The Circularity of Materials from the Perspective of a Product Life Cycle: A Life Cycle Assessment Case Study of Secondary Fence Boards—Part 1 (Baseline Scenario)

Joanna Kulczycka, Anna Lewandowska, Katarzyna Joachimiak-Lechman () and Przemysław Kurczewski
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Joanna Kulczycka: Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, 31-261 Kraków, Poland
Anna Lewandowska: Institute of Management, Poznan University of Economics and Business, 61-875 Poznań, Poland
Katarzyna Joachimiak-Lechman: Institute of Management, Poznan University of Economics and Business, 61-875 Poznań, Poland
Przemysław Kurczewski: Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznań, Poland

Resources, 2024, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: In the era of the circular economy, solutions aimed at increasing the circularity of materials and products are highly welcome. Eco-design and waste management strategies are crucial for ensuring circularity and resource-saving. Strategies should be driven by assessing life cycle-based environmental performance. Tools to measure this performance should take into account two recycling-oriented parameters: recycled content and recycling rate. This paper presents the results of a life cycle assessment case study for a secondary fence board (baseline scenario). The circular footprint formula has been used to allocate burdens and credits between the supplier and the user of recycled materials. The potential environmental impact and the most significant issues have been calculated, identified, and presented. A general recommendation for further environmental development of the secondary fence board is to improve the production-related energy efficiency of recycling processes and increase the recycling rate of the board (to avoid landfilling).

Keywords: waste management; recycling rate; recycled content; circularity; life cycle (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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