Signature Eco-CelticA biotechnology company based in the town of Pontevedra, Ponteareas, and Life Sciences Business Technological Cluster (Bioga), newly patented Europe’s first pet litter made from mussel shells.
“These products, made from shellfish waste, are the result of five years of research. Circular Economy The company’s CEO, Sergio Quiroga, predicts in his statement that “mussel shell waste can now be recycled in a viable and sustainable way.” sand sea, This is its name and it is sold in Gadisa workplaces.
canning companies Galicia produce around 90,000 tons of mussel shells per year. “If the processing of these natural wastes is not correct, the environmental impact is obvious,” says Quiroga. Ecocelta, together with representatives of the canning industry and mollusc purification plants, launched a project in 2017, with the support of the Galicia Innovation Agency (GAIN), serving the development of the Celtacal Method, a process of sustainable and local management of mollusk shells. ) through the InnovaPeme program. This research enabled the development of the biofertilizer called Celtacal, whose raw material is mussel shells, which is the first registered organic lime fertilizer in the world and was registered in 2019.
Approximately 6 million cats in Spain
There are almost six million registered in Spain cats. AND Each cat consumes an average of 200 kilos of hygienic bedding per year.. “By processing all the remaining mussel shells in Galicia, sand for 375,000 cats could be produced,” says Sergio Quiroga, emphasizing: “An environmental problem can be solved by meeting the demand, which accounts for only 6.5% of the total system costs.” Spanish region”.