ESPP is looking for an industry consultant or economics and market expert to outline and assess the feasibility and possible mechanisms for ‘quotas’ for recycled phosphorus in fertilisers (minimum recycled nutrient content requirements). The aim is to produce of a 5-page brief, outlining potential approaches to defining and implementing recycled P quotas and identifying associated opportunities, challenges and possible unintended consequences. This should consider different fertiliser product categories (including both mineral and organic fertilisers, both commercial and ‘on-farm’), national or EU-level targets, company overall or per-product … The work will include: collating relevant literature (including published analysis of ‘quotas’ in other sectors), first draft paper, refinement of this draft via 2-3 online or stakeholder meetings, finalisation of briefing paper with references. The paper aims to contribute to EU policy developments on nutrient circularity (see ESPP’s stakeholder proposals for market pull policies to support nutrient recycling and for nutrients in the EU Circular Economy Act). Objective is to finalise the paper by end September 2025
Work will be funded and published by ESPP. Expressions of interest to ESPP by 9th May to