TY - BOOK ID - 119378534 TI - Life Cycle Assessment and Circular Economy PY - 2023 SN - 3031339827 3031339819 PB - Cham, Switzerland : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Sustainability. KW - Refuse and refuse disposal. KW - Waste Management/Waste Technology. KW - Discarded materials KW - Disposal of refuse KW - Garbage KW - Household waste KW - Household wastes KW - Refuse and refuse disposal KW - Rubbish KW - Solid waste management KW - Trash KW - Waste disposal KW - Waste management KW - Wastes, Household KW - Sanitation KW - Factory and trade waste KW - Pollution KW - Pollution control industry KW - Salvage (Waste, etc.) KW - Street cleaning KW - Waste products KW - Sustainability science KW - Human ecology KW - Social ecology KW - Environmental aspects KW - Circular economy. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:119378534 AB - This contributed volume offers several cases in life cycle assessment (LCA) and implementation of circular economy principles across different industries. LCA is a tool which is utilized to measure the environmental footprints of various products from inception through disposal. Circular economy, a related concept, presents a meaningful alternative to a traditional linear economy as it seeks possible ways to reduce waste, recover resources at the end of a product’s life, and channel them back into production, thus significantly reducing environmental impacts. LCA and CE complement each other, as the former can be used to meaningfully assess possibilities for the latter. The combination of the principles of CE and LCA enable product developers to quantify the environmental performance of various products, processes and supply chain configurations in order to make progress toward sustainability. ER -