SUEZ (Paris, France; www.suez-environnement.fr) has launched Organix, the first digital marketplace for organic waste. This platform can connect producers of organic waste (food industry manufacturers, cooperatives and so on) and methanation unit operators, who transform them into energy. They can manage transactions in a simple and secure manner while SUEZ provides logistics and transportation. SUEZ also ensures the quality of the materials with an audit of the producers and a flows diagnosis. Already available in some French regions (Brittany, Normandy and Pays de la Loire), Organix will cover the entire territory by the end of the year, and will gradually be enhanced with new functionalities.
Through Organix, organic waste can now be sold securely and easily on an auction platform, similar to those used for common consumer goods. This unique platform is the first digital marketplace for organic waste in France. It represents a genuine breakthrough from the existing trading system and meets two needs. On the one hand, producers of organic waste do not always find the right recovery channel, while, on the other, operators of methanation units sometimes have difficulties with their supplies of organic materials due to inconsistent quality, unreliable sources, regulatory compliance and traceability.
By optimizing the connection between these actors, Organix encourages and facilitates waste recovery and the production of new organic and energy resources at a local level, for the benefit of circular economy and the regional energy transition. It is now easier for producers of organic waste to find waste-to-energy operators to reuse their materials, and the operators now have direct access to the offers.
“After ValoServices (SUEZ’s e-commerce site), SmartTrucks (the smart truck equipped with data sensors), sensors and connected objects, today, we are proud to launch Organix. Thus, SUEZ confirms its ambition to become the leader in smart and digital services for recycling and recovery. These innovative solutions take up the new challenges facing industry, businesses and local authorities, and they contribute to the concrete development of circular economy in our regions,” said Philippe Maillard, Senior Executive VP Recycling & Recovery Europe and CEO R&R France.