Circular Economy Practices on Wood Panels: A Bibliographic Analysis

Cristiane Karyn de Carvalho Araújo, Rodrigo Salvador, Cassiano Moro Piekarski, Carla Cristiane Sokulski, Antonio Carlos de Francisco and Sâmique Kyene de Carvalho Araújo Camargo
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Cristiane Karyn de Carvalho Araújo: Department of Production Engineering and Sustainable Production Systems Laboratory (LESP), Federal University of Technology, Ponta Grossa 84016-210, Brazil
Rodrigo Salvador: Department of Production Engineering and Sustainable Production Systems Laboratory (LESP), Federal University of Technology, Ponta Grossa 84016-210, Brazil
Cassiano Moro Piekarski: Department of Production Engineering and Sustainable Production Systems Laboratory (LESP), Federal University of Technology, Ponta Grossa 84016-210, Brazil
Carla Cristiane Sokulski: Department of Production Engineering and Sustainable Production Systems Laboratory (LESP), Federal University of Technology, Ponta Grossa 84016-210, Brazil
Antonio Carlos de Francisco: Department of Production Engineering and Sustainable Production Systems Laboratory (LESP), Federal University of Technology, Ponta Grossa 84016-210, Brazil
Sâmique Kyene de Carvalho Araújo Camargo: Department of Mechanical Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Guaratinguetá 01049-010, Brazil

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-21

Abstract: The scarcity of natural resources and the generation of waste without adequate disposal are a worldwide concern related to the linear production model.These characteristics are present in the wood panel production. Faced with this problem, the present study aimed to identify in the literature, circular economy (CE) practices in the waste management of wood panel production processes and the possibilities for implementing new practices that incorporate circularity concepts. A systematic search was conducted to select the most relevant work on the theme. A search was done using the ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and Scopus databases by combining the following keywords: “Circular Economy” (and its possible variations), “Wood-based Panel”, and “Wood Waste”. The results evidenced circular economy practices on waste management already being used by the wood panel industry, besides potential practices to increase circularity. The changes go towards sustainable manufacturing and responsible consumption, which aims to “ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns”. Opportunities range from the extraction of raw materials to the disposal of wood panel waste at the end-of-life. The circular economy model is still recent and the process of transitioning is in its initial phase, as well as scientific research on the theme, mainly regarding the wood panel industry. Studies addressing the circular economy and wood panels are not yet widespread, pointing to a gap yet to be explored. The bibliographic review allowed identifying the existence of potential applications of circular economy in the wood panel industry; yet, this piece of research points to a broad field of exploration.

Keywords: circular economy; wood panel; waste (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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