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Industrial Symbiosis in Insect Production—A Sustainable Eco-Efficient and Circular Business Model

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  • Chloé Phan Van PhI

    (InnovaFeed, Route de Chaulnes, Lieudit Les Trente, 80190 Nesle, France)

  • Maye Walraven

    (InnovaFeed, Route de Chaulnes, Lieudit Les Trente, 80190 Nesle, France)

  • Marine Bézagu

    (InnovaFeed, Route de Chaulnes, Lieudit Les Trente, 80190 Nesle, France)

  • Maxime Lefranc

    (InnovaFeed, Route de Chaulnes, Lieudit Les Trente, 80190 Nesle, France)

  • Clément Ray

    (InnovaFeed, Route de Chaulnes, Lieudit Les Trente, 80190 Nesle, France)

Abstract

Insect meal (IM) is a source of high-quality protein for aquafeed while insect oil (IO) is a source of fatty acids used in monogastric feed with identical or better performance than premium fishmeal (FM) or vegetable oils (VOs) respectively. Although insects’ ability to feed on agricultural by-products and the entire valorization of insect products (IM, IO, frass) suggest insect production is sustainable, no studies have documented its environmental impact using industrial-scale production data. The present study is the first attributional life cycle assessment (A-LCA) based on data from an industrial-scale facility implementing an innovative symbiosis production model. This A-LCA was used to (i) assess the environmental performance of the symbiosis model vs. a no-symbiosis model and (ii) compare the environmental impacts of IM and IO production vs. their respective alternatives. The results revealed that the symbiosis model introduces a meaningful change in terms of environmental footprint by reducing CO 2 emissions by 80% and fossil resources depletion by 83% compared to the no-symbiosis model. The higher sustainability of the IM and IO produced using the symbiosis model was also demonstrated, as CO 2 emissions were reduced by at least 55% and 83% when compared to the best FM and VOs alternatives, respectively.

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  • Chloé Phan Van PhI & Maye Walraven & Marine Bézagu & Maxime Lefranc & Clément Ray, 2020. "Industrial Symbiosis in Insect Production—A Sustainable Eco-Efficient and Circular Business Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:24:p:10333-:d:460032
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