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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Progress in Life Cycle Assessment |
| Editors | Liselotte Schebek, Christoph Herrmann, Felipe Cerdas |
| Pages | 147-154 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 978-3-319-92237-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
| Name | Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management |
|---|---|
| ISSN (Print) | 2194-0541 |
| ISSN (electronic) | 2194-055X |
Abstract
With a growing demand of resources and environmental issues like climate change, circular economy has become an inevitable fundamental principle in resource consumption. While conventional plastics have become an essential material group in the 20th century, bio-based and/or biodegradable alternatives are still evolving. Principles of the circular economy need to be implemented for all kinds of material flows and bioplastic is no exception, as biomass is a limited resource as well. To identifiy environmentally favourable pathways for bioplastic waste streams, it is helpful to develop suitable specific indicators. To review the current status quo, a literature review was conducted with focus on (bio-) plastics. While general circular economy approaches are available manifold, only few literature on specific circular economy indicators for (bio-) plastics is available. Especially the aspect of biodegradability is unique for bioplastics and therefore enables further waste treatment options. An already existing framework is therefore extended for these waste treatment options to enable the identification of optimal pathways also for biodegradable plastics.
Keywords
- Bioplastics, Circular economy, LCA
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Science(all)
- Environmental Chemistry
- Energy(all)
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Engineering(all)
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Sustainable Development Goals
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Progress in Life Cycle Assessment. ed. / Liselotte Schebek; Christoph Herrmann; Felipe Cerdas. 2019. p. 147-154 (Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management).
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N1 - Funding Information: Acknowledgements The authors thank hereby the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research as well as the project executing organisation within the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the funding and support of the research project “New pathways, strategies, business and communication models for bioplastics as a building block of a sustainable economy” (BiNa) within this research has been conducted.
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