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Integrating compost science with business model design is essential for transforming horse manure from a disposal burden into economically and environmentally viable compost-based products, primarily soil improvers, in European peri-urban systems. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Investigate the viability of compost-based value chains and organizational business models for horse manure management across the European Union.

September 8, 2026Waste and Biomass ValorizationOpen Access

Business Models for Horse Manure Utilisation in the European Union: Compost-Based Products, Market Pathways, and Carbon Integration

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DPDaniel Pleißner PPPaula Podßun PHP. Hölscher

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Systematic mapping study reveals viable compost-based business models for horse manure in peri-urban Europe, highlighting opportunities for specialized soil improvers and biochar integration.

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Investigate the viability of compost-based value chains and organizational business models for horse manure management across the European Union.
Conducted a comparative literature analysis on horse manure composting properties, emission dynamics, bedding-driven carbon-to-nitrogen ratios, and hygienisation requirements.
Systematically mapped existing compost products, market pathways, regulatory frameworks, and business models implemented across EU member states.
Composting transforms horse manure into stabilized organic products best positioned as specialized soil improvers rather than high-effect nitrogen fertilisers.
Value creation depends on process control, feedstock formulation, and selecting appropriate organisational archetypes (centralised, municipal, or decentralised) aligned with regional scale.
Product differentiation strategies, particularly formulating compost-biochar blends and high-grade growing media components, offer promising market pathways.

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Pleißner et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd78a58e84d0ff5b464dd https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-026-03776-9

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September 8, 2026Waste and Biomass ValorizationOpen Access

Business Models for Horse Manure Utilisation in the European Union: Compost-Based Products, Market Pathways, and Carbon Integration

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Authors

DPDaniel Pleißner PPPaula Podßun PHP. Hölscher

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Overview

Systematic mapping study reveals viable compost-based business models for horse manure in peri-urban Europe, highlighting opportunities for specialized soil improvers and biochar integration.

Key Points

Investigate the viability of compost-based value chains and organizational business models for horse manure management across the European Union.
Conducted a comparative literature analysis on horse manure composting properties, emission dynamics, bedding-driven carbon-to-nitrogen ratios, and hygienisation requirements.
Systematically mapped existing compost products, market pathways, regulatory frameworks, and business models implemented across EU member states.
Composting transforms horse manure into stabilized organic products best positioned as specialized soil improvers rather than high-effect nitrogen fertilisers.
Value creation depends on process control, feedstock formulation, and selecting appropriate organisational archetypes (centralised, municipal, or decentralised) aligned with regional scale.
Product differentiation strategies, particularly formulating compost-biochar blends and high-grade growing media components, offer promising market pathways.

Cite This Study

Pleißner et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd78a58e84d0ff5b464dd https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-026-03776-9

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