The benefits of circular economy strategies in urban water facilities

被引:16
作者
Castellet-Viciano, Lledo [1 ]
Hernandez-Chover, Vicent [1 ]
Hernandez-Sancho, Francesc [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Valencia, Int Inst Local Dev IILD Water, Water Econ Grp, C Serpis 29, Valencia 46022, Spain
关键词
Circular economy; Water facilities; Equipment deterioration; LCA; AHP; WASTE-WATER; ASSET MANAGEMENT; ENERGY; RESOURCES;
D O I
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157172
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Circular economy has become a very popular item in the last decades in many fields. Particularly, in the water and wastewater sector, since a lot of pressure has been put on water resources. Although the main target of the application of circular economy in this sector has been waste management, the current research intends to extend its application to other aspects. In this sense, it is highlighted the role that asset management could play in wastewater treatments plants extending the useful life of the equipment and the facilities, and how it could contribute to the circular economy, measuring the impact in economic and environmental terms. Making use of the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) it can be observed that maintenance tasks are one of the most important factors to avoid equipment deterioration. This research offers valuable results that will be useful to assess the condition of the equipment helping the decisionmakers to optimize the maintenance tasks and plan replacement strategies that will lead to accomplishing the principles of circular economy, increasing the service life span of the equipment, and reducing the repairing costs, and minimizing the environmental impact associated to the replacement of the equipment.
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