Finding an economic and environmental balance in value chains based on circular economy thinking: An eco-efficiency methodology applied to the fish canning industry

Laso, Jara; Garcia‐Herrero, Isabel; Margallo, María; Vázquez‐Rowe, Ian; Fullana, Pére; Bala, Alba; Gazulla, Cristina; Irabien, Ángel; Aldaco, Rubén

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.02.004

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“…The results obtained are consistent with respect to those presented in similar works applied to similar products and counting only direct contributions [60]. Analyzing the results obtained, we can summarize the discussion in the following fundamental points.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…The categories of impact are identified from the following issues: production capacity of the ecosystem (including information relating to agriculture, fish or meat, and the decrease in timber field), protection of human health (including human diseases), natural resources and abiotic resource in stock, with the environmental cost, resources, and biodiversity (including the extinction of species) [59,60].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…CML-IA baseline method assesses five main impact categories. This CML method represents the environmental effects of the evaluated system model using 11 midpoint indicators (e.g., global warming, ozone depletion, water acidification, creation of photochemical oxidant, and water eutrophication), which determinate the five endpoint indicator values [58][59][60][61][62]. This method offers us information on environmental impacts such as shown in Table 5.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The replacement of luminaires with discharge lamps with high luminous efficacy and long life-time LED based equipment is a reality worldwide promoted by policies that favor their gradual substitution. There is a great concern in this manufacturing industry to develop new luminaires with low environmental impact during the manufacturing and transportation processes and its end-of-life disposal (reducing greenhouse gas emissions, toxic or hazardous components, …). Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a very extended tool used to provide information on the quality and quantity of environmental impacts in the life cycle phases of any product, system, or service. This article includes all phases of the LCA analysis of a selected streetlight LED luminaire manufactured by a SME where a landfill deposit is the end-of-life scenario. In a second phase, alternatives are sought for the reuse of the most significant elements that improve its local economy. The results are classified and sorted according to the ISO 14040 standard.

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“…At present, this type of waste is incinerated or disposed of. Its recovery, however, introduces an untapped sector into the concept of circular economy which is unndoubtedly a necessary solution to reduce the environmental impact of conventional economic systems …”

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“…At present, this type of waste is incinerated or disposed of. Its recovery, however, introduces an untapped sector into the concept of circular economy 29 which is unndoubtedly a necessary solution to reduce the environmental impact of conventional economic systems. 30,31 In a research study by Oyekanmi et al 31 an evaluation was made of the use of an adsorbent composite material developed from zeolite, coconut shells and cow bones in the depuration of a palm oil mill effluent.…”

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Use of fish scales as an adsorbent of organic matter present in the treatment of landfill leachate

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This study focuses on the removal of organic pollutants present in landfill leachate (LL) using an adsorption process with activated carbon (AC) obtained from fish scales, and subsequently evaluates the reduction of toxicity in the wastewater obtained from the process. The AC obtained is a mesoporous material, with a cumulative pore area of 1.57 m2 g−1, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) of 1.8329 m2 g−1 and adsorption average pore width of 12.79833 nm. The maximum removal of pollutants was achieved at natural pH (6.71) of the LL, with a load of 3 g L−1, resulting in 60.1% colour and 37.3% chemical oxygen demand (COD). The rate of COD removal per g of AC increase had a maximum value of 5.6 at pH 10 when passing from 0.5 to 1 g AC. The lowest rate of 0.6 occurred for the same pH when it passed from 1 to 2 g AC. At pH 3 the second lowest rate of 3.3 was observed when passing from 2 to 3 g AC. At pH 3 there was always an increase in the rate as more AC was added. Conversely, at natural pH 6.71 the rate tended to decrease. At pH 10 the rate first decreased and then increased. At acidic pH, because it is the one with the lowest COD removal, it would be expected that by adding more AC the rate would continue to increase as there are easily accessible sites still available. Langmuir isotherms fitted adequately with the experimental data, providing an R2 of 0.9657, which is consistent with a monolayer adsorption pattern. The LL before the adsorption process had an inhibition ratio of 20.4%, due to the fact that leachate can be toxic because of the presence of hazardous organic compounds. After adsorption processes at pH 6.71, the inhibition ratios were 16.9%, 13.8%, 12.2% and 10.9% at AC loads of 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 g L−1, respectively, due to decreasing COD and colour of the LL over the course of the treatment. It was observed that the reduction of the inhibition ratio was greater at higher loads of adsorbent. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry

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Exploring a hierarchical model for circular economy transition through launching green marketing

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2023

Sustainable Development

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The hospitality industry has been highlighted as an important economic sector that is vulnerable to climate change. However, this industry is also considered to have a substantial contribution to the degradation of the environment by consuming excessive quantities of energy, producing approximately 8% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. Previous studies have proposed the circular economy as an optimal concept to address this issue by eliminating waste and maximizing resource utilization. In light of that, many hotels are striving to shift the traditional linear economy into a circular economy by adopting green marketing into their business operations. However, they still face many obstacles in making an effective transition to a circular‐style economy due to the lack of an appropriate approach. To fill this gap, this study aims to develop a framework to give insights on which aspects can foster the circular economy transition process through green marketing implementation. Therefore, this study proposes a hybrid method that integrates an exploratory factor analysis with a fuzzy synthetic method and a decision‐making trial and evaluation laboratory to structure the hierarchical model and provide guidance to decision‐makers for future improvements under resource constraints. The results reveal that advantage acquisition and behavior transition are the most influential aspects in accelerating the transition to the circular economy in the hospitality industry. The crucial theoretical and managerial implications are also discussed.

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Finding an economic and environmental balance in value chains based on circular economy thinking: An eco-efficiency methodology applied to the fish canning industry

Cited by 87 publications

References 36 publications

LCA Case Study to LED Outdoor Luminaries as a Circular Economy Solution to Local Scale

LCA Case Study to LED Outdoor Luminaries as a Circular Economy Solution to Local Scale

Use of fish scales as an adsorbent of organic matter present in the treatment of landfill leachate

Exploring a hierarchical model for circular economy transition through launching green marketing

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