Agricultural waste. Created in 2017, Agrivalor has set itself the objective of working on solutions to reduce the waste generated by agricultural activities in Guadeloupe and to control the treatment and recycling of this. A long-term project which is bearing fruit today. – Text Charlène Raverat
– Photo Lou Denim
“We are really delighted with the awareness that is being raised among Guadeloupe operators of agricultural production with regard to the environment and we are
happy to move forward together towards sustainable and intelligent solutions to preserve our lands ”, says Agrivalor president Nicolas Noirtin.
Indeed, Agrivalor Guadeloupe brings together a fifteen economic players in agricultural supplies and cooperatives in Guadeloupe (importers, distributors) and intends to promote clean agriculture.
It is committed to carrying out extensive research and development work to point out the areas of modernization in the treatment of agricultural waste and to implement changes in the working methods of farmers.
“We carry out numerous studies, in particular on plastics, used containers or mulches, and then we look for ecological and sensible techniques to reduce the footprint of our waste. It takes time to find the keys, but together we are heading in the right direction. “
Great successes
Agrivalor Guadeloupe organizes the collection, from Guadeloupe farmers, of empty packaging of phytosanitary products. Once cleaned, this agricultural waste is transformed into grass slabs for the construction of car parks.
“Before, these plastic products went to landfill. Today they have a second use. We also collect the empty fertilizer bags and the sending of a full container, in 2020, to Europe, will have enabled the recycling of our used bags. “ explains Nicolas Noirtin, president of Agrivalor.
“Farmers are making great efforts to participate in better treatment of their waste. The evolution is more than satisfactory and this is what encourages us to develop further projects. “
Therefore, the next line of work Agrivalor focuses on mulch treatment. To avoid using herbicides, farmers most often resort to plastic mulching. However, these are not biodegradable.
“These materials are tricky to process. This would involve transforming these used plastics into Solid Recovered Fuels (CSR) and setting up, in Guadeloupe, a recovery unit for these CSRs. But we are working hard in this direction. ”
Continue to act and invest in the treatment of agricultural waste
Agrivalor Guadeloupe and its members are getting organized to protect the territory and promote its needs. In addition, they aspire, in the future, to a consultation with energy players and other sectors of the economy on the issue of waste treatment.
“It is time to join forces to give weight and echo to our future ideas. “
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