A waste generation input output analisys: The case of Spain
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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10481/87035Metadatos
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Elsevier
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2019-02-10Referencia bibliográfica
Ruiz-Peñalver, S. M., Rodríguez, M., Camacho, J.A. (2019): A waste generation input output analysis: The case of Spain. Journal of Cleaner Production 210, 1475-1482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.145
Resumen
In December 2015 the European Commission adopted the Circular Economy Package that includes legislative proposals on waste as well as long-term targets to reduce landfilling and increase recycling and
reuse. A detailed and comprehensive accounting of waste arisings forms the quantitative basis for
designing adequate policy instruments for a Circular Economy. The aim of this paper is to estimate total
waste generation throughout the supply chain in Spain by applying an input-output based hybrid Life
Cycle Assessment model. Both the waste generated by direct suppliers and indirect suppliers (that is,
suppliers to suppliers) are estimated. The results show that there is high concentrations in total waste
generation both in terms of sectors and waste types so the government should concentrate its waste
prevention strategy on those sectors and types of waste that have a higher impact on total waste
generation.