3FOOD

Third Industrial Revolution Consulting Group
1.4 Promote agricultural, local and organic products. There are existing organic grocery
stores selling regional products in Luxembourg. There are also local organic production
initiatives: Naturata, Oikopolis. What is needed is greater support for the development of
expanded organic agriculture, resulting in positive impacts generated by the farmers. This
will require ongoing research combined with pilot projects to investigate potential positive
impacts, for example chemical free areas, changes in yields, and soil carbon enhancement.
1.5 Promote the Circular-Design of products and new business models. Potential
collaborators in circular design include the Design School CAD Wiltz and the FAB Lab (3D
Laboratory) in Belval, Esch-Alzette. The EU ECO Design Directive – the REACH process –
promotes circular design requirements at the EU level and offers financial support for
specific R&D projects. Part of the mandate of the REACH program is to definine minimum
design standards. Luxembourg should champion the expansion of the existing ECO design
directive to include a circular approach. Circular design should be phased-in as a
mandatory module in technical education and efforts should be made to attract design
schools to Luxembourg.
1.6 Promote new business models: Product-as a-service and circular supplies. Some
examples of product-as-a-service exist already in Luxembourg, e.g., agricultural machines
and toys. Identify other products with potential to be shifted from traditional “buy and
own” to “use as a service” and promote such transitions. Develop new business models
and support pilot projects via specific national support programs (Fit 4 circularity). Provide
financial support for this type of approach. Expand research in new IoT technologies
(smart tags, low cost sensors, IoT tools and techniques, mobile apps) to help in the
implementation of such a system. Promote public procurement that allows 'pay for
performance’ contracts. Revise tax system to give preference to 'usage' of a product
versus the possession of a product at the moment when the purchasing decision is made.
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2.1 Develop nutrient recovery in wastewater treatment stations. Promote segregation of
problematic waste streams at the source. Establish pilot projects for extracting phosphates
and support research for extraction of other nutrients, followed by large-scale recovery
programs. Implement infrastructure to separate grey water and wastewater. Require all
new wastewater treatment stations to recover phosphates.
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