Showing papers in "Journal of Cleaner Production in 2005"

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a new framework to assess the sustainability of operations in the manufacturing sector, which incorporates the objectives of sustainable development, namely social equity, economic efficiency and environmental performance, into a company's operational practices.

TL;DR: Methods for Life Cycle Inventory compilation are reviewed and compared, and theory and principles of these methods are presented using a numerical example, and evaluated with regard to data requirements, uncertainty of source data, upstream system boundary, technological system boundary and geographical system boundary.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an argument for why products to be used for functional sales should be remanufactured, and the analysis of remanufacturing facilities for household appliances and automotive parts revealed that the cleaning and repairing steps are most critical in the re-manufacturing process.

TL;DR: A large number of tools for assessing environmental impacts are available and it is of interest to characterise different tools in order to better understand their relationships and the appropriatenes of these tools.

TL;DR: Different waste treatment options for municipal solid waste have been studied in a systems analysis as mentioned in this paper, and different combinations of incineration, materials recycling of separated plastic and cardboard have been compared.

TL;DR: In this paper, a mathematical programming-based methodology is presented for the explicit inclusion of life cycle assessment (LCA) criteria as part of the strategic investment decisions related to the design and planning of supply chain networks.

TL;DR: Gutowski et al. as mentioned in this paper found evidence that US firms may be at a disadvantage due in part to a lack of coherent national goals in such areas as waste management, global warming, energy efficiency and product take back.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluate different strategies for treatment of solid waste in Sweden based on a life cycle perspective and identify advantages and disadvantages of the different strategies based on the life cycle.

TL;DR: The general structure of the ecoinvent database developed by the Swiss Centre for Life Cycle Inventories, which accommodates more than 2500 background processes often required in LCA case studies, is described.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of consumer perceptions, understanding and use of product-related environmental information in the Nordic market, showing that the majority of the publications point to a great number of consumers who recognise, know and possess sufficient confidence in the main eco-labels and should therefore be able to use them.

TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of a family-based enterprise, "Healthy Pig Farm" is presented as an example of a successful, innovative entrepreneur in farm tourism, and several recommendations are proposed to overcome obstacles for sustainable entrepreneurship development in rural tourist areas.

TL;DR: In this paper, the potential contribution of industrial symbiosis networks in fostering environmental innovation at the local or regional level is considered and three factors that are important for the innovation process and identify where the effects from IS networks can be explored.

TL;DR: In this paper, an environmental assessment of alternative means for managing food waste is based on the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology, which covers the service provided by a household in-sink food waste processor (FWP) unit and alternatives to it.

TL;DR: In this article, a methodology for economic assessment of municipal waste management systems is proposed and tested through a case study, which consists of a financial LCC, life cycle costing, and an environmental LCC (functioning as a consecutive, weighting tool).

TL;DR: A three-day workshop was held in 2001 to discuss life cycle inventory data for electricity production as mentioned in this paper, where electricity was selected as the topic for discussion since it features very prominently in the LCA results for most product life cycles, yet there is no consistency in how these data are calculated and presented.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared six wastewater sludge treatment scenarios applied to a 300,000 equivalent-inhabitant (eq. inh) wastewater treatment plant: agricultural spreading, fluidised bed incineration, wet oxidation, pyrolysis, incineration in cement kilns and landfill.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a few of the most important arguments that underscore the potential that tour operators' have in promoting sustainable tourism and advocate that they play significant roles in affecting changes in behaviors and attitudes towards more responsible forms of tourism.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the results of a study conducted to assess the resource use and management in the hotel industry in Vietnam by carrying out a survey in 50 hotels on energy and water consumption and waste generation.

TL;DR: In this paper, a new process design and operation for steam distillation of essential oils that increases oil yield and reduces loss of polar compounds in wastewater was developed, where a packed bed of the raw materials, as opposed to hydrodistillation, was used.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the role of ISO 14000 and green purchasing in achieving sustainable development when firms focus their concerns on improving both financial and environmental performance, and asserts the importance of the incorporation of green purchasing into the frame ofISO 14000.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper investigated the implementation status of ISO 14001 and its impact on enterprises in China, and concluded that the Chinese government should take the lead in improving the legal framework, providing financial support and training to promote ISO 14Õ to the Chinese enterprises.

TL;DR: In this article, the optimal operating conditions for COD, color, salt rejection and permeate flux were investigated and the feasibility of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membrane combined process was evaluated.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the development of environmental and sustainability reporting in Sweden and the dynamics behind the corporate decision to introduce, or not to introduce third-party assurance of voluntary reports.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the Norwegian method for Cleaner Production (CP) as well as results and experiences from its use over more than 12 years and present ideas on how the CP concept can be expanded to more directly address the needs of developing countries.

TL;DR: In this paper, X-ray diffraction analysis revealed Antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) in 3/3 disc brake pads and 2/2 disc brake dust samples (21,000 and 17,000 mg/kg) from trucks.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyse the links between the choice of methodology and different theories of normative moral philosophy, and conclude that one type is superior to the other, but the choice should be consistent with the information sought in the LCA.

TL;DR: In this paper, the integration of a backcasting method that embodies a five-level approach to planning in complex systems, with the ISO 14001 planning process requirements is proposed, which is a strategic planning framework that focuses on the minimum requirements for a sustainable society and embeds them in a process to assist firms in their sustainability initiatives.

TL;DR: In this paper, the validity of the waste hierarchy for treatment of solid waste is tested by using the tool life cycle assessment on recycling, incineration with heat recovery with respect to the tool lifecycle.

TL;DR: The most important barriers for radical innovations appear to be the cost of investment, the high risk involved in committing capital to unproven technology, and the intertwinement of the current production system as mentioned in this paper.