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Upcycling of printed plastic films: LCA analysis and effects on the circular economy
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Marine plastic pollution
Marine plastic pollution (or plastic pollution in the ocean) is a type of marine pollution by plastics, ranging in size from large original material such as bottles and bags, down to microplastics formed from the fragmentation of plastic material. Marine debris is mainly discarded human rubbish which floats on, or is suspended in the ocean. Eighty percent of marine debris is plastic. Microplastics and nanoplastics result from the breakdown or photodegradation of plastic waste in surface waters, rivers or oceans.
Environmental impact of the energy industry
The environmental impact of the energy industry is significant, as energy and natural resource consumption are closely related. Producing, transporting, or consuming energy all have an environmental impact. Energy has been harnessed by human beings for millennia. Initially it was with the use of fire for light, heat, cooking and for safety, and its use can be traced back at least 1.9 million years. In recent years there has been a trend towards the increased commercialization of various renewable energy sources.
Material flow analysis
Material flow analysis (MFA), also referred to as substance flow analysis (SFA), is an analytical method to quantify flows and stocks of materials or substances in a well-defined system. MFA is an important tool to study the bio-physical aspects of human activity on different spatial and temporal scales. It is considered a core method of industrial ecology or anthropogenic, urban, social and industrial metabolism. MFA is used to study material, substance, or product flows across different industrial sectors or within ecosystems.
Surcyclage
vignette|Un exemple de surcyclage : des palettes de manutention usagées deviennent du mobilier de jardin. Le surcyclage, recyclage valorisant ou suprarecyclage (en anglais, upcycling) consiste à récupérer des matériaux ou des produits dont on n'a plus l'usage afin de les transformer en matériaux ou produits de qualité ou d'utilité supérieure. Il s'agit donc d'un recyclage « par le haut ». Le principe du surcyclage est de donner une nouvelle vie plus haut de gamme à un objet, souvent très loin de sa première vie.
Energy recycling
Energy recycling is the energy recovery process of utilizing energy that would normally be wasted, usually by converting it into electricity or thermal energy. Undertaken at manufacturing facilities, power plants, and large institutions such as hospitals and universities, it significantly increases efficiency, thereby reducing energy costs and greenhouse gas pollution simultaneously. The process is noted for its potential to mitigate global warming profitably.
Économie verte
L'économie verte est l'activité économique . Ce modèle économique obéit aux règles, aux principes et aux critères du développement durable. Les autres modèles économiques peuvent parfois être qualifiés de gris ou noirs ; conduisant aux pollutions, au gaspillage et/ou à l'épuisement des ressources non renouvelables, et à la destruction de l'environnement, ou rouges dans le cas où l'on tire profit de la vente des armes par exemple.
Du berceau au berceau
vignette|upright=1.3|315px|Modèle du concept « du berceau au berceau » (cradle to cradle). Le berceau au berceau (en anglais : cradle to cradle, C2C) fait partie de l'écoconception mais est aussi un concept d'éthique écologique ou de philosophie de la production industrielle qui intègre à toutes les étapes du cycle de vie d'un produit (conception, production, réutilisation) les principes écologiques de zéro pollution et 100 % de réutilisation.
Source reduction
Source reduction is activities designed to reduce the volume, mass, or toxicity of products throughout the life cycle. It includes the design and manufacture, use, and disposal of products with minimum toxic content, minimum volume of material, and/or a longer useful life. Pollution prevention and toxics use reduction are also called source reduction because they address the use of hazardous substances at the source. Reusable packaging - for example the use of a reusable shopping bag at the grocery store; although it uses more material than a single-use disposable bag, the material per use is less.
Capitalisation boursière
La capitalisation boursière est la valorisation à un instant T de l'ensemble des actions en circulation d'une entreprise cotée en bourse. La capitalisation boursière évolue au fil du temps, elle augmente ou diminue en particulier après l'annonce des résultats d'une entreprise ou d'événements majeurs. La capitalisation boursière correspond au prix qu'il faudrait payer s'il était possible de racheter toutes les actions d'une société à leur cours de marché actuel. Cependant ce prix dépend du volume de demande pour cette action.
Meat-packing industry
The meat-packing industry (also spelled meatpacking industry or meat packing industry) handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distribution of meat from animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock. Poultry is generally not included. This greater part of the entire meat industry is primarily focused on producing meat for human consumption, but it also yields a variety of by-products including hides, dried blood, protein meals such as meat & bone meal, and, through the process of rendering, fats (such as tallow).