The Project for the Implementation of the Industrial Symbiosis Platform in Sicily: The Progress After the First Year of Operation

Cutaia, Laura; Morabito, Roberto; Barberio, Grazia; Mancuso, Erika; Brunori, Claudia; Spezzano, Pasquale; Mione, Antonio; Mungiguerra, Camillo; Rosi, Ornella Li; Francesco, Cappello

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-03826-1_20

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“…P.A. (the consortium for innovation and technology transfer in Emilia-Romagna), with the scientific support of ENEA UTTAMB (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development-Environmental Technologies Technical Unit), research centre which coordinated the first Industrial Symbiosis platform in Italy [11].…”

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Feasibility of Industrial Symbiosis in Italy as an Opportunity for Economic Development: Critical Success Factor Analysis, Impact and Constrains of the Specific Italian Regulations

Iacondini

Mencherini

Passarini

et al. 2015

Waste Biomass Valor

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Many examples of symbiosis processes studied within the context of industrial research could be applied in Italian productive system, so as to make related environmental improvement an attractive process for industrial stakeholders. By now, Industrial Symbiosis is not systematically applied because of some difficulties mainly related to regulations and to a culture of collaboration (among companies, and between companies and industrial research world) that must still be further developed. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the existing opportunities in the Emilia-Romagna territory and to analyze in terms of methodology and results some useful experiences and realized and ongoing projects in this area for the development of the regional system, intended to apply Industrial Symbiosis and to spread a circular economy approach. Pilot projects, undertaken or in progress in Emilia-Romagna region, are described and analyzed in terms of methodology and results. They aim to study the potential for the application of circular economy by closing production cycles The regulatory framework at national and regional level is analyzed in order to identify critical points and obstacles to the diffusion of Industrial Symbiosis practices. The paper analysis method also includes the evaluation of the opportunities resulting from European funding programmes and from national strategies related to the new European Cohesion Policy. The results of this study, based at different levels of analysis (background experiences, regulatory framework and strategic opportunities) are territorial guidelines, useful for Emilia-Romagna institutions to approach Industrial Symbiosis methodology. This method has been also suggested within the waste plan of Emilia-Romagna Region as interesting and ''useful to the reduction of industrial waste quantity''. As a conclusion, symbiosis has been proved to be a quite effective tool to create new economic growth opportunities: regional and national policies, together with technical experts and entrepreneurs, must work towards the completion of cycles within the production system, in order to foster circular economy. It is needed an effort by all actors of the process (especially institutions) in order to overcome regulatory and cultural issues.

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Section: Project Motivations and Purposementioning

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Feasibility of Industrial Symbiosis in Italy as an Opportunity for Economic Development: Critical Success Factor Analysis, Impact and Constrains of the Specific Italian Regulations

Iacondini

Mencherini

Passarini

et al. 2015

Waste Biomass Valor

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“…Such initiatives have been developed during recent years around the world and applied across a variety of sectors often within the industrial setting. Some examples include the SWAN platform operating in the Balkan and Mediterranean region [47]; E-Simbioza, a tool for engagement in industrial symbiosis (IS) in Slovenia [48]; SymbioSys, a tool tested on 25 companies in Northern Spain from different industrial sectors [49]; eSymbiosis, which was validated with data from Viotia region in Greece [50][51][52]; a platform for industrial waste in the region of Western Macedonia, Greece [53]; the first IS platform in Italy applied in Sicily [54,55]; a collaboration platform implemented in food waste case study in Singapore [56]; a platform connecting process industries producing saline wastewater with those that utilize the technological treatment for salt extraction from that wastewater [57]; and a marketplace framework for the construction sector [28,58]. Most of the marketplaces are discussed in the context of industrial symbiosis or eco-industrial parks (EIPs) [59][60][61][62][63][64].…”

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Circular Economy Matchmaking Framework for Future Marketplace Deployment

Łȩkawska-Andrinopoulou

Tsimiklis

Leick

et al. 2021

Sustainability

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Online marketplaces enable cooperation between potential stakeholders by supporting offer and demand identification at the secondary raw material markets. The use of marketplaces facilitates communication between supply chain actors operating within the same or different industry sectors and enables detection of ways to close the loop of their products. This research investigated which criteria to use for the circular cooperation matching of companies in the context of a marketplace. These criteria were used for the development of a circular economy (CE) matchmaking framework based on a multi-level approach and relevance scoring between the users. The multi-level approach is based on the following criteria: (i) the compliance with circular economy principles, (ii) the material flows analysis, (iii) the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport. Based on those aspects a Total Relevance Score (TRS) between the stakeholders is calculated. The Total Relevance Score indicates the possibility for successful circular cooperation between two partners who are willing to close their loops with the best possible match. The logic behind the proposed circular economy matchmaking framework is illustrated by four cases using data collected from companies. Recommendations for further deployment are proposed. The developed framework, by incorporating circular economy principles for the first time within the matching algorithm, provides the opportunity for interested stakeholders for more tailored matching and increases their possibilities of finding a perfect match on the secondary raw materials market in terms of circularity. A similar approach has not yet been reported in the literature. The circular economy matchmaking framework constitutes a theoretical basis of an online marketplace to be developed.

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“…On the resource efficiency side, principles of industrial symbiosis and related activities were explained. The opportunity to apply the IS 'working table' methodology (Cutaia et al 2014) within an industrial area as Roveri, based on the companies' territorial proximity, brought great advantage both in terms of easily enterprises involvement and potential synergies identification (Scalbi et al 2017). The IS 'working table' was hosted by a Roveri company and was an important opportunity to enhance collaboration.…”

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The Role of Collaborative and Integrated Approach Towards a Smart Sustainable District: The Real Case of Roveri Industrial District

Cappellaro

Cutaia

Margareci³

et al. 2020

Industrial Symbiosis for the Circular Economy

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This chapter presents the case of a historic industrial district in the city of Bologna (Italy): Roveri District. Here a transition process towards a smart sustainable district has been started and a systemic, integrated and bottom-up approach put the basis for the conception of the sustainable model in order to transform the district into Roveri Smart Village. Roveri Industrial District was settled in the early '70s as an industrial area in the outskirts. In the last years, the whole district was incorporated into the southern urban area of Bologna. Currently, Roveri Industrial District represents one of the Italian Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of small and medium-sized enterprises. Nevertheless, district management does not already exist. Recent economic contingencies have induced a general, not coordinated transformation of the past industrial structure. Therefore, the combination of regeneration and sustainability actions is the main challenge to which Roveri F. Cappellaro (B) ENEA,

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The Project for the Implementation of the Industrial Symbiosis Platform in Sicily: The Progress After the First Year of Operation

Cited by 14 publications

References 6 publications

Feasibility of Industrial Symbiosis in Italy as an Opportunity for Economic Development: Critical Success Factor Analysis, Impact and Constrains of the Specific Italian Regulations

Feasibility of Industrial Symbiosis in Italy as an Opportunity for Economic Development: Critical Success Factor Analysis, Impact and Constrains of the Specific Italian Regulations

Circular Economy Matchmaking Framework for Future Marketplace Deployment

The Role of Collaborative and Integrated Approach Towards a Smart Sustainable District: The Real Case of Roveri Industrial District

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