The programme is financed by the EU Regional Development Directorate-General
(ERDF Innovative Actions 2000 - 2006, Programme 2001 GR 16 0 PP 209) and its mission is to develop innovative actions on the North Aegean islands. The specific goal of Action 7.6 "Innovative Olive Mill Waste Management Systems" is to set up pilot waste management systems on a number of olive mills in the North Aegean Region, ultimately aimed at defining integrated solutions to the olive mill waste management problem. These solutions shall take into account the specificities of each individual olive mill and tap on existing knowledge available of the technologies that have already been tested on the global scale, while aiming to test innovative techniques and strategies.

The term "integrated" means that emphasis will be placed both on the production process that "produces" the waste in question, thus on minimizing the amount of waste that is produced, as well as the treatment of the waste produced. Thus, we stress that the aim is not to find the one and only solution to the waste management problem, since the optimal solution in each case is most probably dependent on the specificities of the particular olive mill (e.g. varying degrees of land availability, different production capacities etc.).

Furthermore emphasis is placed on:

  • The re-use of the waste or waste components (waste as a resource)
  • The use of natural waste treatment systems
  • Simple construction and operation of the waste treatment systems

So that the solutions are:

  • Economically viable
  • Technically feasible
  • Socially accepted

Action 7.6 of NAIAS is a 440.000 EURO project (approx. 150.000.000 Drch) for construction works and operation costs subsidizing 50% of the set up costs of the OMWM pilot plants to be constructed on the olive mill sites of the businesses that participate. In other words, olive mill businesses (whether private of co-operative) that wish to participate must contribute to the construction costs of the pilot plant by 50%.

We underline that candidates for the participation in an individual action within the programme are olive mill owners. Co-operation with private companies and institutions who provide relative technologies (e.g. decanter manufacturers) and know how is possible.

 Deliverables submitted by Action 7.6 (last update: 10/10/2003) 

Description of Deliverables

Code

Date submitted

Work Shop in Mytilene

P7

10/12/2002

Research Network on OMW

P4

13/12/2002

Data base on Research Activities and OMF’s in the North Aegean Region

P2

18/12/2002

Scientific review on OMW bibliography

P1

15/1/2003

Design and operation of an internet site

P3

15/1/2003

Work Shop in Chios

P8

25/2/2003

Work Shop in Samos

P9

25/2/2003

Results of experimental laboratory research

P5

28/3/2003

Report with the presentation of the OMW management systems to be focosed on

P6

10/4/2003

Final report with the presentation of olive mill businesses and thier OMW management pilot systems supported by the programme

P10

30/6/2003

OMW management pilot plants application study for the olive mill businesses co-operating within the frame of the programme

P11

  25/9/2003  

 



   
 

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