Assessing the role of preparation for reuse in waste-prevention strategies by analytical hierarchical process: suggestions for an optimal implementation in waste management supply chain

Gusmerotti, Natalia Marzia; Corsini, Filippo; Borghini, Alessandra; Frey, Marco

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“…Thus, they are a powerful vehicle to promote qualitative growth, help develop human capital and strengthen social cohesion. Some social and economic benefits derive, which range from providing employment and training opportunities for people with disabilities or the long-term unemployed to providing access to good equipment for people on low incomes in both the developed and the developing world (Gusmerotti et al, 2019;Kissling et al, 2012).…”

Section: Current Regulation and Literature Discussion On Preparing For Reusementioning

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“…take-back systems) and related enabling business models (e.g. product service system), while neglecting that the material collection system in place is WM (Gusmerotti et al, 2019). On the other hand, according to a recent review performed by Campitelli and Schebek (2020), who reviewed 366 articles, which assessed the WMS of cities or countries focusing on MSW, only 25 analysed waste collection and transport together with prevention and reuse; only four out of these 25 applied life cycle approaches.…”

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“…However, PfR is of interest for such municipal waste fractions as clothing and textiles, furniture, bicycles, paint, mattresses, toys, books, etc. whose end-of-waste criteria can be achieved through sorting, checking and testing, transporting, cleaning or repairing, storing, moving and pricing operations, which in turn should be justified by actual reuse (Gusmerotti et al, 2019). Moreover, despite the existence of many waste-related metrics, most of them capture the extent to which waste is generated and the fraction of waste that is already used as a resource, while not directly indicating limitations or possibilities for the use of waste as a resource (Van Ewijk and Stegemann, 2020).…”

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Municipal solid waste collection systems: An indicator to assess the reusability of products

2021

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The paper illustrates a model to support waste management (WM) operators of municipal solid waste (MSW) services. This study proposes a framework to evaluate the potential of preparation for reuse (PfR) as strategy to jointly decrease social, environmental and economic impacts and meet the legal targets on waste management. As general indicators to evaluate the reusability of products do not exist yet, the aim of this study is the definition of a comprehensive indicator, which may be calculated for each product category by waste collection operators. The proposed reusability indicator includes one coefficient evaluating the potential for reuse, and three impact indicators for the assessment of social, environmental and economic performances. The indicator can be calculated by using real data, gathered by the waste collection operators in collaboration with reuse centres and referred to previous years. Hence, the proposed methodology allows waste collection operators to evaluate the potential consequences of the reuse strategy on their MSW collection system to monitor and disclose to public the impacts related to reuse activities, facilitating the achievement of sustainability in the WM sector. Graphical abstract [Formula: see text]

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Municipal solid waste collection systems: An indicator to assess the reusability of products

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“…Since 2009, interest has been increasing in reuse-related issues of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) ( Pérez-Belis et al, 2015 ) due to their environmental benefits ( Bakker et al, 2014 ; Coughlan and Fitzpatrick, 2020 ; Deng et al., 2011 ; Hampus et al, 2019 ; Prakash et al, 2016 ; Zacho et al, 2018a ), which can increase where collection takes place at the closest possible location to the user ( Casey et al, 2019 ). Reuse can bring about social and economic growth ( O’Connell et al, 2013 ), including local job creation, training opportunities for unemployed and disadvantaged people, and providing reused products for those of low income ( Gusmerotti et al., 2019 ). Furthermore, reuse operations are often environmentally preferable over material recycling and the manufacturing of new products.…”

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Struggles over waste: Preparing for re-use in the Danish waste sector

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A circular economy (CE) aims to reduce waste and encourages keeping products, components, and materials circulating in the economy. Furthermore, following the European waste hierarchy, preparing for re-use (PfR) is regarded as a better waste management option than recycling. Nevertheless, too many products with a reuse potential end up as waste. This includes residuals from products that have no major value and are therefore not demanded by the current system. As a result, products are prematurely recycled. This contradicts both the priority order of the waste hierarchy and the principles of a CE. This article investigates the potential of and constraints to reusing products that are disposed of at municipal recycling stations. It aims to improve our understanding of these issues and offers possible solutions that could enable municipal waste companies to transition from waste to resource management and reach the upper levels of the waste hierarchy, preparing waste for re-use. Interviews with relevant stakeholders, desk studies and knowledge obtained from participating in waste conferences over the past 3 years are all used to analyze PfR practice at five municipal waste management companies in Denmark. Pioneers with respect to circularity in the waste sector, which have been experimenting with and initiating PfR schemes concerning a range of products, including building materials, furniture, white goods and bicycles, are considered because they support the inner cycles of the CE. However, results reveal that the current transition consists of complex processes connected to an ambivalent legal framework and struggles over access and rights to resources. Further, a more coherent conceptual understanding of PfR is needed as the current understanding has a too narrow focus on restoring product value rather than coupling PfR processes to the market. Thus, challenges to achieving higher PfR rates seem to go beyond engaging in strategic partnerships, creating financial incentives and setting separate targets for PfR. Consequently, a more holistic investigation appears to be necessary to deepen our understanding of processes of resource management and use and the contestation that exists over these. Furthermore, a wider mapping of the actors operating in the tension area of PfR, including their willingness to cooperate and negotiate a zone of agreement, could prove beneficial to practitioners and policy developers alike.

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“…For businesses, this includes everything from ecodesign and diminishing product obsolescence from the start to cleaner production and taking responsibility for product end of life (i.e. Schroeder et al, 2018; Chaudhary and Vrat, 2018; Gusmerotti et al, 2018). For consumers, this means changing behaviors and attitudes about consumption, employing practices such as shared use, reuse, repair, or recycling, thereby changing consumption attitudes from ownership to "usership" (European Environmental Agency, 2019).…”

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Hyper-Consumption to Circular Economy in the United Arab Emirates: Discarding the Disposable and Cherishing the Valuable

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Mook

2020

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Overconsumption of resources and consumer items is an important driver for environmental degradation and climate change. Malls, shopping, and conspicuous consumption are deeply ingrained in the local values and the global image of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE has a diverse and international population with over 85% expats and numerous opportunities to reduce environmental impact. Increased participation in a circular economy that aims to reduce resource use by recycling materials, reusing products, extending their lifespan, and maintaining their economic value would be an effective strategy to reduce negative environmental impacts. However, little is known about how much and why UAE citizens and residents participate in the circular economy. Therefore, it is important to examine the factors that predict participation in the circular economy in the UAE. To investigate this question, we surveyed n=163 undergraduate students at an American-curriculum university in the UAE and explored literature-based explanations as predictors for participation in the circular economy, namely gender, nationality, exposure to circular economy initiatives, efforts to reduce ecological footprints, and sustainable consumer behaviors using index-based negative binomial regression models. We also compare differences in ways and levels of participation in the circular economy between UAE citizens and residents with t-tests. Our results suggest that participation in the circular economy does not emerge from concerted efforts to reduce environmental degradation such as lowering ecological footprint and reducing waste, but rather investments in sustainable and durable items. Emirati citizens are more likely to participate in the circular economy, in particular repairing items, than expat residents. These differences are most likely to be explained by the more stable lifestyles of Emirati citizens as opposed to the more itinerant lifestyles of expat residents. Keywords: sustainability, circular economy, consumption, Middle East, ecological footprint, recycling.

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Assessing the role of preparation for reuse in waste-prevention strategies by analytical hierarchical process: suggestions for an optimal implementation in waste management supply chain

Cited by 23 publications

References 58 publications

Municipal solid waste collection systems: An indicator to assess the reusability of products

Municipal solid waste collection systems: An indicator to assess the reusability of products

Struggles over waste: Preparing for re-use in the Danish waste sector

Hyper-Consumption to Circular Economy in the United Arab Emirates: Discarding the Disposable and Cherishing the Valuable

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