Circularity of bulky waste: a case study of krško in Slovenia

B. Vimpolšek, J. Leskovar, A. Lisec

Abstract


Since waste is recognized as an excellent alternative for fresh raw materials substitution, the economy and society are striving for efficiently utilization of different waste fractions. Also bulky waste. To increase and accelerate the utilization of bulky waste the Circular Process Model (CPM) has been designed and applied in case study of Krško, Slovenia.
The Material Flow Analysis (MFA) method was used to determine the quality and quantity of bulky waste which can be used at the highest levels of the waste management: 7 % of material was reused for the same or another purpose, 59 %recycled and 34 % energy generated. Besides, the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was applied to assess the different processes investigated. The LCA showed recovery has the greatest Global Warming Potential (GWP) impact among almost all of the processes considered.
Using both MFA and LCA demonstrated valuing quality over quantity in bulky waste management can drastically reduce the effects of GWP.


Keywords


Circular economy, Model, Bulky waste, Material flow analysis, Life cycle assessment

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21622/MARLOG.2022.11.180

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