The Circularity of Materials from the Perspective of a Product Life Cycle: A Life Cycle Assessment Case Study of Secondary Fence Boards—Part 1 (Baseline Scenario)

In the era of the circular economy, solutions aimed at increasing the circularity of materials and products are highly welcome. Eco-design and waste management strategies are crucial for ensuring circularity and resource-saving. Strategies should be driven by assessing life cycle-based environmental...

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Published in:Resources (Basel) 2024-04, Vol.13 (4), p.50
Main Authors: Kulczycka, Joanna, Lewandowska, Anna, Joachimiak-Lechman, Katarzyna, Kurczewski, Przemysław
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Circular economy
Circularity
design for environment
Energy efficiency
Environmental impact
Environmental management
Environmental performance
Landfills
life cycle
Life cycle analysis
Life cycle assessment
Life cycles
Mathematical analysis
Methods
Product design
Product life cycle
Raw materials
recycled content
Recycled materials
Recycling
recycling rate
Sustainable design
Waste management
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Summary:In the era of the circular economy, solutions aimed at increasing the circularity of materials and products are highly welcome. Eco-design and waste management strategies are crucial for ensuring circularity and resource-saving. Strategies should be driven by assessing life cycle-based environmental performance. Tools to measure this performance should take into account two recycling-oriented parameters: recycled content and recycling rate. This paper presents the results of a life cycle assessment case study for a secondary fence board (baseline scenario). The circular footprint formula has been used to allocate burdens and credits between the supplier and the user of recycled materials. The potential environmental impact and the most significant issues have been calculated, identified, and presented. A general recommendation for further environmental development of the secondary fence board is to improve the production-related energy efficiency of recycling processes and increase the recycling rate of the board (to avoid landfilling).
ISSN:2079-9276
2079-9276
DOI:10.3390/resources13040050