WASTE-SEC tool

Developed by Galanakis Laboratories under the Horizon Europe SecureFood project (2024–2027), WASTE-SEC is an advanced decision-support tool designed to quantify, model, and reduce food loss and waste (FLW) while strengthening food system resilience, circular bioeconomy pathways, and evidence-based policymaking.
WASTE-SEC integrates data analytics, scenario modelling, policy simulation, and impact assessment to support stakeholders across food, bio-based, and industrial value chains.

In line with the CBE JU 2026 Annual Work Programme priorities (notably sustainable feedstock mobilisation, circularity, SSbD approaches, and resilience) WASTE-SEC provides a cross-cutting digital backbone supporting multiple 2026 Innovation and Flagship Actions CBE-JU-AWP-2026.

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WASTE-SEC supports biorefinery competitiveness by mapping sustainable food waste and side-stream feedstock availability, analysing logistics and supply risks, and modelling economic, environmental, and policy scenarios that de-risk large-scale biotech deployment.

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WASTE-SEC evaluates nutrient-rich food and agro-food waste streams, assesses environmental trade-offs, and supports SSbD decision-making by modelling impacts on soil health, resource efficiency, and circular nutrient recovery.

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WASTE-SEC quantifies biogenic waste-derived feedstock potential, supports assessment of safety, circularity, and sustainability impacts, and enables scenario testing for market uptake and regulatory alignment of bio-based ingredients.

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WASTE-SEC identifies food waste and side-streams suitable for nutritional ingredient recovery, assesses safety and efficiency constraints, and models resilience, sustainability, and policy impacts supporting diversified ingredient sourcing.

✅ HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-01

WASTE-SEC supports the valorisation of food, agro-industrial, and urban bio-waste by mapping availability, analysing conversion pathways, and evaluating system-level impacts and scalability risks.

✅ HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-02

WASTE-SEC links material flows, waste generation, and end-of-life scenarios, enabling assessment of how bio-based additives improve recyclability, biodegradability, and circular performance across value chains.

✅ HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-03

WASTE-SEC complements woody residue valorisation by providing cross-sector biomass competition analysis, ensuring coherence between food waste, forestry residues, and cascading use principles at regional and EU level.

✅ HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-04

WASTE-SEC supports circular-by-design strategies by modelling upstream waste reduction, downstream end-of-life scenarios, and environmental trade-offs associated with thermoset material choices.

✅ HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-05

WASTE-SEC links packaging innovation to food waste prevention, modelling how advanced bio-based films and coatings reduce FLW, improve circularity, and enhance system-wide sustainability performance.

✅ HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-RIA-01

WASTE-SEC informs separation and purification strategies by quantifying feedstock variability, modelling system efficiencies, and assessing environmental and economic implications of alternative processing routes.

✅ HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-RIA-02

WASTE-SEC identifies alternative bio-waste-derived polymer feedstocks, evaluates sustainability trade-offs, and supports SSbD-driven pathway selection at early TRL stages.

✅ HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-RIA-03

WASTE-SEC supports fibre innovation by assessing availability of bio-waste and side-stream feedstocks, modelling circular end-of-life scenarios, and quantifying microplastic and pollution reduction impacts.