circulaire economieDe impact van corona op onze impact

The impact of corona on our impact

Rotterzwam grows oyster mushrooms on coffee grounds . But what if the entire country suddenly works from home due to a pandemic? That has a significant impact on our impact.

Wij delen ons paddenstoelen substraat recept

We share our mushroom substrate recipe

In August 2019, we posed a simple question: What information, insights, or knowledge about mushroom cultivation is valuable for a beginning grower? We asked because we wanted to improve our perfor...

Impact rapportage'sDe impact van Rotterzwam in 2019

The impact of Rotterzwam in 2019

The topic of " Reverse Burden of Proof for Companies " was recently in the news. A referendum is being prepared in Switzerland that will shift the burden of proof for violations of rights and regul...

Als paddenstoelen uit de grond schieten

Like mushrooms popping up from the ground

In 2013, we started with an unusual idea in an unusual location: growing mushrooms on coffee grounds in a vacant subtropical swimming paradise. The subtropical swimming paradise is now called Blue...

Afvalwetgeving veranderenVan plan naar experiment: de juridische reststromen soap

From plan to experiment: the legal waste stream soap

This blog series is about our "Back to the Soil" project, in which we investigate whether several organic waste streams can be used as soil improvers in arable farming and how this can be legally a...

Afvalwetgeving veranderenUpdate 2: Terug naar de bodem

Update 2: Back to the bottom

In July 2019, with a great deal of effort, we managed to spread approximately 45,000 kilos of three different residual flows on a test field in Voorne-Putten. It's now October, and a green manure h...

Afvalwetgeving veranderenOrganische reststromen op de bodem: waarom?

Organic waste flows on the soil: why?

Most people don't think about soil on a daily basis. Understandably. It's a brown mess, it gets your hands dirty, and it's not very exciting to look at. Yet, soil is so much more than that, and ...

Afvalwetgeving veranderenupdate 1: potproeven, reststromen verzamelen en uitrijden

update 1: pot tests, collecting residual flows and spreading

This blog series is about our "Back to the Soil" project, in which we investigate whether several organic waste streams can be used as soil improvers in arable farming and how this can be legally i...

Afvalwetgeving veranderenTerug naar de Bodem: het plan

Back to the Bottom: The Plan

One plus one equals two: on the one hand, organic streams are available and incinerated with residual waste, and on the other, there's a shortage of these same organic streams. Reason enough to ex...

Eerste nationale campagne plantaardiger voedingspatroon

First national campaign for a more plant-based diet

The first national campaign for a more plant-based diet was launched on June 1, 2019, with the slogan "This is how it can be done." Initiated by the Green Protein Alliance, of which rotterzwam is ...

De nieuwe kwekerij is geopend!

The new nursery is open!

On Friday, May 24, 2019, Alderman Bonte, responsible for sustainability, officially opened the new rotterzwam mushroom farm. He did so by cutting a ribbon and then harvesting the first mushrooms. ...

Afvalwetgeving veranderenBlogserie Terug naar de Bodem: organische reststromen, afvalwetgeving en bodemonderzoek

Blog series Back to the Soil: organic waste flows, waste legislation and soil research

This blog series is about our "Back to the Soil" project, in which we investigate whether several organic waste streams can be used as soil improvers in arable farming and how this can be legall...

Speciaalbier gemaakt met oesterzwammen

Special beer made with oyster mushrooms

Collaboration is the new competition. That's why we've once again partnered with a fellow entrepreneur from BlueCity. This time, it's not about a plastic waste stream, but about something drinkable...

Impact rapportage'sDe impact van Rotterzwam in 2018

The impact of Rotterzwam in 2018

Sustainability One of the most frequently used bingo words in the circular entrepreneurship category in recent years. It's used all the time. I recently saw it on a jar of sambal: "Now with sustai...

Afvalwetgeving veranderenTerug naar de bodem, de kringloop sluiten

Back to the bottom, closing the loop

For five years, rotterzwam has been developing a decentralized solution for the highest possible quality processing of coffee grounds. A unique collaboration has been established with the "Back to ...