Promoting sustainable and circular plastics use in Egipt with implementation of ecodesign principles

• Autorzy: Obrecht Matevz , El Haddad Rawan , Abd Elbary Rowan , Kovačič-Lukman Rebeka

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/czoto-2019-0057

• Konferencja: 7th International Conference System Safety: Human - Technical Facility - Environment, CzOTO 2018 (7 ; 12-14.12.2018 ; Zakopane, Poland)
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Green Supply chain, Green Packaging, Eco-labels, and Eco-design strategies are concepts that are discussed frequently within scientific and political debates. Eco-design strategies for Lifecycle Design include the Eco-design Strategy wheel which presents eight Eco-design strategies: New concept development, Selection of low-impact materials, Reduction of materials usage, Optimization of production techniques, Optimization of distribution system, Reduction of impact during use, Optimization of initial lifetime, and Optimization of end-of-life system. This research investigates specifically the selection of low impact raw materials phase using the European Union as a benchmark to improve the Egyptian situation and aims to apply the closed loop cycle to the Egyptian Plastics Industry. Its goal is to enlight the way towards Sustainable and Circular economy system in Plastics manufacturing sector in Egypt while emphasizing the financial benefits from the Business and Marketing perspectives rather than the Environmental perspective only.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

eco-design; waste management; plastics; sustainable consumption and production; Egypt

PL

projektowanie ekologiczne; tworzywa sztuczne; zrównoważona konsumpcja i produkcja; Egipt

• Wydawca: De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: System Safety : Human - Technical Facility - Environment
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 1, nr 1
• Strony: 441--448
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 20 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Obrecht Matevz

• University of Maribor, Faculty of Logistics, Slovenia

autor

El Haddad Rawan

• Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Egypt

autor

Abd Elbary Rowan

• Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Egypt

autor

Kovačič-Lukman Rebeka

• University of Maribor, Faculty of Logistics, Slovenia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).