Life Cycle Assessment guidelines for the sustainable production and recycling of aggregates: the Sustainable Aggregates Resource Management project (SARMa)

被引:60
作者
Blengini, Gian Andrea [1 ,2 ]
Garbarino, Elena [3 ]
Solar, Slavko [4 ]
Shields, Deborah J. [5 ]
Hamor, Tamas [6 ]
Vinai, Raffaele [7 ]
Agioutantis, Zacharias [8 ]
机构
[1] Politecn Torino, Dept Environment Land & Infrastruct Engn, I-10129 Turin, Italy
[2] CNR IGAG Inst Environm Geol & Geoengn, I-10129 Turin, Italy
[3] Prov Torino, Dept Sustainable Dev & Environm Planning, I-10138 Turin, Italy
[4] Geol Survey Slovenia, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
[5] Colorado State Univ, Dept Econ, Ft Collins, CO 80526 USA
[6] Hungarian Off Min & Geol, H-1145 Budapest, Hungary
[7] Inst Int Ingn Eau & Environm, Ouagadougu, Burkina Faso
[8] Tech Univ Crete, Dept Mineral Resources Engn, Hania, Greece
关键词
Mining; Recycling; Natural aggregates; Recycled aggregates; Life Cycle Assessment; Resource-efficiency; ENVIRONMENTAL-MANAGEMENT; IMPACT; MINERALS; INVENTORIES; INDICATOR; FRAMEWORK;
D O I
10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.01.020
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The mining/quarrying industry is a sector of industry where there are very few Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools, and where the role of LCA has been poorly investigated. A key issue is the integration of three inter-dependent life cycles: Project, Asset and Product. Given the unique features of mining LCAs, this Note from the Field presents a common methodology implemented within the Sustainable Aggregates Resource Management (SARMa) Project (www.sarrnaproject.eu) in order to boost adoption of LCA in the aggregate industry in South Eastern Europe. The proposed methodology emphasises the importance of resource efficiency and recycling in the context of a Sustainable Supply Mix of aggregates for the construction industry. Through its adoption, aggregate producers, recyclers, and governmental planners would gain confidence with LCA tools and conduct consistent and meaningful life cycle analyses of natural and recycled aggregates. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:177 / 181
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