Contribution to standardization (Final)

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N° 101036838. D8.10 – Contribution to standardization (FINAL) February 2025 Author: Ana Benedicto (UNE) Ref. Ares(2025)6344483 - 04/08/2025 A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 2 І 23 Technical references Project Acronym Agro2Circular Project Title TERRITORIAL CIRCULAR SYSTEMIC SOLUTION FOR THE UPCYCLING OF RESIDUES FROM THE AGRIFOOD SECTOR Project Coordinator Fuensanta Monzó CETEC [email protected] Project Duration October 2021 – Extended to March 2025 (42 months) Deliverable No. D8.10 – Contribution to standardization (Final) Dissemination level* PU Work Package WP 8 - A2C outreach: communication, dissemination, exploitation, training & policy recommendations. Task T8.8 – Standardization activities Lead beneficiary Asociación Española de Normalización (UNE) Contributing beneficiary/ies • DMC Research Center • Asociación Empresarial Centro Tecnológico Nacional de la Conserva Y Alimentación (CTNC) • Asociación Empresarial de Investigación Centro Tecnológico del Calzado y del Plástico de la Región de Murcia (CETEC) • Citromil S.L. • Eversia S.A. • Fundación Clúster Agroalimentario De La Región De Murcia (Agrofood – Murcia) • Fundación Grupo Cajamar • Fundación Primafrío • Iris Technology Solutions • Kveloce • Regenera Levante S.L. • Solplast S.A. • Tecnoalimenti Scpa • University Of Milano Bicocca Due date of deliverable 31 January 2025 Actual submission date 27 February 2025 * PU = Public PP = Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services) A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 3 І 23 RE = Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the Commission Services) CO = Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services) Document history Version Date Comments V0.1 27/01/2025 First draft of the document V0.2 31/01/2025 Revised version based on the comments of Marcello Bardellini (ICONS) V1.0 31/01/2025 Final version, approved by the WP leader and the project coordinator, (will be) submitted to EC. Document Distribution Log Version Date Distributed to V0.1 27/01/2025 Peer reviewers V0.2 30/01/2025 Coordinator and WP leader Verification and approval Name Date Verification Final Draft v1.0 by WP leader ICONS 30/01/2025 Approval Final Deliverable v1.0 by coordinator Fuensanta Monzó 31/01/2025 Disclaimer and acknowledgement This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101036838 Disclaimer A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 4 І 23 This document reflects only the views of the author(s) the European Research Executive Agency (REA) is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. Whilst efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this document, the A2C consortium shall not be liable for any errors or omissions, however caused. A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 5 І 23 Table of contents 1. List of abbreviations ..................................................................... 6 2. Executive summary <abstract> ................................................... 7 3. Standardization Strategy ............................................................. 8 3.1 First contact with the standardization technical committees .......................... 9 3.2 Subsequent interaction with the standardization technical committees ....... 9 3.3 Standardization process ................................................................................... 10 4. Implementation .......................................................................... 12 4.1 First contact with the standardization technical committees............................. 12 4.2 Subsequent interaction with the standardization technical committees ..... 15 4.3 Standardization process ................................................................................... 15 4.3.1 Contribution to on-going standards within existing Technical Committees ... 16 4.3.2 Development of a new pre-standard via CEN workshop: publication of CEN Workshop Agreement CWA. ....................................................................................... 18 5. Conclusions ............................................................................... 22 6. Annexes ..................................................................................... 23 6.1 A2C Dossier ............................................................................................................ 23 6.2 A2C CEN workshop proposal form ....................................................................... 23 6.3 A2C CEN workshop project plan .......................................................................... 23 A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 6 І 23 1. List of abbreviations CEN European Committee for Standardization CENELEC European Committee for electrotechnical Standardization CWA Workshop Agreements ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute IEC International Electrotechnical Commission ISO International standardization organization SC Subcommittee TC Technical committee TS Technical Specifications TR Technical Reports WG Working group A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 7 І 23 2. Executive summary <abstract> The main objective of the standardization activities in Agro2Circular is to facilitate the market acceptance of the results by exploiting these results and findings to develop new standards that have a wide market recognition. The standardization process is considered very valuable for the market uptake of the A2C results and for the impact of the project beyond the financing period. This deliverable summarized the standardization actions carried out by the A2C consortium, guided by UNE (Spanish Association for Standardization) acting as member of ISO (International Standardization Organization) and of CEN (European Committee for Standardization), among other international standardization organizations. The A2C standardization strategy that was defined in the first part of the project is reported and explained. The deliverable describes the interaction of the A2C consortium with the selected standardization technical committees (TC), that were pre-identified as relevant for the A2C project, mainly the CEN/TC 249 – Plastics and CEN/TC 261/SC 4 - Degradability and organic recycling of packaging and packaging material. Also, it describes the A2C contribution to the development, drafting and revision of different standards in specific CEN working groups within the aforementioned TCs. This document also describes the process for the agreement of a standard CWA (CEN Workshop Agreements), proposed and led by A2C, and developed under a CEN Workshop launched ad hoc on ‘Guidelines for characterization of extracts for the recycling/upcycling of organic agrifood wastes'. The CWA 18149:2024 was published by CEN in 2024-10-09 and available for free download in the CEN/CENELEC download area. A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 8 І 23 3. Standardization Strategy The A2C standardization strategy was elaborated in M12 of the A2C project. The strategy is described in this deliverable and it explains the phases to be addressed by A2C during the project timeframe, and the different possible routes for A2C to explore. In the following section 4 ‘Implementation’ of this deliverable, the routes that have been finally taken by A2C are explained in detail. The A2C standardization strategy includes 3 different phases: 1. First contact with standardization technical committees, 2. Subsequent (potential) interactions with standardization committees and 3. Standardization process. Phases 2 and 3 could overlap in time. In line with the elaborated strategy, the contribution to standardization of Agro2Circular is based on: 1. The feedback received from the interaction with the relevant Standardization Technical Committees 2. The suitability of the project outcomes to be transferred into new standards by means of the initiation of a standardization process within the standardization organizations. The Agro2Circular standardization strategy considers the different actions and routes represented in the figure below: Figure 1 – Agro2Circular Strategy for the contribution to standardization The different steps are explained below. Each phase includes different options that are analyzed by the Agro2Circular consortium, to determine the more appropriate actions to be A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 9 І 23 carried out on the base of the standardization landscape (reported in D8.8 at M6), and also considering available resources and timing within the project. 3.1 First contact with the standardization technical committees The objective of this first contact is to raise awareness about Agro2Circular among the relevant standardization committees and to ease subsequent contacts. Different categories of stakeholders at European/international level are present in these committees, so the standardization system is used as a targeted dissemination channel. Feedback is requested to gather any view, opinion or advice about the project and the standardization possibilities or needs. Additionally, this first contact is useful to determine the best path towards the initiation of a standardization process, moreover this first step is expected to ease future contacts within the A2C project timeframe. The A2C execution of the first contacts with TCs is explained in Section 4.1. 3.2 Subsequent interaction with the standardization technical committees Different relationships can be established with the selected technical committees. Two factors determine the more suitable interactions: 1. the impact/relevance for Agro2Circular of the standardization works within the committees and; 2. the feasibility of initiating a standardization process within a standardization committee (versus initiating the standardization process within a workshop created ad hoc, details are given below). The possible ways of interaction of the A2C project with the TCs to be explored are: - Follow-up the activity of the relevant standardization committees. This allows to detect the initiation of standardization works that can be relevant for Agro2Circular and the progress of significant existing under-development standards. This is achievable through a periodical monitoring of the standardization activity resulting in updates of the standardization landscape. - Further contact with the standardization committees to update the progress of Agro2Circular. This is achievable by delivering reports, by attending relevant technical committees’ meetings or by joint events. On the one hand, this action contributes to further dissemination of the project and can guide the initiation of the standardization process. - The participation of one or more Agro2Circular partners in the standardization technical committees. Standardization is an open activity and all interested parties may participate in the technical committees through the designation of their National Standardization Body. This option allows for a deeper follow-up of the activity of a A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 16 І 23 Three different routes were identified as the more suitable ones: - Contribution to on-going standards within existing CEN Technical Committees. - Development of a new pre-standard via CEN workshop: publication of CEN Workshop Agreement CWA. 4.3.1 Contribution to on-going standards within existing Technical Committees Through the participation of the partners CETEC and SOLPLAST in specific working groups, A2C has contributed to the development, drafting and revision of different standards, as explained below: • CEN/TC 249/WG 7 - Thermoplastic films for use in agriculture. Participation of the partner SOLPLAST in different meeting, dealing with the needs for revision of standards about agricultural films with the aim to include the use of recycled products in these materials. Through the participation of the partner SOLPLAST, Agro2Circular were represented during the revision of the following standards: - EN 13206 Plastics - Thermoplastic covering films for use in agriculture and horticulture - EN 13207 Plastics - Thermoplastic silage films and tubes for use in agriculture - EN 13655 Plastics - Thermoplastic mulch films recoverable after use, for use in agriculture and horticulture - EN 17033 Plastics - Thermoplastic mulch films recoverable after use, for use in agriculture and horticulture - EN 14932 Plastics - Thermoplastic stretch films for wrapping silage bales - EN 17098-1 Plastics - Barrier films for agricultural and horticultural soil disinfection by fumigation - Part 1: Specifications for barrier films SOLPLAST has participated actively in the design and drafting these standards. The revised versions have been already submitted to enquiry by CEN, and their final publication is expected in 2025. • CEN/TC 249/WG 9 - Bio-based and biodegradable plastics. The partner CETEC has participated in the process of study and confirmation of the EN 14995:2006 “Plastics - Evaluation of compostability - Test scheme and specifications” for the time being for another five years. In addition CETEC has monitored the standardization activity of the technical report FprCEN/TR 17910 “Biodegradable plastics - Status of standardization and new prospects”. • CEN/TC 249/WG 26 - Agricultural Plastic products – Design for recycling, use, removal, collection and recycling. The partner SOLPLAST has participated actively in the development of the standard draft prEN 18109 (WI=00249A5I) “Plastics - Agricultural plastic products - Installation, use, removal, sorting, collection, preparation for recycling and design for recycling guidelines”. The final draft was ready to be submitted to formal vote for publication. A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 17 І 23 • CEN/TC 249/WG 11 - Plastics recycling. Participation of the partners CETEC and SOLPLAST monitoring the standardization activity regarding the following standardization documents: - FprCEN/TS 17627 Plastics - Recycled plastics - Determination of solid contaminants content - FprEN 18064-6 Plastics — Quality recommendations and basis for specifications for application of plastic recyclates in products — Part 6: Polystyrene (PS) - FprEN 18064-5 Plastics - Quality recommendations and basis for specifications for application of plastic recyclates in products - Part 5: Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) - FprEN 18064-4 Quality recommendations and basis for specifications for application of plastic recyclates in products - Part 4 : Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) - FprEN 18064-3 Plastics Quality recommendations and basis for specifications for application of plastic recyclates in products - Part 3 : Polypropylene (PP) - FprEN 18064-2 Plastics - Quality recommendations and basis for specifications for application of plastic recyclates in products - Part 2: Polyethylene (PE) - FprEN 18064-1 Thermoplastic elastomers - Nomenclature and abbreviated terms - prEN 18065 Plastics - Recycled plastics - Classification of recycled plastics based on Data Quality Levels for use and (digital) trading - prCWA "Plastics - Recycled plastics -Characterization of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) recyclates" - prEN 15347-6 Quality grades of sorted polystyrene (PS) wastes and specific test methods - prEN 15347-5 Quality grades of sorted poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) wastes and specific test methods - prEN 15347-4 Quality grades of sorted poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) wastes and specific test methods - prEN 15347-3 Quality grades of sorted Polypropylene (PP) wastes and specific test methods - prEN 15347-2 Quality grades of sorted Polyethylene (PE) wastes and specific test methods - prEN 15347-1 General characterisation - FprEN 15344 Plastics - Recycled plastics - Characterization of Polyethylene (PE) recyclates - FprEN 18067 Plastics - Recycled plastics - Characterization of Acrylonitrile-ButadieneStyrene (ABS) recyclates • CEN/TC 261/SC 4/WG 10 - Design for recycling for plastic packaging products. CETEC is taking part in 15 projects for the development of PrEN-18120 Packaging - Design for recycling for plastic packaging products: - Part 1: Definitions and principles for design-for-recycling of plastic packaging - Part 2: Process and governance structure to evaluate the recyclability of plastic packaging - Part 3: Sorting evaluation process for plastic packaging - Part 4: Guideline and protocols for PET bottles - Part 5: Guideline and protocols for PET rigid packaging (except bottles) - Part 6: Guideline and protocols for PE and PP rigid packaging - Part 7: Guideline and protocols for PE and PP flexible packaging - Part 8: Guideline and protocols for PS and XPS packaging - Part 9: Guideline and protocols for EPS packaging - Part 10: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging - protocols for PET bottles - Part 11: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging – protocols for PET rigid packaging (except bottles) - Part 12: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging – protocols for PE and PP rigid packaging - Part 13: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging – protocols for PE and PP flexible packaging - Part 14: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging – protocols for PS and XPS packaging A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 18 І 23 - Part 15: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging - protocols for EPS packaging CTN-UNE 53/SC 8 – Plastic recycling. CETEC and SOLPLAST have participated in the drafting of a new standard about recycling of polyethylene-aluminium films, which could include some of the aluminised products derived from the AGRO2CIRCULAR. Requirements are being established and methods of analysis for determining aluminium content are being validated. 4.3.2 Development of a new pre-standard via CEN workshop: publication of CEN Workshop Agreement CWA. Apart from the contributions to standardization within specific technical committees, the development of standardized guidelines for the characterization of extracts for the recycling/upcycling of organic agrifood wastes was identified as a very useful opportunity to the transfer of the methodologies to the market, with the final aim of facilitating the valorisation of agrifood wastes. The guidelines would be based on the D2.4 “Evaluation of extracts” leaded by DMC, José Manuel de la Torre. Specifically, the standardization via a CEN workshop was considered as the more suitable option for requiring more flexible procedures than other standardization routes, and because there is no specific technical committee for addressing this topic. The CEN workshop can also allow to publish a new pre-standard, CWA (CEN workshop agreement), within the Agro2Circular project timeframe, that could then be transformed into EN standards. CEN and CENELEC develop European Standards (EN) and other publications, including Technical Specifications (TS), Technical Reports (TR) and CEN Workshop Agreements (CWA). The European Standardization System makes a significant contribution to the European market, embedded in a global economy, and disseminates the knowledge incorporated in these publications through its network of CEN and CENELEC (national) Members. A CWA (CEN Workshop Agreement) is a deliverable, which may take various forms such as text file or computer code, developed and agreed by the participants in a temporary working group (CEN/CENELEC Workshop). It is designed to meet an immediate need, can be quickly developed and can be used as fast track to future standardization activities. The stakeholder involvement is limited to those directly interested in the subject. The process for initiating and developing a CWA is illustrated in Figure 2. The green arrows in the Figure 2 indicate the opportunities of public participation in the process. A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 19 І 23 Figure 2 - Process for initiating and developing a CWA It was decided to launch a CEN workshop titled ‘Guidelines for characterization of extracts for the recycling/upcycling of organic agrifood wastes', where a document with the same tittle would be agreed by the workshop participants, to be published by CEN as CWA. The WS Chair is Jose Manuel de la Torre from DMC Research Centre, and the secretary is Ana Benedicto from UNE (Spanish Association for Standardization). The process initiated with the submission of the proposal to CEN/CENELEC and with the development of the project plan (all details can be found in Annex 2 and 3, respectively). The initiation of the Agro2Circular CEN workshop was approved by CEN/CENELEC. The proposal and the project plan were opened for public commenting and participation in the workshop on 2024-03-11: https://www.cencenelec.eu/news-and-events/news/2024/workshop/2024-03-11agro2circular/ (Figure 3). The “proposal form” and the “project plan” (Annex 2 and 3, respectively) for CEN workshop development were prepared and submitted to CEN for approval. The initiation of the Agro2Circular CEN workshop was approved, and the initiative was announced in the CEN/CENELEC webpage: A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 20 І 23 Figure 3 -1 Screenshot of CEN workshop announcement online The Kick of Meeting of the CEN workshop was held on April 5th, 2024 (screenshot of the online KoM in Figure 4). The first draft was presented by the workshop chair and project leader Jose Manuel de la Torre and discussed by the participants. A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 21 І 23 Figure 42 - Screenshot of the online CEN WS KoM Then, the draft was submitted to a commenting period (from 2024-04-17 to 2024-05-09). Once the feedbacks received were analyzed and the comments incorporated, the final version was submitted for the participants to confirm their endorsement to the CWA (the entities and people on behalf endorsing the document are listed in the forewords). The final version was submitted to CEN for publication in September 2024, effectively made avalilable on 2024-10-09 CEN. The CWAs is available for free download from the CEN/CENELEC website: https://www.cencenelec.eu/get-involved/research-and-innovation/horizon-europeprojects/cwa-download-area/ The direct link for downloading is below: CWA 18149:2024 Guidelines for characterization of extracts for the recycling/upcycling of organic agrifood wastes (AGRO2CIRCULAR) A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 22 І 23 5. Conclusions Following the Agro2Circular standardization strategy, different actions for contributing to standardization were made by the Agro2Circular project. The A2C research objectives, activities and expected outcomes were disseminated into the standardization network via communication with the relevant CEN technical committees: CEN/TC 444 Environmental characterization of solid matrices and CEN/TC 249 Plastics. Subsequent interactions with the technical committees led to the A2C contribution to the development, drafting and revision of different standards in specific CEN working groups: CEN/TC 249/WG 7 - Thermoplastic films for use in agriculture, CEN/TC 249/WG 9 - Biobased and biodegradable plastics, CEN/TC 249/WG 26 - Agricultural Plastic products – Design for recycling, use, removal, collection and recycling, CEN/TC 249/WG 11 - Plastics recycling, CEN/TC 261/SC 4/WG 10 - Design for recycling for plastic packaging products, and CTN-UNE 53/SC 8 – Plastic recycling. A very relevant Agro2Circular contribution to standardization has been the development of the new European standard, CWA 18149:2024, titled: “Guidelines for characterization of extracts for the recycling/upcycling of organic agrifood wastes (AGRO2CIRCULAR)”. This document provides the basis to systematically compare results across extraction technologies and different raw materials and will allow the end-users of the extracts to evaluate their suitability for the specific final products. The publication, through the CWA 18149:2024, of standardized methods and guidelines to characterize and evaluate the extracts will pave the way for valorising agrifood wastes by green routes to obtain bioactives for the production of nutraceuticals, functional foods, and cosmetics. A2C – Deliverable D 8.10 23 І 23 6. Annexes Find below subsequently the annexes corresponding to: 6.1 A2C Dossier 6.2 A2C CEN workshop proposal form 6.3 A2C CEN workshop project plan TERRITORIAL CIRCULAR SYSTEMIC SOLUTION FOR THE UPCYCLING OF RESIDUES FROM THE AGRIFOOD SECTOR The hidden value of agrifood sector residues This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N° 101036838. 2 A2C – Dossier Technical references Project Acronym Agro2Circular Project Title TERRITORIAL CIRCULAR SYSTEMIC SOLUTION FOR THE UPCYCLING OF RESIDUES FROM THE AGRIFOOD SECTOR Project Coordinator Fuensanta Monzó CETEC [email protected] Project Duration October 2021 – September 2024 (36 months) Document history V Date Comments v0.1 First draft of document v0.x Revised version based on the comments of Name Reviewer(s) - Organisation v1.0 First final version, approved by the WP leader and the project coordinator, (will be) submitted to EC. v1.1 First draft based upon first final version v2.0 Second final version, approved by the WP leader and the project coordinator, (will be) submitted to EC. Document Distribution Log Version Date Distributed to V1.0 23/09/22 Alejandro Arribas, Fuensanta Monzó Verification and approval Name Date Approval Final Dossier by coordinator Fuensanta Monzó 23/09/22 9 A2C – Dossier 2.6 Multilayer soil disinfection films Figure 6: Multilayer soil disinfection films The multilayer soil disinfection films will be upcycling to high barrier plastic films. 2.7 Agro2Circular data integration system Figure 7: Agro2Circular data integration system A data integration system will be use as a traceability tool and as a predictive tool in order to control all the integrated processes. Deep decontamination Ultracleaning Preliminary washing SORTING PE/PA/PE PE/EVOH/ PE Compounding HIGH BARRIER PLASTIC FILMS 10 A2C – Dossier 2.8 Systemic approach Figure 8: Systemic approach The A2C project will involve all project actors with as many members of society as possible. Figure 9: Project management Besides the project management, great importance has been given to local dissemination, awareness raising and training of citizens with actions involving local students. LOCAL DISSEMINATION, CITIZENS’ AWARENESS & TRAINING Food waste upcycling in weekly local street markets Documentary made by students Videogame made by students 11 A2C – Dossier Figure 10: Areas of project involvement The project will assess the enviromental and circularity requirements. A2C also will analyse the social and economic impact. The project try to follow the European standards and identify the possible lack of standards in fields like environmental characterization of solid matrices, plastics recycling, thermoplastic films for use in agriculture, utensils in contact with food and biodegradable plastics. Finally, A2C will spread the results to the society. 2.9 Scalability & replicability Figure 11: Scalability and replicability The territorial solution will be scaled, and also it will be replicated in Italia and Lithuanian. Environmental Assessment LCA, Circularity Assessment, Energy & Water Management Social & Economic analysis Regulatory, Standardization and Political relevant factor Communication, dissemination, exploitation, training, policy recommendations 10 DEMONSTRATOR OF A2C UPSCALED TECHNOLOGY Territorial solution Region of Murcia-Spain Italian & Lithuanian replication case 12 A2C – Dossier 2.10 Expected Impact Figure 12: Expected impact Proposal for a CEN Workshop on "Guidelines for characterization of extracts for the recycling/upcycling of organic agrifood wastes" 2 1 Proposal Form for the Workshop proposer Details of the Workshop proposer: Name: José Manuel de la Torre Ramírez Organization: AGRO2CIRCULAR Project (European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101036838) Postal address: Camino de Jayena, 82. 18620. Alhendín (Granada). Spain. Email: [email protected] Phone: +34655779320 Webpage: https://www.domca.com/ Already known partners: DMC RESEARCH CENTER SL CENTRO TÉCNOLÓGICO DEL CALZADO Y DEL PLÁSTICO CENTRO TECNOLÓGICO NACIONAL DE LA CONSERVA AGROTRANSFORMADOS S.A. LABORATORIOS ALMOND S.L. PROEXPORT-ASSOCIATION OF PRODUCERS AND EXPORTERS FROM REGION OF MURCIA CITROMIL SL SAIREM EXPERIMENTAL STATION FOR THE FOOD PRESERVATION INDUSTRY FUNDACIÓN CLUSTER AGROALIMENTARIO DE LA REGION DE MURCIA FUNDACIÓN PRIMAFRÍO CETEC BIOTECHNOLOGY SL Title of the proposed Workshop: Guidelines for characterization of extracts for the recycling/upcycling of organic agrifood wastes Background/Objectives: • Motivation for the creation of this Workshop This workshop is motivated by the currently ongoing Horizon 2020 AGRO2CIRCULAR project (TERRITORIAL CIRCULAR SYSTEMIC SOLUTION FOR THE UPCYCLING OF RESIDUES FROM THE AGRIFOOD SECTOR), whose general objective is the implementation of the first territorial systemic solution for the upcycling of most relevant residues in the agrifood sector (fruits&vegetables and plastic multilayers) into high added value products, powered by a digital tool and constructed upon a systemic approach with high replicable/scalable potential. Specifically, the fruits & vegetables are the group of major contribution to food waste along the food supply chain rising up to > 40% of waste, and are as excellent source of natural bioactives. However, these fruits & vegetables wastes are not exploited. Agro2Circular project works for valorising them by green routes to obtain these bioactives for the production of nutraceuticals, functional foods, and cosmetics. The creation of this CEN Workshop was identified by the project consortium as a very useful way for the translation of its results to marketable solutions. This initiative aligns the Agro2Circular project with Commission Recommendation (EU) 2023/498 “Code of Practice on standardisation in the European Research Area” and Council Recommendation (EU) 2022/2415 “Guiding principles for knowledge valorisation”. This workshop will be used for the dissemination of the project and its results reaching stakeholders on national, European and international level. Agro2Circular will lead the development of a CWA closely connected to project objectives and the developed technologies and processes in order to bring these closer to the market and to spread technological advances. • Market environment The European Commission's policy advocates increasing the recovery of organic waste, reducing the volume of by-products that end up in landfills or incineration, with the consequent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. 3 Enhancing the recovery of organic by-products is also in line with EU policies of green transition and circular economy. A wide array of studies has demonstrated the potential of different extracts from agri-food wastes for the enrichment of food formulations as natural alternatives to synthetic additives. Furthermore, natural compounds may also be regarded as nutraceutical ingredients for products with enhanced nutritional value, health benefits, and longer shelf-life, highlighting phenolics compounds and carotenoids (high antioxidant potential), and dietary fibers (digestive properties). Moreover, some agrifood wastes extracts have been demonstrated for their cosmetic activity (carotenoids from pineapple) or already employed in cosmetic formulations (such as commercially available lycopene from tomato extraction or essential oils from citrus). But many others could be proposed for further applications, where less effective & more expensive products are currently being used. Organic solvent extraction is the conventional method to recover bioactives from vegetal matrix including agrifood wastes, however it has important problems: low selective yield (many other molecules co-extracted with the target ones), environmental unsustainability. To overcome the problems alternative green extraction processes are emerging. The suitability of the extracts obtained from the agrifood wastes to be valorised into different products depends on the raw material and the extraction routes of the bioactive compounds. However, standardized methods or guidelines to characterize and evaluate the extracts do not exist so far. The development of these guidelines will facilitate to systematically compare results across extraction technologies and different raw materials and will allow the end-users of the extracts to evaluate their suitability for the specific final products. This CEN workshop can strongly support the transfer to the market of the new technologies and methods implemented by the Agro2Circular for the valorization of the agrifood wastes. Scope of the proposed Workshop (planned area of application): The planned document specifies the methodologies for the analysis of aqueous natural antioxidant extracts obtained from wastes and by-products of the agri-food industry. These methodologies encompass the determination of total polyphenols content, total flavonoid content and antioxidant activity assessment through colorimetric assays employing various techniques. The method for quantifying total polyphenol content involves the use of the Folin-Ciocalteau reagent, while the total flavonoid content is determined using the aluminium chloride method. Multiple methods for evaluating antioxidant activity are described, including ABTS, DPPH, and FRAP assays. The planned document is applicable to aqueous extracts obtained from agri-food waste and by-products, specifically those originating from vegetables and fruits. Depending on the specific matrix and composition of the extract, it may be necessary to employ different methods for characterizing these extracts. Are the following aspects potentially affected? YES NO Safety matters ☐ 1 ☒ Management system aspects ☐ 2 ☒ 1 For CEN: The CEN/CENELEC Workshop proposal shall be submitted to CEN/BT for decision. For CENELEC: Work on the proposed CEN/CENELEC Workshop shall not be initiated. 2 The CEN/CENELEC Workshop proposal shall be submitted to the CEN/CENELEC BT(s) for decision. 4 Conformity assessment aspects ☐ 3 ☒ Security matters ☐ 4 ☒ <Add information/explanations to the points marked yes“> Theme related standardization Technical Bodies, standards or regulations, if applicable: The subjects of the planned CWA are not at present the subject of a standard. There are also no committees, standards and/or other technical specifications that deal with related subjects. Optional attachments: <List optional information, e.g. estimated project duration and date of the Kick-off, manuscript, short description, presentation, etc.> 3 CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations - Part 3, 33 applies. 4 For projects dealing with security matters the security risk analysis provided below (item 3) shall be carried out. 5 2 Proposal Form for the Workshop secretariat CEN Workshop on "Guidelines for characterization of extracts for the recycling/upcycling of organic agrifood wastes" Details of the Workshop secretary: Name: Ana Benedicto Organization: UNE Asociación Española de Normalización Postal address: C/Génova 13, 28004 Madrid (SPAIN) Email: [email protected] Phone: +34 650 50 02 08 Webpage: une.org Finance: The administrative costs of the CEN Workshop will be financed by resources from the Agro2Circular project. The final document will include the following paragraph: "Results incorporated in this CEN Workshop Agreement have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101036838”. Both registration and participation at the CEN Workshop described here are free of charge. The use of electronic meetings will be preferred. Nevertheless, in the case of physical meetings, they will be held in Europe and each participant has to bear his/her own costs for travel, accommodation, and subsistence. According to CEN/CENELEC Guide 29, the resulting CWA will be available for free downloading from CENCENELEC Webpage, since it is under R&D domain. Related cost will also be covered by Agro2Circular project. Drafting and Dissemination: The preliminary Workshop schedule will be the following: Activities Schedule 1 WS kick-off meeting + presentation of first draft of the CWA 2024-04 2 Elaboration and agreement on the draft CWA (3 virtual meetings are envisaged) 2024-04 / 2024-08 5 Publication of CWA after editorial check by CCMC 2024-09 In relation with dissemination, as indicated above, the CWA will be available for free download from CENCENELEC webpage (CWA download area). The results obtained from this workshop will be disseminated throughout the specific Agro2Circular website (https://agro2circular.eu/) and social media (Twitter and LinkedIn), and into the Agro2Circular dissemination network, including the selected stakeholders and multipliers, such as the scientific community, technical experts, strategic experts and policy makers and the general public and end-users. This will be done according to the Agro2Circular dissemination strategic plan. DRAFT CEN WS project plan (E) 6 formulations (such as commercially available lycopene from tomato extraction or essential oils from citrus). But many others could be proposed for further applications, where less effective & more expensive products are currently being used. Organic solvent extraction is the conventional method to recover bioactives from vegetal matrix including agrifood wastes, however it has important problems: low selective yield (many other molecules co-extracted with the target ones), environmental unsustainability. To overcome the problems alternative green extraction processes are emerging. The suitability of the extracts obtained from the agrifood wastes to be valorised into different products depends on the raw material and the extraction routes of the bioactive compounds. However, standardized methods or guidelines to characterize and evaluate the extracts do not exist so far. The development of these guidelines will facilitate to systematically compare results across extraction technologies and different raw materials and will allow the end-users of the extracts to evaluate their suitability for the specific final products. This CEN workshop can strongly support the transfer to the market of the new technologies and methods implemented by the Agro2Circular for the valorization of the agrifood wastes. 3.2 Scope The planned document specifies the methodologies for the analysis of aqueous natural antioxidant extracts obtained from wastes and by-products of the agri-food industry. These methodologies encompass the determination of total polyphenols content, total flavonoid content and antioxidant activity assessment through colorimetric assays employing various techniques. The method for quantifying total polyphenol content involves the use of the Folin-Ciocalteau reagent, while the total flavonoid content is determined using the aluminum chloride method. Multiple methods for evaluating antioxidant activity are described, including ABTS, DPPH, and FRAP assays. The planned document is applicable to aqueous extracts obtained from agri-food waste and by-products, specifically those originating from vegetables and fruits. Depending on the specific matrix and composition of the extract, it may be necessary to employ different methods for characterizing these extracts. 3.3 Related activities The subjects of the planned CWA are not at present the subject of a standard. There are also no committees, standards and/or other technical specifications that deal with related subjects. 4 Workshop programme 4.1 General The kick-off meeting is planned to take place on 5th April 2024 on-line. A total of 4 virtual workshop meetings (kick-off meeting and Workshop meetings) will be held, during which the content of the CWAs will be presented, discussed and approved. The CWA will be drawn up in English (language of meetings, minutes, etc.). The CWA will be written in English. 4.2 Workshop schedule Table 1 shows the preliminary timescale and work programme for the workshop, which may be modified according to the progress of the project. DRAFT CEN WS project plan (E) 7 Table 1: Workshop schedule (preliminary) CEN Workshop JAN23 FEB23 MAR24 APR24 MAY24 JUN24 JUL24 AGO24 SEP24 OCT24 Initiation 1. Proposal form submission and TC response 2. Project plan development 3. Open commenting period on draft project plan (mandatory) Operation 4. Kick-off meeting 5. CWA(s) development 6. CWA(s) finalised and approved by Workshop participants Publication 7. CWA(s) publication Dissemination (see 7) Milestones K V V V/A P D K Kick-off V Virtual Workshop meeting A Adoption of CWA P Publication of CWA D Online distribution of CWA DRAFT CEN WS project plan (E) 8 5 Resource planning The administrative costs of the CEN Workshop will be financed by resources from the Agro2Circular project. The final document will include the following paragraph: "Results incorporated in this CEN Workshop Agreement have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101036838”. Both registration and participation at the CEN Workshop described here are free of charge. The use of electronic meetings will be preferred. Nevertheless, in the case of physical meetings, they will be held in Europe and each participant has to bear his/her own costs for travel, accommodation, and subsistence. 6 Workshop structure and rules of cooperation 6.1 Participation in the Workshop The Workshop will be constituted during the course of the kick-off meeting. By approving this project plan, the interested parties declare their willingness to participate in the Workshop and will be formally named as Workshop participants, with the associated rights and duties. Participants at the kick-off meeting who do not approve the project plan are not given the status of a Workshop participant and are thus excluded from further decisions made during the kick-off meeting and from any other decisions regarding the Workshop. As a rule, the request to participate in the Workshop is closed once it is constituted. The current Workshop participants shall decide whether any additional members will be accepted or not. Any new participant in the Workshop at a later date is decided on by the participants making up the Workshop at that time. It is particularly important to consider these aspects: a. expansion would be conducive to shortening the duration of the Workshop or to avoiding or averting an impending delay in the planned duration of the Workshop; b. the expansion would not result in the Workshop taking longer to complete; c. the new Workshop participant would not address any new or complementary issues beyond the scope defined and approved in the project plan; d. the new Workshop participant would bring complementary expertise into the Workshop in order to incorporate the latest scientific findings and state-of-the-art knowledge; e. the new Workshop participant would actively participate in the drafting of the manuscript by submitting concrete, not abstract, proposals and contributions; f. the new Workshop participant would ensure wider application of the CWA. All Workshop participants who voted for the publication of the CWA or its draft will be named as authors in the European Foreword, including the organisations which they represent. All Workshop participants who voted against the publication of the CWA, or who have abstained, will not be named in the European Foreword. 6.2 Workshop responsibilities The Workshop Chair is responsible for content management and any decision-making and voting procedures. The Workshop Chair is supported by the Workshop Vice-Chair and the responsible Workshop secretariat, whereby the Workshop secretariat will always remain neutral regarding the content of the CWA. Furthermore, the Workshop secretariat shall ensure that CEN-CENELEC's rules of procedure, rules of presentation, and the principles governing the publication of CWA have been observed. Should a Workshop Chair no longer be able to carry out her/his duties, the Workshop secretariat shall initiate the election of a new Workshop Chair. The list below covers the main tasks of the Workshop Chair. It is not intended to be exhaustive.  Content related contact point for the Workshop  Presides at Workshop meetings  Ensures that the development of the CWA respects the principles and content of the adopted project plan  Manages the consensus building process, decides when the Workshop participants have reached agreement on the final CWA, on the basis of the comments received  Ensures due information exchange with the Workshop secretariat  Represents the Workshop and its results to exterior The Workshop secretariat, provided by a CEN/CENELEC national member, is responsible for organising and leading the kick-off meeting, in consultation with the Workshop proposer. Further Workshop meetings and/or web DRAFT CEN WS project plan (E) 9 conferences shall be organised by the Workshop secretariat in consultation with the Workshop Chair. The list below covers the main tasks of the Workshop secretariat. It is not intended to be exhaustive.  Administrative and organisational contact point for the Workshop  Ensures that the development of the CWA respects the principles and content of the adopted project plan and of the requirements of the CEN-CENELEC Guide 29  Formally registers Workshop participants and maintains record of participating organisations and individuals  Offers infrastructure and manage documents and their distribution through an electronic platform  Prepares agenda and distribute information on meetings and meeting minutes as well as follow-up actions of the Workshop  Initiates and manage CWA approval process upon decision by the Workshop Chair  Interface with CEN-CENELEC Management Centre (CCMC) and Workshop Chair regarding strategic directions, problems arising, and external relationships  Advises on CEN-CENELEC rules and bring any major problems encountered (if any) in the development of the CWA to the attention of CEN-CENELEC Management Centre (CCMC)  Administrates the connection with relevant CEN or CENELEC/TCs 6.3 Decision making process Each Workshop participant is entitled to vote and has one vote. If an organisation sends several experts to the Workshop, that organisation has only one vote, regardless of how many Workshop participants it sends. Transferring voting rights to other Workshop participants is not permitted. During voting procedures, decisions are passed by simple majority; abstentions do not count. If Workshop participants cannot be present in the meetings when the CWA or its draft is adopted, an alternative means of including them in the voting procedure shall be used. 7 Dissemination and participation strategy Proposal form submission Project plan development Open commenting period on draft project plan (mandatory) Kick-off meeting CWA development CWA finalisation CWA publication DRAFT CEN WS project plan (E) 10 Proposal form submission The Workshop proposal will be disseminated to the following relevant stakeholders and bodies for their information: - CEN/TC 444 Environmental characterization of solid matrices - CEN/TC 392 Cosmetics - CEN/TC 275 Food analysis - Horizontal methods Open commenting period on draft project plan The project plan will be disseminated to the following relevant stakeholders and bodies for commenting: - CEN/TC 444 Environmental characterization of solid matrices - CEN/TC 392 Cosmetics - CEN/TC 275 Food analysis - Horizontal methods In addition to the CCMC website, the project plan and the date of the kick-off meeting will be advertised on the Agro2Circular project webpage (https://agro2circular.eu/) and its social networks to raise awareness. Interested parties are requested to contribute either through commenting of the project plan (short term) or through Workshop participation (long term). CWA publication The final CWA will be disseminated to the following relevant stakeholders and bodies: - CEN/TC 444 Environmental characterization of solid matrices - CEN/TC 392 Cosmetics - CEN/TC 275 Food analysis - Horizontal methods In addition to the CCMC website, the final CWA will be advertised on:  Agro2Circular project webpage (https://agro2circular.eu/)  Agro2Circular social media: o Facebook o Instagram o LinkedIn o Twitter  Research Gate 8 Contacts  Workshop Chair: José Manuel de la Torre Ramírez DMC RESEARCH CENTER SL Adress: Camino de Jayena, 82. 18620. Alhendín (Granada). Spain. Phone: (+34) 655779320 [email protected]  Workshop Secretariat: Ana Benedicto DRAFT CEN WS project plan (E) 11 UNE, Spanish Association for Standardization Génova, 6. 28004, Madrid. Spain Phone: (+34) 650 50 02 08 [email protected] www.une.org  CEN-CENELEC Management Centre <name> CCMC Rue de la Science 23 B - 1040 Brussels, Belgium +32 2550xxxx +32 2550xxxx <e-mail> https://www.cencenelec.eu/Pages/default.aspx  Workshop proposer AGRO2CIRCULAR Project (European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101036838) Phone: +34 (+34) 655779320 [email protected] https://agro2circular.eu/