Essays about: "Discussions waste management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Discussions waste management.

  1. 1. Investigating Cologistics Hubs: Business Models, Added Values, Flows, Perceptions and Scalability

    University essay from KTH/Transport och systemanalys

    Author : Pawan Seshadri Venkatesh; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban logistics; Urban Consolidation Centers; Cologistics hubs; Business models.; Urban logistik; Konsolideringscentrum; Kologistikhubbar; Affärsmodeller.;

    Abstract : Multi-service transport hubs provide a potential opportunity to achieve sustainability and emission goals and have been in contemporary research and policy discussions, however, mostly in the passenger transport sector. In Urban logistics, the delivery vehicles leaving a warehouse or a consolidation centre entering the city to deliver goods are usually filled to a certain capacity during their onward journey and when the goods are delivered, they return mostly empty during their return journey. READ MORE

  3. 2. Next generation of sustainable packaging for Danish skincare scale-up

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Förpackningslogistik

    Author : Carl Craft; [2022]
    Keywords : life cycle assessment; LCA; packaging materials; cosmetics packaging; sustainability; polypropylene; polyethylene; polylactide; polyhydroxyalkanoates; aluminium.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The Cosmetic packaging industry is on the rise and through consumer demand, cosmetic companies are increasing their focus on sustainability and accountability. This has left many companies in need of a deeper understanding regarding the environmental impact of their current packaging solutions as well as how to improve their footprint in the future. READ MORE

  4. 3. From Smart to Shrewd: Provincializing “Smart” Urbanism through the Heterogenous Infrastructure of Waste Work in Kibera and Mathare, Nairobi

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Sonto Amy Mkize; [2022]
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    Abstract : Urban global waste generation has been growing at alarming rates and innovative sustainable solid waste management is considered vital to addressing the waste crisis. The vision to achieve this globally has mostly been taken its inspiration from cities in the Global North. READ MORE

  5. 4. Quantification of emissions in the ICT sector – a comparative analysis of the Product Life Cycle Assessment and Spend-based methods. : Optimal value chain accounting (Scope 3, category 1)

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för byggd miljö och energiteknik (BET)

    Author : Abhishek kumar Rajesh Jha; [2022]
    Keywords : ICT sector; Scope 3 category 1 emissions or Optimal value chain emissions; CO2e emissions; GHG protocol; PLCA; Spend-based; Smartphones; Laptops; Display; Printed Wiring Board; Integrated Circuit; Solid State Drive; EMLCA; Sensitivity analysis Uncertainty analysis.;

    Abstract : Considering the rapid increase in the ICT (Information & Communication Technology) products in use, there is a risk of an increase in GHG emissions and electronic waste accumulation in the ICT sector. Therefore, it becomes important to account for the emissions in the ICT sector in order to take steps to mitigate them. READ MORE

  6. 5. Update of the LCA-software WAMPS : Proposing new emission factors and investigating the implications

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Hanna Unsbo; [2021]
    Keywords : Life cycle assessment LCA ; LCA model; WAMPS; Emission factors; Livscykelanalys LCA ; LCA-modell; WAMPS; Utsläppsfaktorer;

    Abstract : In recent decades, life cycle assessment (LCA) has become a commonly used approach worldwide when studying environmental impacts linked to waste management systems. These systems are of a complex nature which includes everything from technical solutions, the environmental influence, and various stakeholders. READ MORE