Urban material cycle closing – assessment of industrial waste management in Lisbon region

Patrício, João; Costa, Inês; Niza, Samuel

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.08.069

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“…Denmark is another example of the positive impact that rising landfill rates have had on increasing symbiosis relations [98]. In Portugal, increasing landfill taxes could act as an incentive for companies to look for more sustainable ways to treat waste generated and to promote industrial symbiosis relationships, as the value of existing landfill taxes is still low [69].…”

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“…Of these three, the one that generated the most waste in Portugal was the paper industry, which accounted for 15.4% of the total waste generated by the manufacturing sector [78]. With a significant sales volume, this sector has been present in some cases of industrial symbiosis in Portugal with recognized benefits for the economy and the environment [68][69][70][71]. The manufacturing industry of basic metals and fabricated metal products can also be an important sector for creating potential industrial symbiosis, as it is the fourth most representative industry in the manufacturing sector and generates the most waste, around 19.3% of the total manufacturing sector [77,78].…”

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“…Although the reported success cases and the European Commission in some communications have highlighted the important role of industrial symbiosis in achieving sustainability in all three aspects, there are still few cases in Portugal. Moreover, the number of publications referring to these cases of symbiosis is very scarce [68][69][70][71] and a publication compiling the various cases of industrial symbiosis in Portugal reported in articles and grey literature was still missing. Furthermore, given the small number of cases, it is essential to outline ways to increase the industrial symbiosis networks in Portugal that will allow for economic growth to be augmented without inferring an increase in carbon dioxide emissions or resource consumption.…”

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Current Status, Emerging Challenges, and Future Prospects of Industrial Symbiosis in Portugal

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Industrial symbiosis has proven to be an important tool for improving business sustainability with numerous environmental, economic, and social benefits. The literature on this subject has been provided with countless case studies of the application of this practice in different geographical locations. However, studies concerning Portugal in this area are still scarce. Thus, this article aims to map and analyze the existing cases of industrial symbiosis in Portugal, as well as the current state and the legislative context regarding this practice. It also aims to analyze the main barriers to the growth of synergy relations and outline new paths for the development of industrial symbiosis in Portugal. From the analysis to the case studies, it was possible to conclude that most industrial symbiosis networks have few actors, and networks with two and three are common. However, owing to strategic plans, the type of existing economic activities, and the waste generated, there is much potential for industrial symbiosis networks to be established and to contribute to emission reductions, more efficient use of resources, and reduced external dependence. However, in order to increase industrial symbiosis, concerted action must be taken at various levels to encourage companies to develop synergy relations. Changing the legislative framework, making funds available, the role of local governments, the existence of a facilitator, and the use of some industries as anchor tenants are some of the aspects that can contribute to the increase of industrial symbiosis in Portugal.

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“…The metabolic analysis of specific construction materials was dealt with by Huang and Hsu (2003), who developed particular indicators (such as the intensity of resource consumption and energy evaluation of urban metabolism) to show the magnitude of construction materials' use in Taipei, China, and compared it with the total regional emergy (embodied energy), which was a staggering 45%. Industrial waste materials management in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area has been assessed by Patrício et al (2014), who found that this region successfully metabolizes a large percentage of its industrial waste (almost 80%), strengthening its present and future resilience.…”

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Preliminary study for self-sufficiency of construction materials in a Portuguese region – Évora

Coelho

2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…Practices and tolls derived from several fields of knowledge are necessary to achieve Circular Economy's goals [29,30]. Within this context, IE plays a central role in the implementation of inter-firm approaches focused on the reintegration of waste and by-products on economy [31]. The experiences reported in the literature reveal IE potential to be applied in different social contexts and economic sectors.The construction industry can be subdivided in two sectors: residential construction and industrial, commercial and institutional construction.…”

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Waste Management in Industrial Construction: Investigating Contributions from Industrial Ecology

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Magrini

2017

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The need for effective construction waste management is growing in importance, due to the increasing generation of construction waste and to its adverse impacts on the environment. However, despite the numerous studies on construction waste management, recovery of construction waste through Industrial Symbiosis and the adoption of other inter-firm practices, comprised within Industrial Ecology field of study, have not been fully explored. The present research aims to investigate Industrial Ecology contributions to waste management in industrial construction. The waste management strategies adopted in two industrial construction projects in Brazil are analyzed. The main waste streams generated are identified, recycling and landfilling diversion rates are presented and waste recovery through Industrial Symbiosis is discussed. A SWOT analysis was carried out. Results demonstrate that 9% of the waste produced in one of the projects was recovered through Industrial Symbiosis, while in the other project, waste recovery through Industrial Symbiosis achieved the rate of 30%. These data reveal Industrial Symbiosis' potential to reduce landfilling of industrial construction wastes, contributing to waste recovery in construction. In addition, results show that industrial construction projects can benefit from the following synergies common in Industrial Ecology place-based approaches: centralized waste management service, shared waste management infrastructure and administrative simplification.Sustainability 2017, 9, 1251 2 of 17 recycling and management actions within construction projects to deal with the various kinds of waste generated [2,9] and to assure legal compliance.Researchers have pointed out that waste management in construction activities should start from the design and the procurement phases and, then, extend to onsite technologies and plans [10]. Project designers should spend some time on considering how to reduce waste generation through reasonable design schemes [11], use of secondary materials [12], as well as, standardization of construction materials, dimensional coordination and application of modern methods of construction [13].In turn, regarding onsite management activities, adherence to design documents, reduction of the number and extent of design changes [13] and more accurate estimation of materials required in each construction stage [14] have been pointed as practices with great potential to reduce waste generation. Onsite management of construction waste is also considered determinant for its destination [15]. Waste segregation [16] and maximization of onsite materials reuse [17,18], for example, are practices that contribute for reducing waste landfilling and material intensiveness in construction. The importance of waste management plans to effective waste management in construction projects is also recognized [13], although its dissemination to all workers is one of the least widespread practices in construction [12]. The relevance of adequate supervision of waste management activities an...

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Urban material cycle closing – assessment of industrial waste management in Lisbon region

Cited by 19 publications

References 18 publications

Current Status, Emerging Challenges, and Future Prospects of Industrial Symbiosis in Portugal

Current Status, Emerging Challenges, and Future Prospects of Industrial Symbiosis in Portugal

Preliminary study for self-sufficiency of construction materials in a Portuguese region – Évora

Waste Management in Industrial Construction: Investigating Contributions from Industrial Ecology

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