From empty shells to a useful resource
Project details
- Main leader : OVIVE SA
- Type of initiative : Individual initiative (company, etc.)
- Périmètre : Collecte des coquilles : Nouvelle-Aquitaine / Marché : International
- Localisation : 1 rue Claude CHAPPE 17180 Périgny
- Date de début : avril 1926
Economy circular topics
- Industrial and regional ecology
- Recycling
- Eco-design
- Sustainable procurement
- Extending useful service life
- Responsible consumption
- Functional service economy
Oyster shell recovery solutions
We noted that a market for oyster shell flakes existed in France, but was served at the time only by imported products. In the Marennes-Oléron region and all French oyster growing areas, shell waste was being dumped behind businesses and on roadsides. It seemed logical to create a French product by recycling those shells
Qualitative benefits
Provide a new life for shell waste.
Offer businesses environmentally friendly solutions
Stages of the initiative
August 1988: OVIVE SA established
Recovery for animal feedstuffs and pet care products
Recovery for oyster hatcheries
Recovery for air/water treatment solutions
Recovery for use in horticultural growing media (MELTING-POT project)
Accelerators:
- Introduction of selective collection of oyster shell waste for the public at waste disposal facilities.
Obstacles:
- No dedicated sales force.
Areas of activity
- Agriculture
- Recycling
Resources
- Food
- Waste
- Biowaste
Technical resources
An initial operational processing plant was set up in November 1989.
Activities included sorting, drying, grinding, screening and packaging.
In 2010-2011, the production building was rebuilt and a storage hangar erected. A 100 kWp photovoltaic system was installed, and the production facilities were redesigned and automated, with support from the CRITT Agroalimentaire innovation centre.
Human resources
In 2010-2011, the project was designed with input from a trainee engineer from ENSMA Poitiers engineering, recruited with the assistance of CRCI.
Financers
- Banque Crédit Mutuel Océan