在初级食品行业,没有浪费之类的东西
Kadi Kenk1, Kristiina Kerge2, Mait Kriipsalu1
1Institute of Forestry and Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
概括
爱沙尼亚,拉脱维亚,立陶宛和挪威的公司将初级食品部门的生物质视为原材料,而不是废物. 这种看法虽然资源高效,但与欧盟废物法规相冲突,并阻碍循环经济目标.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 资源管理 资源管理
- 循环经济是一个循环经济.
背景情况:
- 欧盟 (EU) 循环经济行动计划的目标是到2030年将回收材料的使用量翻一番.
- 以废物为中心的资源管理方法可能会阻碍实现循环经济的雄心壮志.
- 来自初级食品部门的生物质是高质量的,但有可能被归类为废物.
研究的目的:
- 确定在爱沙尼亚,拉脱维亚,立陶宛和挪威限制或促进使用初级食品部门废物的因素.
- 调查技术和政策如何影响生物质的利用.
- 了解公司对废物和副产品管理的看法.
主要方法:
- 与爱沙尼亚,拉脱维亚,立陶宛和挪威的公司进行半结构化采访.
- 废物或副产品管理和回收机制的分析.
- 探索"废弃物终结"标准和替代途径.
主要成果:
- 公司不会将其生物质归类为废物,而是将其视为原材料或生产剩余物.
- 接受采访的公司没有承认生物质利用的假设障碍.
- 目前的资源使用是有效的,但随机的,可能与官方废物定义和报告相冲突.
结论:
- 公司将生物质视为原材料,而不是废物,这对欧盟废物法规和循环经济目标构成了挑战.
- 需要改进材料流量管理,以确保有效的生物质循环,防止废物分类.
- 建议实施环境,社会,治理 (ESG) 和自我控制系统,以更好地管理材料流.
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