Valorizzazione di materiali residui nelle filiere produttive agro-industriali – Transizioni circolari in Alto Adige (Italia)
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https://doi.org/10.69143/2464-9309/19242026Parole chiave:
sottoprodotti agro-industriali, valorizzazione degli scarti, design guidato dai materiali, design sistemico, economia circolareAbstract
Nelle regioni alpine come l’Alto Adige le attività agro-industriali e agricole producono grandi quantità di sottoprodotti i cui usi attuali risultano spesso inferiori al loro potenziale come risorse materiali secondarie. La collaborazione tra design, scienza e tecnologia promuove l’innovazione sostenibile dei materiali, e tale approccio interdisciplinare costituisce il fondamento della presente ricerca. Lo studio esamina quattro sottoprodotti provenienti dai settori lattiero-caseario, birrario, della distillazione della frutta e dell’allevamento ovino della regione, combinando prospettive materiali, tecnologiche e sistemiche. I risultati preliminari individuano percorsi concreti per reintegrare tali risorse sottoutilizzate nelle filiere produttive locali, facendo emergere i vincoli normativi, infrastrutturali ed economici che attualmente ne limitano la valorizzazione.
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Ricevuto: 11/03/2026; Revisionato: 19/04/2026; Accettato: 24/04/2026
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