18 Dec 2020 --- Residual materials found in food processing surplus streams – often categorized as “waste” – can be reused as upcycled ingredients if fair pricing can be ensured. In this budding market, a current go-to solution for many food manufacturers is to downcycle and sell waste streams as animal feed. However, this becomes a massive loss when these resources are of premium quality and fit for human consumption. Non-profit organization Circle Economy flags that F&B producers still require stronger incentives to valorize all their waste streams, which are an incentive the linear economic system does not provide.