Examples of bioeconomy feedstocks

All examples below include reference to side and waste streams. This list is not exhaustive and simply serves as guidance for regions to complete their profile for the BIC bioeconomy platform for regions. 

If you are unsure whether a specific feedstock is relevant, you may contact Ben Kennard, BIC Communications & Stakeholder Relations Manager, at ben.kennard@biconsortium.eu.

Agri-food

  • Animal produce
  • Animal manure
  • Apples
  • Bean varities
  • Berries
  • Barley
  • Beeswax
  • Beet
  • Canola
  • Cotton
  • Coffee beans
  • Corn/maize
  • Citrus fruits
  • Dairy produce
  • Flax
  • Grapes (wine, etc.)
  • Grass
  • Nuts
  • Miscanthus
  • Mushrooms
  • Olives
  • Onions
  • Potatoes
  • Rapeseed
  • Rice
  • Rye
  • Sunflower
  • Tomatoes
  • Tobacco
  • Wheat
  • Whey

Aquaculture & marine 

  • Algae (macro & micro)
  • Fish (incl. bones, skin, oils, etc.)

Forest-based

  • Bamboo
  • Bark
  • Branches
  • Black liquor
  • Hardwood
  • Lignin
  • Post-consumer wood
  • Softwood
  • Sawdust
  • Stumps
  • Wood pellets

Other 

  • CO 2  (from processing)
  • Garden waste
  • Municipal bio-waste/municipal solid waste
  • Sludge
  • Waste water