaweed treatment operations to the Greek company under an outsourcing agreement. - Type and Size of Partner
- Big company
- SME 11-49
- Other
- SME <=10
- SME 50 - 249
- Type of partnership
- Outsourcing agreement
- Commercial agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 10002007 - Environmental Engineering / Technology
- 06006012 - Bioprocesses
- 07003003 - Marine Science
- 10003001 - Biotreatment / Compost / Bioconversion
- 02007020 - Biobased materials
- Market keywords
- 05008001 - Marine products
- 09005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Animal Husbandry & Related Products
- 07004006 - Garden and horticultural products
- 07005003 - Hotels and resorts
- Sector Groups Involved
- Proximity & Social Economy
- Agri-Food
- Tourism
- Retail
- Maritime Industries and Services
- Targeted countries
- Afghanistan
- Aland Islands
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antarctica
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bouvet Island
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos Islands
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- French Southern Territories
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Netherlands Antilles
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestinian Territory
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Reunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor Leste
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe