Here, Responsibility Is Put into Practice.
The “Circular Operation” seal recognizes businesses that have left the one-way road to the incineration plant behind.
Organic residues are processed directly on-site, closing the natural material cycle. For a healthy climate and fertile soils for future generations.
Why Organic Waste Fuels the Climate:
The Underestimated Problem.
Conventional disposal methods turn harmless food scraps into major climate polluters. When organic waste rots, is burned, or dumped in landfills, methane, nitrous oxide, and are produced.
Methane, in particular, acts as a climate accelerator:
in the long term, it is more than 80 times more harmful than CO2.
The scale is enormous:
Every year in the EU, approximately 127 million tons of organic waste are generated.
Every year in the EU, approximately
127 million tons of organic waste are generated.
Together, they produce around
380 million tons of equivalents.
That is three times the total emissions of:
EU air traffic.
To offset this amount, it would require:
26 billion trees.
Heavy, wet waste is often transported over
hundreds of kilometers by truck.
The Solution: Local Aerobic Rapid Composting.
The “Circular Operation” seal guarantees that organic waste is processed directly on-site. No transport, no landfill, no incineration. Emissions are almost entirely avoided.
“This is not greenwashing. It is simple physics and biology.”
CO₂ Impact per Ton by Method
~1.100
Kg CO2 / ton
Massive methane generation
~650
Kg CO2 / ton
Permanently destroys nutrients
~200
Kg CO2 / ton
Decomposition gases & additional transport
~120
Kg CO2 / ton
Methane leakage & logistics
(Local aerobic rapid composting)
~30
Kg CO2 / ton
Minimal electricity use, no transport
“We Only Have 60 Harvests Left”
The UN warns that our soils are dying and that in many places we may have only about 60 harvests left.
This is not a metaphor—it is a reality confirmed by researchers worldwide. With every harvest, we extract vital nutrients from the soil: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
These nutrients end up in our food and later in the trash. Instead of returning this natural fertilizer to the fields, we burn it or bury it.
We have created a biological one-way street that slowly starves our soils.
The Turning Point: Regenerative Agriculture.
The “Circular Operation” seal represents closing this gap.
Here, organic waste is not disposed of—it is refined on-site. The result is nutrient-rich fresh compost that gives back to the soil what was taken from it.
Not just sustainability, but healing.
How Fresh Compost Works in the Cycle:
Nutrient return:
Provides exactly the minerals plants need to grow.
Humus building:
Actively increases carbon content in the soil (storage).
Water retention:
Healthy, humus-rich soil holds moisture better—crucial during dry summers.
Local use:
Applied directly in local gardens or fields—without long transport routes.
The Process: From Waste to Soil in 24 Hours
Harvest and Enjoyment
Fresh food arrives at the business. Guests enjoy it.
Leftovers are created along the entire chain.
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Organic waste is processed directly on-site into valuable fresh compost.
No trucks, no landfill.
Return for New Life:
The fresh compost returns to the nutrient cycle and makes soil fertile again.
What Is a “Circular Operation”?
Standardized Criteria:
1 – On-site processing
Waste is processed directly on location.
Result:
0 km transport emissions
2 – Purely biological and hygienic processing
The process is entirely biological.
Result:
The process is entirely biological.
3 – Nutrient return
Compost is returned to producers.
Result:
A closed nutrient cycle
4 – Measurable data
Documentation of input, output, and savings.
Result:
Transparency & verifiable ESG reporting
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