Blanc de Gris, an Urban Mushroom Farm: Lessons from the Emergence of a Circular Business Model
Circular Economy Supply Chains: From Chains to Systems
ISBN: 978-1-83982-545-3, eISBN: 978-1-83982-544-6
Publication date: 19 April 2022
Abstract
Blanc de Gris (BDG) is producing oyster mushrooms from organic waste (coffee grounds and spent grains) in Downtown Montreal. This project brought the two co-founders of this circular enterprise into a challenging journey. Based on an ethnographic account of BDG, including observations, interviews, and a four-month internship into the business, this chapter highlights the difficulties of creating an industrial symbiosis. From gaining legitimacy among their peers and bankers to facing operational problems, this chapter outlines the network’s resilience behind this story. This chapter ends by discussing the case in regard to the challenges related to the emergence of circular business models, identified by a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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Citation
Lévesque, L.-Y., Raufflet, E. and Rouleau, L. (2022), "Blanc de Gris, an Urban Mushroom Farm: Lessons from the Emergence of a Circular Business Model", Bals, L., Tate, W.L. and Ellram, L.M. (Ed.) Circular Economy Supply Chains: From Chains to Systems, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 303-311. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83982-544-620221015
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