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Life Cycle Assessment of Waste Management: Are We Addressing the Key Challenges Ahead of Us?

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    Abstract

    The environmental benefits quantified in waste LCA studies are often directly proportional to the amounts of waste materials routed to a particular recycling technology, whereas the specific composition, properties, and presence of targeted resources in the waste materials may not be fully addressed. This suggests that the actual efforts associated with recovering and recycling of resources in waste may not be fully reflected by current LCA modeling approaches.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Industrial Ecology
    Volume22
    Issue number5
    Pages (from-to)1000-1004
    ISSN1088-1980
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
      SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
    2. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
      SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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