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Life Cycle Assessment of waste management systems in Italian industrial areas: Case study of 1st Macrolotto of Prato

TitoloLife Cycle Assessment of waste management systems in Italian industrial areas: Case study of 1st Macrolotto of Prato
Tipo di pubblicazioneArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Anno di Pubblicazione2009
AutoriTarantini, M., Dominici Loprieno Arianna, Cucchi E., and Frenquellucci F.
RivistaEnergy
Volume34
Paginazione613-622
ISSN03605442
Parole chiaveArea managements, Critical points, decision support system, Doors, energy efficiency, Energy policy, Equations of state, Eurasia, Europe, European Commission, European commissions, Industrial areas, industrial location, Industry, Italy, life cycle, life cycle analysis, life cycle assessment, Prato [Tuscany], Recycling, Renewable energy resources, Southern Europe, Supporting tools, System modelling, Tuscany, waste management, Waste management systems, waste transport
Abstract

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is not widely used as a decision-supporting tool in Italy, despite recent European Commission policies fostering its adoption to achieve an energy- and resource-efficient economy. In this paper, an LCA of waste management system of the 1st Macrolotto industrial area is presented. The aims of the study were to identify the environmental critical points of the system and to evaluate opportunities and problems in applying this methodology at industrial area level. After a description of the waste management system of the 1st Macrolotto industrial area, the main assumptions of the study and some elements of the system modelling are presented. Results confirmed that door-to-door separated collection and packaging recycling are successful strategies for reducing the use of natural resources. The cooperation of the waste management company, which was part of the area management structure, was strategic for the completion of the analysis. Country-specific databases and models should be developed for a widespread application of the LCA methodology to waste management in Italian industrial areas. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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URLhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-67349247502&doi=10.1016%2fj.energy.2008.12.004&partnerID=40&md5=14c7ef6b5b0892185306304205326d16
DOI10.1016/j.energy.2008.12.004
Citation KeyTarantini2009613