Essays about: "and waste hierarchy"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 61 essays containing the words and waste hierarchy.

  1. 21. Establishment of an action plan for better recovery of building waste from demolition and rehabilitation operations

    University essay from KTH/Byggnadsmaterial

    Author : Louis Miralles; [2020]
    Keywords : waste; recovery; building sector; brakes; levers for improvement; action plan; construction; reemployment; recycling.;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to establish an action plan whose implementation would improve waste management practices in demolition and rehabilitation operations and improve the recovery of waste from these operations in accordance with the hierarchy established by the European regulations in the Waste Framework Directive of 19 November 2008. This study made it possible to establish a diagnosis of the current state of waste management in the building sector and to identify the various brakes preventing better waste recovery. READ MORE

  3. 22. Actors' Perspectives on Circular Economy: A Case Study of Uppsala City

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Stella Friedl; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Circular Economy; Case Study; Cities; Actors; Perspectives;

    Abstract : The Circular Economy was developed as a response to the prevailing linear model of material use. The goal of the concept is to eliminate waste and mitigate environmental impacts by transforming the economic system into one that pursues a circular flow of materials and resources, in contrast to the current make-use-waste paradigm. READ MORE

  4. 23. Preventive actions to eliminate supply chain losses in Kraft Heinz Company

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Maria Gkiolia; [2019]
    Keywords : Supply chain; Supply chain losses; Preventive actions; MOQ Flexibility; Process standardization; excess production; FMCG company; Försörjningskedja; Förluster i leveranskedjor; Förebyggande åtgärder; MOQ flexibilitet; processtandardisering; Överproduktion; FMCG-företag;

    Abstract : The purpose of the presented project is to eliminate the supply chain losses in Kraft Heinz Company through preventive actions. The two points that the current thesis will focus on are the prevention of excess production and the elimination of MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity) issues that contribute to supply chain losses. READ MORE

  5. 24. Framtidens återvinningsstation : mer än bara återvinning

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Joanna Ederyd; Sara Aneljung; [2019]
    Keywords : avfall; konsumtion; nedskräpning; återbruk och återvinning;

    Abstract : Återvinningsstationen är den plats vi går till för att slänga förpackningar och tidningar som vi inte längre har nytta av eller som anses vara förbrukade. För många är dessa platser förknippade med ljudet av krossat glas, öllukt och smuts på kläder och händer. READ MORE

  6. 25. Redistribution of leftover food from municipal canteens in Sweden to avoid food waste - Environmental, social and economic effects

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Lotta Sellmann Jansson; [2019]
    Keywords : Food waste; redistribution; sustainability; municipal canteens; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In 2015 the Swedish government signed the UN Agenda 2030 comprising of 17 Sustainable Development Goals and a total of 169 sub targets. Goal 12 target 3 reads as follows: “By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses. READ MORE