Environmental assessment of potential industrial waste management in the Czech Republic

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60461373%3A22320%2F25%3A43931540" target="_blank" >RIV/60461373:22320/25:43931540 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.70043" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.70043</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jiec.70043" target="_blank" >10.1111/jiec.70043</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Environmental assessment of potential industrial waste management in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In contrast to municipal waste, the much larger quantities of industrial waste are less frequently addressed, both in legislation and in life cycle assessment (LCA). However, LCA studies can identify opportunities to reduce national environmental impacts by improving the management of industrial waste, and they can inform legislation that brings us closer to a net-zero, circular economy. This study analyzes the impact mitigation potential of 10 industrial waste categories in a case study of the Czech Republic. By adopting consequential, fraction-specific LCA modeling of current waste management practices, we clarified their hierarchy and quantified maximum transport distances from the environmental perspective. We further linked the environmental impacts with material flow analysis of these waste categories in the Czech Republic and compared the current situation with a potential scenario based on legislation targets and the maximum demand for recycled materials. The results indicate a potential to mitigate approximately 2.3% of the current environmental impacts for the Czech Republic and reduce primary energy resource consumption by about 1.7%. The highest potential was attributed to ferrous metal waste, where an increased recycling rate could additionally substitute up to 942 kt of primary steel, resulting in substantial environmental savings. The second highest potential was reported for coal combustion fly ash utilized in concrete production. The findings indicate that these materials, which are currently underemphasized in public policies, deserve greater attention.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Environmental assessment of potential industrial waste management in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

In contrast to municipal waste, the much larger quantities of industrial waste are less frequently addressed, both in legislation and in life cycle assessment (LCA). However, LCA studies can identify opportunities to reduce national environmental impacts by improving the management of industrial waste, and they can inform legislation that brings us closer to a net-zero, circular economy. This study analyzes the impact mitigation potential of 10 industrial waste categories in a case study of the Czech Republic. By adopting consequential, fraction-specific LCA modeling of current waste management practices, we clarified their hierarchy and quantified maximum transport distances from the environmental perspective. We further linked the environmental impacts with material flow analysis of these waste categories in the Czech Republic and compared the current situation with a potential scenario based on legislation targets and the maximum demand for recycled materials. The results indicate a potential to mitigate approximately 2.3% of the current environmental impacts for the Czech Republic and reduce primary energy resource consumption by about 1.7%. The highest potential was attributed to ferrous metal waste, where an increased recycling rate could additionally substitute up to 942 kt of primary steel, resulting in substantial environmental savings. The second highest potential was reported for coal combustion fly ash utilized in concrete production. The findings indicate that these materials, which are currently underemphasized in public policies, deserve greater attention.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/SS02030008" target="_blank" >SS02030008: Centrum environmentálního výzkumu: Odpadové a oběhové hospodářství a environmentální bezpečnost</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY

ISSN

1088-1980

e-ISSN

1530-9290

Svazek periodika

29

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

1185-1196

Kód UT WoS článku

001544234000001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105005520751