Life cycle assessment of end-of-life options for two biodegradable packaging materials: sound application of the European waste hierarchy

Rossi, Vincent; Cleeve-Edwards, Nina; Lundquist, Lars; Schenker, Urs; Dubois, Carole; Humbert, Sébastien; Jolliet, Olivier

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.08.049

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“…), municipal solid waste (MSW) (Cleary ), packaging (Rossi et al. ), and construction waste (Batayneh et al. ), etc., but its validity is yet to be analyzed for LIBs.…”

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Eco‐Efficiency Analysis of a Lithium‐Ion Battery Waste Hierarchy Inspired by Circular Economy

Richa

Babbitt

Gaustad

2017

J of Industrial Ecology

173

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A circular economy (CE)-inspired waste management hierarchy was proposed for end-oflife (EOL) lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) from electric vehicles (EVs). Life cycle eco-efficiency metrics were then applied to evaluate potential environmental and economic trade-offs that may result from managing 1,000 end-of-life EV battery packs in the United States according to this CE hierarchy. Results indicate that if technology and markets support reuse of LIBs in used EVs, the net benefit would be 200,000 megajoules of recouped cumulative energy demand, which is equivalent to avoiding the production of 11 new EV battery packs (18 kilowatt-hours each). However, these benefits are magnified almost tenfold when retired EV LIBs are cascaded in a second use for stationary energy storage, thereby replacing the need to produce and use less-efficient lead-acid batteries. Reuse and cascaded use can also provide EV owners and the utility sector with cost savings, although the magnitude of future economic benefits is uncertain, given that future prices of battery systems are still unknown. In spite of these benefits, waste policies do not currently emphasize CE strategies like reuse and cascaded use for batteries. Though loop-closing LIB recycling provides valuable metal recovery, it can prove nonprofitable if high recycling costs persist. Although much attention has been placed on landfill disposal bans for batteries, results actually indicate that direct and cascaded reuse, followed by recycling, can together reduce eco-toxicity burdens to a much greater degree than landfill bans alone. Findings underscore the importance of life cycle and eco-efficiency analysis to understand at what point in a CE hierarchy the greatest environmental benefits are accrued and identify policies and mechanisms to increase feasibility of the proposed system. Keywords:circular economy eco-efficiency industrial ecology lithium-ion battery waste management hierarchy waste policy Supporting information is linked to this article on the JIE website Conflict of interest statement: The authors have no conflict to declare.

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“…), municipal solid waste (MSW) (Cleary ), packaging (Rossi et al. ), and construction waste (Batayneh et al. ), etc., but its validity is yet to be analyzed for LIBs.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Eco‐Efficiency Analysis of a Lithium‐Ion Battery Waste Hierarchy Inspired by Circular Economy

Richa

Babbitt

Gaustad

2017

J of Industrial Ecology

173

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“…Therefore, the waste hierarchy must be assessed for each type of food waste, rather than for 'food waste' as a whole. This case-specific application of the waste hierarchy has been also recommended by Rossi et al in their analysis of the applicability of the waste hierarchy for dry biodegradable packaging [39].…”

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A Methodology for Sustainable Management of Food Waste

García-García

Woolley

Rahimifard

et al. 2016

Waste Biomass Valor

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As much as one-third of the food intentionally grown for human consumption is never consumed and is therefore wasted, with significant environmental, social and economic ramifications. An increasing number of publications in this area currently consider different aspects of this critical issue, and generally focus on proactive approaches to reduce food waste, or reactive solutions for more efficient waste management. In this context, this paper takes a holistic approach with the aim of achieving a better understanding of the different types of food waste, and using this knowledge to support informed decisions for more sustainable management of food waste. With this aim, existing food waste categorizations are reviewed and their usefulness are analysed. A systematic methodology to identify types of food waste through a nine-stage categorization is used in conjunction with a version of the waste hierarchy applied to food products. For each type of food waste characterized, a set of waste management alternatives are suggested in order to minimize environmental impacts and maximize social and economic benefits. This decision-support process is demonstrated for two case studies from the UK food manufacturing sector. As a result, types of food waste which could be managed in a more sustainable manner are identified and recommendations are given. The applicability of the categorisation process for industrial food waste management is discussed.

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“…Their overall objective was to encourage companies to monitor and take concrete steps to address the impacts of land use on biodiversity on a broader geographical scale and along increasingly globalized supply chains. Rossi et al (2015) Bioenergy demand is accelerating day by day due to increase in population pressure whereas on other end worldwide water scarcity for irrigation is also becoming a challenge. This problem may be resolved through the fertigation with grey water for biomass production through short rotation intensive cultural plantation systems (SRICPS).…”

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Sustainability

Chang

DiGiovanni

Mei

et al. 2016

Water Environment Research

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This review on Sustainability covers selected 2015 publications on the focus of Sustainability. It is divided into the following sections : • Sustainable water and wastewater utilities • Sustainable water resources management • Stormwater and green infrastructure • Sustainability in wastewater treatment • Life cycle assessment (LCA) applications • Sustainability and energy in wastewater industry, • Sustainability and asset management.

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Life cycle assessment of end-of-life options for two biodegradable packaging materials: sound application of the European waste hierarchy

Cited by 164 publications

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Eco‐Efficiency Analysis of a Lithium‐Ion Battery Waste Hierarchy Inspired by Circular Economy

Eco‐Efficiency Analysis of a Lithium‐Ion Battery Waste Hierarchy Inspired by Circular Economy

A Methodology for Sustainable Management of Food Waste

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