scholarly journals USE OF SECONDARY POLYETHYLENE GRANULES IN THE PRODUCTION OF POLYMERIC PRODUCTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 104-107
Author(s):  
ALYONA EVGENIEVNA SINICHUK ◽  
◽  
TATIANA ANDREEVNA RODINA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Technological Process ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Secondary Raw Materials ◽  
Environmental Properties ◽  
Development Goals

The possibilities and problems of using polyethylene waste to obtain secondary polyethylene and its processing into products are considered. The use of secondary raw materials in the production of polymeric materials with high environmental properties is one of the ways to achieve sustainable development goals. The characteristics of the stages of the technological process from the collection and sorting of raw materials to the production of secondary granules are given.

scholarly journals Impact of Industry 4.0 on Environmental Sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judit Oláh ◽  
Nemer Aburumman ◽  
József Popp ◽  
Muhammad Asif Khan ◽  
Hossam Haddad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
German Industry ◽  
Development Goals

Industry 4.0 is a concept that originated from the German industry, and whose essence is the use of technology for efficient production. In business today, the emergence of Industry 4.0 for production, and its related technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber-physical systems, amongst others, have, however, a negative impact on environmental sustainability as a result of air pollution, the poor discharge of waste, and the intensive use of raw materials, information, and energy. The method used in this study is an analysis of a literature review of manuscripts discussing topics related to Industry 4.0 and environmental sustainability published between 2000 and 2020. There is currently a gap existing between the actual and the desired situation, in that production occurs in a weak sustainability model, and, therefore, this research debates the effects on environmental sustainability and the challenges facing Industry 4.0. Four scenarios are discussed: a deployment scenario, an operation scenario, integration and compliance with sustainable development goals, and a long-run scenario. The results indicate that there is a negative relationship related to the flow of the production process from the inputs to the final product, including raw materials, energy requirements, information, and waste disposal, and their impacts on the environment. However, the integration of Industry 4.0 and the sustainable development goals enhance environmental sustainability to create ecological support that guarantees high environmental performance with a more positive impact than before. This paper will help stakeholders and companies to provide solutions to the existing environmental challenges that can be mediated through adopting new technologies. The novelty of this study is its depiction of Industry 4.0 and its technologies integrated with sustainable development goals to create a sustainable Industry 4.0 combining environmental protection and sustainability.

scholarly journals Raw materials curricula and sustainable development: Assessment of curricula towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-271
Author(s):  
Corina Pacher ◽  
George Valakas ◽  
Katerina Adam
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Southeast Europe ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Development Assessment

The project Enhancing the skills of ESEE RM students towards the achievement of SDGs(EnActSDGs) aims to establish an action plan for the realignment of the current raw materials curricula of three universities in East and Southeast Europe towards the incorporation of the sustainable development principles into their educational programs. The action plan will be based on the educational needs of the raw materials sector as defined by academia and students, industry, and professionals. The authors present a preliminary assessment of the three universities’ study programs by using a set of assessment criteria defined in cooperation with selected stakeholders.

scholarly journals The Future of Wood - towards circular bioeconomy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauri Hetemäki ◽  
Robert Nasi ◽  
Marc Palahi ◽  
Paolo Cerutti ◽  
Kai Mausch
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Global South ◽  
The Future ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Tackle Climate Change

In summary, there are great opportunities to better use wood as a non-fossil fuel-based raw materials and tackle climate change, as well as to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. However, there is an urgent need to invest in more research on how this could be best implemented in a sustainable way and in different regions, especially in the global South.

scholarly journals Systemic Analysis of the Contributions of Co-Located Industrial Symbiosis to Achieve Sustainable Development in an Industrial Park in Northern Spain

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 5802
Author(s):  
Carmen Ruiz-Puente ◽  
Daniel Jato-Espino
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Industrial Park ◽  
Industrial Symbiosis ◽  
Northern Spain ◽  
Systemic Analysis ◽  
Public Data ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Main Activity

Resource efficiency is a strategy with great potential to make progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), since it can contribute to meeting a variety of economic, environmental and social targets. In this context, this investigation developed a systemic analysis of co-located Industrial Symbiosis (IS) synergies in an industrial park formed of four companies. To this end, public data showing that the main activity in this park concerned materials, water and steam flows were supported with short visits to the companies for verification purposes. Then, the effects of nine exchange and twelve share synergies were analysed at different scales according to their impacts on sustainable development. The changes caused by these synergies in the flows in the industrial park enabled saving more than 10 k tonnes of raw materials and waste disposal and almost 10 Mm3 of raw water per year, as well as six auxiliary service systems. In the end, these figures might be translated into more than 200 kt CO2 eq. and EUR 6M saved per year, which in turn corresponds to 0.05% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the region in which the park is located. In terms of sustainable development, these modifications were translated into contributions to nine SDGs and 14 of their specific targets, proving the domino effect associated with the application of IS policies by governments and public entities.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRINCIPLES TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

2020 ◽  
pp. 22-42
Author(s):  
Tetiana Kovtun ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Economics ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Development Goals

he concept of a circular economy, which is a practical basis for the implementation of an environmental economy and offers effective business models to ensure more efficient use of resources, contributing to the achievement of sustainable development goals, is studied in the article.The main processes of the eco-destructive influence of mankind on the environment are characterized. To determine the degree of eco-destructive influence allows a special indicator −the ecological footprintshowing the demand of the human population for natural capital.It is possible to reduce the effects of eco-destructive impact on nature through the introduction of new life concepts. The connection between the concepts of sustainable development, environmental economics and circular economy is traced. An environmental economy is one way to achieve sustainable development, and a circular economy is a specific tool for the transition to an environmental economy.Circular economy is one of the directions of the green economy. The systems approach presents a circular economy as a model of an economic system, which is an element of a technogenic systemand is based on the reuse of materials, thereby conserving natural resources, and considers the issue of creating value for the elements of the system.It is shown that the principles of the circular economy are implemented through five business models, the introduction of which is possible due to the combination of the circular economy processes in frameworks of varying complexity from «4R» to «9R» based on industrial metabolism and symbiosis, when the interaction between the elements of the technogenic system can be carried out at the micro-, meso- and macrolevels in resourced according to the cascade principle, when the wastes of one production are raw materials for another, thereby ensuring a decrease in the eco-destructive impact on the environment.The circular economy takes into account the biological and technical cycles of the circulation of resources and the potential benefits that can be obtained at different levels of these cycles, it involves a transition from a linear economy to a closed-loop economy. The introduction of a circular economy requires changes in existing logistics systems. Closed supply chains are created that combine the usual processes of a direct supply chain with reverse logistics processes, which can significantly reduce the eco-destructive impact on the environment.

Restructuring Educational Systems and Promoting Social Justice for Young People Involved in Drug Trafficking in Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 227 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa ◽  
Linda Liebenberg ◽  
Dorothy Bottrell ◽  
Silvia Helena Koller
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Young People ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Drug Trafficking ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract. Economic changes in the context of globalization have left adolescents from Latin American contexts with few opportunities to make satisfactory transitions into adulthood. Recent studies indicate that there is a protracted period between the end of schooling and entering into formal working activities. While in this “limbo,” illicit activities, such as drug trafficking may emerge as an alternative for young people to ensure their social participation. This article aims to deepen the understanding of Brazilian youth’s involvement in drug trafficking and its intersection with their schooling, work, and aspirations, connecting with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4 and 16 as proposed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations in 2015 .

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