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Snopchenko, A. "Business financing strategies of recycling companies." Thesis, Вид-во СумДУ, 2007. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/17406.
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Kwan, Cheng Lai-man Heidi. "Recycling business in Hong Kong : an economic and environmental perspective /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1993. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13498010.
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Kwan, Cheng Lai-man Heidi, and 關鄭麗敏. "Recycling business in Hong Kong: an economic and environmental perspective." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1993. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31252643.
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Chung, Shan Shan. "Commercial and retail waste recycling in the Adelaide Central Business District." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1991. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ENV/09envc559.pdf.
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Jalil, Emy E. A. "Reverse logistics symbiosis in waste recycling : investigating municipal systems and household behaviour in England." Thesis, University of Hull, 2015. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:16607.
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Municipality Solid Waste management services are reverse logistics (RL) operations of significant scale and importance throughout the developed world, and yet the topic has only received limited attention within the logistics and supply-chain management literature, despite an increasing policy focus on sustainability issues. An interdisciplinary approach was chosen for this study to explore the interaction between municipality household recycling waste systems and household recycling behaviour, which is represented by situational and personal factors in this study. A mixed methodology approach was used, based on a Sequential Exploratory Design that uses a mixed method typology (Qual-Quan-Qual) to explore the proposition that there is a symbiosis effect between the recycling behaviour of households and municipality household recycling waste systems. A non-probability sampling was drawn from the population of two adjacent councils in Northern England: the East Riding of Yorkshire and the City of Hull. The three stages of the research design show a consistent and similar outcome for the interaction between households and household recycling waste systems, represented by personal and situational factors respectively. The interaction clearly demonstrates a symbiosic effect between households and household recycling waste systems. The nature of household recycling behaviour was found to be affected by accessibility, availability and convenience, and where these diminish, the personal engagement of households in recycling is likely to diminish. Logistical factors, such as accessibility and availability are therefore considered to be strong predictors in the projection of household recycling behaviour, together with marketing factors, such as engagement and education. In addition, demographical elements are considered as moderating factors in the projection of household recycling behaviour. Moreover personal factors are found to be equally strong predictors when the situational factors are established and formed in accordance with the residential requirement. A robust theoretical framework has been developed during this study, which may be accessible for future studies, incorporating the relationship between situational and personal factors, and focusing primarily on the interaction between the respective factors. However, the conceptualization of the symbiosis effect requires further investigation and replication to clarify and understand the interaction in different scopes and perceptions. With regards to the methodological implication, this study supports earlier logistic literature by diversifying the research approach in its contribution to the literature. Thus, the application of mixed methodology addresses the incongruities between mono-paradigm in relation to recycling and waste literature, and reveals some clarity on the underpinning factors that explain behavioural changes in household recycling performance. As for the practical implications, in order to increase recycling performance, the mediating factors such as engagement and education are important contributions from this study with respect to changing HRB. The study also reveals that accessibility, availability and convenience are important precursors. Therefore, it was useful to design a sustainable reverse logistics system in waste management by considering the precursory factors to appropriate engagement that represents the public needs The outcome of this study indicates that the nexus between HRWS and HRB has to be focused on their symbiotic relationship, and looks at current HRWM from a symbiosis perspective. The caveat may be for policymakers and local authorities to come up with a sustainable backward movement that addresses ‘awareness, acknowledgement and action’ from the households’ perspective.
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Baharum, Mohamad Rizal. "Recycling initiatives in UK shopping centres : factors critical to success." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2011. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/6121/.
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Waste management of UK shopping centres must contend with operational performance, variable levels of landlord or corporate financial support, escalating costs of recycling programs and disposal charges for landfill. Recurrent critics challenge the economic prudence and environmental benefit of recycling, which has made it a central component in their businesses. This means that facilities management (FM) plays an imperative role to ensure that shopping centres manage the environmental aspect of their solid waste streams in a comprehensive, cost-effective and responsible manner. Considering the importance of FM success in business, this research introduces the relevance of Critical Success Factors (CSFs) in shopping centre recycling operations research that combined both recycling and critical success factors theory and research. This thesis explicated the FM position inherent in the shopping centre business operation and offers an improved understanding of the environmental aspect of solid waste recycling focused on the UK shopping centre population. By introducing a recycling implementation success framework, the study also demonstrates the use of the appropriate management skills of the current recycling variables have an impact for the success of shopping centre recycling. As previous research relating to this subject has largely been based on case studies, hence the main aim of this research is to investigate the critical factors related to the implementation success of solid waste recycling between the UK shopping centres. An empirical investigation through mixed-methods research was selected as the appropriate research technique. The assessment of practices using the recycling implementation success (performance) framework was carried out through series of interviews and a macro level survey as key methods for generation of research data. Based on this framework, the research concentrates on the cause-effect relationship between critical factors and self-reported of recycling implementation success. Correlation analysis reveals the extent of the critical success factors implemented by these organisations. Further analysis demonstrates the differences between the critical factors which have the effect on over recycling implementation success. In essence, adhering to the various levels of implementation presented will ensure that shopping centre organisations can derive the maximum benefit from recycling initiatives and that the decision-making process as well as the actions regarded as critical are taken into consideration. Finally, this research provides recommendations from both a theoretical and practical point of view.
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Fredriksson, Peter, and Simon Tafreshi. "Recycling in the demolition industry - a case study of Destroy AB." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Kommunikations- och transportsystem, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-133219.
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Landfill and mixed wastes are more expensive to dispose of than sorted wastes, and also decrease the possibilities for recycling of wastes. This thesis aimed towards determining what the potential benefits could be with leasing a sorting site and whether or not Destroy RC AB should introduce a sorting site to their business from a primarily economic perspective. The materials included in landfill and mixed wastes were determined and were prioritized differently depending on the economic and environmental benefit from sorting and recycling each material. If a sorting site was introduced to Destroys network of processes, unsorted waste types would be sent to the sorting site from demolition sites instead of to landfill and recycling sites. Scenarios with different variations of amounts of wastes at the sorting site, compositions of wastes, truck types used for transports, and sorting speeds were studied and used for total cost analyses
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Askew, Robin, and Stefan Carlberg. "Office chairs in circular business models." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekologi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-187099.
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This is a master’s thesis project of 30 credits written with guidance from the Swedish research institute ICT Viktoria and Industrial Ecology at KTH. This thesis is conducted by two students at KTH, one with a background in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Ecology and the other with a background in Energy and Environmental Technology. This study focuses on circular economy linked to the furniture industry in Sweden and how the transition from theoretical to practical concepts can be improved. The methods of this thesis consist of three semi-structured interviews, a survey and an analytical comparative literature review. The interviews, survey and literature review is analyzed with the purpose of finding important criteria relevant for office chairs in circular business models. The interviews are performed face-to-face with three different key persons; an office supply manager, a CEO at a refurbishing company and a product manager. The study focuses on product design within the Swedish furniture industry although some aspects regarding circular business models, logistics and psychological values are included. The results are design criteria for office chairs in circular business models and a design evaluation program for the industry built on these. The program, based on multi criteria analysis, can help reduce the gap between theory and practice of how circular economy should be implemented in the industry. By giving early feedback during the design phase on how well an office chair and a company’s structure meet circular economy criteria the authors hope to ease and speed up this transition. The main characteristics of an office chair designed for circular business models are: Durable Easy to service Adaptable Modular Homogeneous material composition in modules Although the transition to circular business models can be a comprehensive process the authors believe that if furniture manufacturers would integrate circular business models for office chairs into their business structure this would be both economically viable and highly beneficial for their environmental profile which can strengthen their position on the market.
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Govetto, Sophie. "Determining the environmnetal impact of disposal, recycling and remanufacturing strategies." Thesis, Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/22714.
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Arvidsson, Evelina, and Vera Kling. "Factors influencing the intention to perform in-store recycling : A qualitative study applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour to the Swedish fashion industry." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-42345.
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Background: Due to the fashion industry being one of the most polluting industries in the world with more clothing than ever being thrown away, attention has been brought to the need for more sustainable clothing behaviours. Therefore, the in-store recycling boxes have been introduced as an alternative for recycling. Previous literature has focused mainly on companies’ perspectives or consumers purchasing behaviours, hence there is a gap for literature on consumers’ disposal and recycling behaviours. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine what factors influence consumers’ intentions to use in-store recycling boxes. This will be done by applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour by Ajzen (1991). Method: A qualitative approach in terms of two focus groups and two individual interviews was applied. The study was made on the consumers’ perspectives, and therefore the participants were 11 Swedish female students. Conclusion: The empirical findings and analysis toward previous literature and theoretical framework revealed that the main factors influencing consumers’ intentions to use in-store recycling boxes are lack of information about the recycling process, the possibility to drop off damaged clothing, and the developing possibility to make new clothing out of recycled materials. The lack of information had the greatest impact, which was unfavourable toward the intention to perform the behaviour and hence obstructed the participants from using in-store recycling boxes.
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Cavero, Valencia José, Chunga Juan Carlos Galagarza, de Guzmán La Jara Carlo D’ Angello Niño, and Guanilo Alison Romina Pérez. "GREENBIN - Viaja reciclando." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/653172.
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GreenBin propone un modelo de negocio innovador en el Perú, específicamente en Lima metropolitana, el cual consiste en la obtención de un beneficio a ser empleado en el sistema de transporte como resultado de la simple acción de reciclar plástico.
Este proyecto nace como consecuencia de haber observado el deficiente sistema de reciclaje en la ciudad, la falta de aprovechamiento del mercado del reciclaje y la escasa cultura de reciclaje en la comunidad. En el desarrollo existen dos actores principales, el cliente proveedor y el cliente empresarial.
La característica principal de GreenBin es que busca facilitar el proceso de obtener el plástico mediante el depósito de los ciudadanos en las máquinas recolectoras y venderlo formalmente a una empresa recicladora que se encargue de la logística de traslado y tratamiento. La necesidad identificada de muchas empresas es que la demanda de plástico reciclado no logra ser satisfecha, a pesar de encontrarse mucho material, el mercado informal es muy grande en el reciclaje.
El planeamiento estratégico ofrece una visualización del entorno en donde se desarrollará el proyecto. La investigación de mercado brinda una comprensión del usuario y su disposición frente a una nueva propuesta en reciclaje. El plan de marketing plantea las estrategias más acertadas para el target, el plan de operaciones establece distintos procesos y tiempos, la estructura de recursos humanos consolida el régimen de trabajo y las evaluaciones. Finalmente, el análisis económico-financiero muestra la viabilidad del proyecto en una proyección de 5 años.GreenBin is an innovative business model proposal in Peru, specifically in Lima, it consists in obtaining a profit to be used in the transport system because of a simple action such as recycling plastic. The origin of this project comes from the observation of a deficient recycling system in the city, the lack of exploitation of the recycling market and the shortage of recycling culture in the community. There are two main roles that take part in the development of this project, the supplier customer, and the corporate customer. The main characteristic of GreenBin is that it looks for facilitate the processing of waste by obtaining the plastic through the citizens deposits on the recycling machines and selling it through a formal transaction to recycling corporations and therefore takes the responsibility of logistics and treatment process. The primary need identified of many corporations is that they cannot manage to fulfill the recycled plastic demand, even though there is plenty material, the informal recycling sector is bigger. Strategic planning offers a complete visualization of the environment in which the project is going to develop. The market research focuses on understanding the consumer and its disposition towards a brand new recycling proposal. The marketing plan outlines the most accurate strategies for the business’s target, the operational plan set up differents process and timelines, the structure of Human resources department consolidates the work plan and perfomance review. Finally, the economic and financial analysis displays the business viability in a 5 years projection.
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MATTSSON, JENNY. "Industrial symbiosis : Canvas business model between a recycling company, an energy company and a real estate manager." Thesis, KTH, Energiteknik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-191321.
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Industrial symbiosis involves cooperation by exchanges of resources between companies, and furthermore develops regional competitiveness and increase new business opportunities. To consider the definition of industrial symbiosis within a company, and allow innovations in circular economy and resource usage, creates opportunities for a company to grow businesses by reaching economic development and increased efficiency. The research questions investigate how a business model develops cooperation between a recycling company, an energy company and a real estate manager, in manner of connections between relevant businesses in industrial symbiosis. A case study with the three companies Ragn-Sells, E.ON and Vaderholmen AB is accomplished, with divisions of six responsibility roles to maintain cooperation in development of industrial symbiosis between the three companies in Broporten, Upplands-Bro. Broporten is a projected area in Upplands-Bro and this report is made as a step to implement industrial symbiosis in the area. The result shows that cooperation between three main partners; recycling company, energy company and real estate company, leads to an effective implementation of industrial symbiosis since the individual core businesses have useful supplement. The industrial symbiosis in Broporten can be developed and maintained by the three cooperating companies Ragn-Sells, E.ON and Vaderholmen AB by using a canvas business model supporting the cooperation. Different scenarios show how responsibility roles can be divided between the three key partners and depends on decision of chosen scenario. The most successful scenario is when Vaderholmen AB is Park coordinator, because Park coordinator is close to Vaderholmen AB’s core business. Network coordinator is suitable for both Ragn-Sells and E.ON since they already are involved in geopolitical framework. It results in following division; • Ragn-Sells as Recycling company, Knowledge company and Network coordinator • E.ON as Infrastructure company, Process industry company and Network coordinator • Vaderholmen AB as Park coordinator The role as network coordinator should only correspond to one Key Partner. Potential businesses for implementation of industrial symbiosis in Broporten are a cluster with greenhouse, slaughterhouse, dairy, bakery and brewery, beneficently located close to a combined heat and power plant (CHP plant). The total maximum margin of yearly output of district heating from the CHP plant to the five priority industries demand are 3.6%, and 11% for electricity. The total maximum margin of yearly output of organic fertilizer from the biogas plant to the five priority industries demand are 0.4%. The total maximum margin of yearly input of biological waste from the five priority industries to the biogas plant is 4.1%. It leads to questions regarding the relevance of E.ON’s biogas in Broporten. Potential dimensions suitable for Broporten are 5000 m2 for greenhouse, 5000 m2 for slaughterhouse, 40,000 m2 for dairy, 15,000 m2 for bakery and 10,000 m2 for brewery.Begreppet industriell symbios innefattar floden av resurser i form av energi och material mellan industrier, skapat genom fungerande samarbeten. Att applicera cirkulara resursfloden och cirkular ekonomi inom en organisation ger mojlighet till regional konkurrenskraft med potential for effektivitet och ekonomisk tillvaxt, tillsammans med hallbarhet inom sociala och ekologiska faktorer. Fragestallningen undersoker hur en affarsmodell kan utvecklas for att understodja ett samarbete mellan ett atervinningsforetag, ett energiforetag och en fastighetsagare rorande utvecklingen av industriell symbios. En fallstudie ar gjord specifikt for de tre foretagen Ragn-Sells, E.ON och Vaderholmen AB. Sex olika ansvarsroller ar specificerade och uppdelade mellan de tre samarbetspartners for att vidare skapa en effektiv implementering av industriell symbios i Broporten, Upplands-Bro. Broporten ar en projekterad area i Upplands-Bro och denna rapport ar avsedd att vagleda implementering av industriell symbios pa omradet. Olika scenario beskriver hur ansvarsfordelningen kan utformas mellan de tre huvudparterna. Den mest effektiva uppdelningen uppkommer fran scenario 1, eftersom parkkoordinator ar snarlik Vaderholmen ABs karnverksamhet. Natverkskoordinator ar en passande roll for bade Ragn-Sells och E.ON, eftersom de redan ar involverade inom geopolitiska omraden. Foljande uppdelning ar rekommenderad: • Ragn-Sells som Atervinningsforetag, Kunskapsforetag och Natverkskoordinator • E.ON som Infrastrukturforetag, processindustriforetag och Natverkskoordinator • Vaderholmen AB som Parkkoordinator Natverkskoordinator ska endast tillfalla en av huvudparterna. Resultatet visar att ett samarbete mellan tre generella huvudparter; ett atervinningsforetag, ett energiforetag och en fastighetsagare, leder till en effektiv implementering av industriell symbios eftersom deras karnverksamheter kompletterar varandra effektivt rorande industriell symbios. Industriell symbios i Broporten kan skapas genom ett samarbete mellan Ragn-Sells, E.ON och Vaderholmen AB baserat pa en gemensam affarsmodell Canvas. Industrier med potential att inforas i Broporten ar vaxthus, slakthus, mejeri, bageri och bryggeri, vilka med fordel placeras i narheten av ett kraftvarmeverk. Ju fler relevanta energi- och materialfloden mellan industrier, desto battre anpassning for industriell symbios. Maximal mangd biologiskt avfall fran de fem prioriterade industrierna och vidare anvant i biogasanlaggningen produktion ar 4.1 %. De anvander 0.4 % av producerat biogodsel fran biogasanlaggningen, 3.6 % av producerat fjarrvarme och 11 % av producerad elektricitet fran kraftvarmeverket. Detta leder till fragetecken rorande huruvida E.ONs biogasanlaggning ar en relevant investering i Broporten. Berakningar av massfloden mellan de prioriterade industrierna i Broporten pavisar en dimensionering av industrierna till 5000 m2 for vaxthus, 5000 m2 for slakthus, 40,000 m2 for mejeri, 15,000 m2 for bageri och 10,000 m2 for bryggeri.
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Gottberg, Annika. "Producer responsibility for WEEE as a driver of ecodesign: Case studies of business responses to producer responsibility charges." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1826/745.
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Due to potential environmental, resource and health problems associated with waste, waste
minimisation is a prioritised waste management strategy in many countries. Producer
responsibility policies promote waste minimisation by stipulating separate collection and
recycling of particular waste streams. In addition, a purpose of the policy is to encourage
product development that reduces waste generation and improves recyclability. It is
sometimes assumed that the financial responsibility assigned to producers for collection
and recycling of their end-of-life products will instigate waste minimising product
development in order to reduce costs. However, this view has also been contested.
Following the adoption of the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) all EU member states have to
implement producer responsibility for WEEE. Taking a qualitative multiple case study
approach, this study explores company responses to the costs of existing national producer
responsibility policies for WEEE in relation product development. The purpose is to inform
policy-making on the effectiveness of producer responsibility charges in achieving waste
minimising product development.
The study comprises both large companies and SMEs in the lighting equipments sector. It
also includes companies in EU member states without producer responsibility for WEEE in
order to see if there are any differences in waste-minimising product design among
countries and if national policies have an impact beyond national borders. Economic
principles and previous research findings on ecodesign make up the analytical framework
for the study.
Quantitative data on cost-benefits of ecodesign and waste minimisation achievements were
scarce. However, the company responses show that the costs imposed on the producers by
the WEEE policy have had little effect on product development so far. The costs can
generally be transferred to customers via product prices. The price increases were generally
small and without any negative effects on competitiveness. Other drivers such as bans on
certain substances, environmental industry product declarations, commercial advantages
including direct customer demands from for instance public procurers, are more effective.
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Kwan, Mei-chi May. "The feasibility of introducing extended producer responsibility into dry cell battery collection and recycling in Hong Kong /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B34737819.
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Wang, Yuli, and Siqi Lin. "Could there be Mutual Learning in the Recycling Industrybetween a Small Cantonese Company anda Large Swedish Company? : The case study of Swedish Stena Metal and Cantonese Litian." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-7712.
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It aims at find out the shortage of Value chain activities should be improved of Chinese little recycle companies, through a comparative analysis of value chain activities of a laggard and advanced recycle company. And set the steps to identify opportunities for little recycle companies to gain competitive from low cost and add-value. Finally try to find out the most proper way though the value chain and competitive advantage to develop recycling companies ‘competitiveness. And it also gives some useful suggestions.
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Langella, Ian M. "Planning demand-driven disassembly for remanufacturing." Wiesbaden : Dt. Univ.-Verl, 2007. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/526943912.pdf.
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Paredes, Carbajal Guillermo Manuel, and Ruiz Marko Jaime Yañez. "Cambio de modelo de negocio de una empresa en marcha, dedicada a la recoleccion de residuos solidos y liquidos." Master's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/651585.
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El presente plan de negocios expone la viabilidad, técnica y económica, asociada al cambio de modelo de negocio de una empresa en marcha de servicios, dedicada a la recolección de residuos sólidos y peligrosos, con algún nivel de separación desde el origen, para posteriormente ser procesados (clasificados) y comercializados.
REDSYL es una sociedad anónima cerrada creada con RUC: 20536794558, ubicada en Huarochirí, cuyo fundador Ing. José Carlos Salsavilca, el cual actualmente realiza las labores de gerente general, interviene en el desarrollo, formalización y crecimiento de su empresa.
Esta empresa se dedica al recojo y tratamiento de residuos sólidos de tipo industrial, hospitalario, y peligrosos; residuos líquidos de tipo industrial peligrosos y no peligrosos, succión y limpieza de pozos sépticos, succión y mantenimiento de trampas de grasa y otros servicios. Actualmente adolece de problemas de estrategias de gestión que ponen en riesgo la sostenibilidad de la empresa en el corto plazo.
Como resultado del trabajo presentamos al gerente general de REDSYL un Plan de Sostenibilidad basado en la legislación actual Decreto Supremo N° 005-2010-MINAM Reglamento de la Ley Nº 29419 que regula la actividad de los recicladores, dando cumplimiento a la ley ayudará a mejorar el modelo de negocio. Así como, poner al mundo de los negocios una solución innovadora y creativa, que apoye significativamente el desarrollo sustentable, a través de emprendimientos basados en obtener simultáneamente beneficios económicos y ambientales.This business plan exposes the feasibility, technical and economic, associated with the change of business model of a service company, dedicated to the collection of solid and hazardous waste, with some level of separation from the source, to later be processed (classified) and marketed. REDSYL is a closed company created with RUC: 20536794558, located in Huarochirí, whose founder engineer José Carlos Salsavilca, who currently performs the duties of general manager, is involved in the development, formalization and growth of his company. This company is dedicated to the collection and treatment of industrial, hospital, and hazardous solid waste; hazardous and non-hazardous industrial liquid waste, suction and cleaning of septic tanks, suction and maintenance of grease traps and other services. Currently it suffers from problems of management strategies that put the sustainability of the company at risk in the short term. As a result of the work, we present to the general manager of REDSYL a Sustainability Plan based on the current legislation Supreme Decree No. 005-2010-MINAM Regulation of Law No. 29419 that regulates the activity of recyclers, complying with the law will help to improve the business model. As well as, putting an innovative and creative solution to the business world, which significantly supports sustainable development, through ventures based on simultaneously obtaining economic and environmental benefits.
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Bjerstaf, Charlotte, and Anna Pehrsson. "Supply Chain Relationship Management for Textile-to-Textile Recycling : a qualitative investigation from an European perspective." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-26330.
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Supply chain management is found to be highly related to collaborations among stakeholders to create successful strategies for the supply chain. To leverage circularity in the textile and clothing industry, successful circular strategies that support the businesses in an economic and environmental manner are key. Through this research, the interconnection and communication between the relationships within the supply chain are found to be the most significant factor. In this qualitative study, the purpose of the research was to investigate how relationships and partnerships in the textile supply chain can affect and enable commercial scale for recycling of textiles-to-textiles. In-depth semi-structured interviews with six key stakeholders in the European textile industry. This study found that relationship characteristics such as trust, communication and strategic values through long-term relationships and key suppliers play an important role in realizing textile-to-textile recycling. Furthermore, findings confirm that the financial aspects are the most prominent condition for textile recycling to improve win-win partnership models to promote key operational conditions. With Europe having a leading position in the textile industry, the research study has geographically limited the empirical scope to solid focus on textile supply chain and business relationships in Italy to provide the study with accurate cluster accusation.
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Kwan, Mei-chi May, and 關美芝. "The feasibility of introducing extended producer responsibility into dry cell battery collection and recycling in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2005. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45013081.
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Schlich, Marie, and Joanna Neuss. "Best Before : A selective service life analysis of denim fabrics with a focus on washing and drying degradation to optimize their recycling efficiency." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-21941.
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Resource scarcity and increasing environmental pressure have raised the stakes for rethinking material efficiency and textile recycling potential. As current practices fail to feed a closed loop recycling system, this research aims to contribute to the improvement of prevailing practices regarding denim as one of the most popular apparel materials worldwide while focusing on the issue of increasing amounts of discarded post-consumer textiles. The superordinate objective to define the optimum point for denim recycling to retain the value of the cotton fibre as long as possible in a closed loop system, thereby elevating the recycling efficiency, can be considered a key driver for the present research. The following data acquisition is constructed and executed along a mixed method research, in which a qualitative approach based on expert interviews informs and builds up on the quantitative counter part of laboratory use simulation testing on two different denim fabrics and vice versa, leading to an embedded research design. A subjective assessment of potential alterations of the denim fabrics’ visual and tactile characteristics, caused by the use simulation, provides quantitative data through an employed expert panel, which is enhanced by objectively recorded results from the conducted tear strength test and comparative weight investigation to inform changes regarding the physical properties. The applied research methods provide parameters to monitor the decomposition and weakening of the overall fabric structure throughout the experiment. The analysis of the data allowed to assign the number of washing and drying cycles, that a denim garment has undergone, to a corresponding degree of degradation. The presented findings are a valuable resource for developing and innovating current open-end recycling options. The maintenance of the raw material value throughout various reprocessing cycles can counteract the elevated natural fibre scarcity. The insights on the material and process level build a fundament for the successful operationalisation and management of sustainable recycling practices. Further research in this field can pave the way towards value retaining circularity.
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Hansson, Mats. "Vikten av kunskap för återvinning : En analys av Gästrike Återvinnares attitydundersökning." Thesis, University of Gävle, Department of Business Administration and Economics, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-227.
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This study is intended to increase the understanding of the impact of knowledge on recycling levels. The investigation will furthermore look for other factors in the inquiry that influence the recycling level. I’m also going to try and develop a model for what influences the recycling level according to the basis of the investigation.
Det är meningen att den här studien ska öka förståelsen för kunskapens påverkan på återvinningsgraden. Studien ska även undersöka studiens underlag för att se om det finns andra faktorer som påverkar återvinningsgraden. Jag ska även försöka utveckla en modell för vad som, enligt mitt underlag, påverkar återvinningsgraden.
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Warneryd, Sara, Linnéa Magnusson, and Linnéa Furhammar. "Textilåtervinning och belöningssystem : En kvalitativ studie kring drivkrafterna bakom hållbart konsumentbeteende." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-22021.
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I takt med att textilindustrin växer och konsumtionen ökar är det viktigt att belysa problemet kring hur man ska avyttra kläder man inte längre använder. Bara i Sverige slängs det varje år 7,5 kg textilier per person i hushållssoporna. Idag finns en mängd olika alternativ på marknaden som verkar för att ta hand om detta problem, såsom att lämna textilier i klädbutik i utbyte mot en rabattcheck eller liknande ersättning. Denna studie syftar till att undersöka drivkrafterna bakom textilåtervinning i butik samt huruvida initiativ som rabatterbjudanden vid återvinning kan stimulera konsumtion snarare än verka för hållbarhet. Undersökningen baseras på tio semistrukturerade intervjuer som genomfördes på kvinnor i åldrarna 20-26. I intervjuerna framkommer deltagarnas vanor när det kommer till konsumtion och återvinning men även attityder och inställning till butikers återvinningstjänster som innehåller rabatterbjudanden. Det empiriska resultatet har kategoriserats under tre olika teman; Medvetenhet gällande miljö och återvinning, Konsumtion samt Attityder och drivkrafter bakom återvinning i butik. Utifrån dessa teman har vi analyserat vårt resultat med hjälp av tidigare forskning och litteratur inom området. Resultatet av vår studie tyder på hög miljömedvetenhet hos samtliga deltagare samt att dessa försöker agera medvetet i viss utsträckning, men inte alltid prioriterar hållbarhet och miljö. Anledningen till varför man väljer att lämna in kläder i butik är främst av bekvämlighetsskäl, ekonomiska motiv i form av rabatt samt att man upplever att butikerna besitter kunskap om hur kläderna ska hanteras när de väl samlats in.As the textile industry grows larger and overall consumption increases, it is important to highlight the issue regarding disposal method of clothes no longer in use. In Sweden, the yearly disposal of textile in household waste amounts to 7.5 kg per capita. There are currently several different disposal options available, such as handing in apparel in-store in exchange for discounts or similar compensation. This study aims to investigate the drivers behind in-store textile recycling and whether initiatives such as discounts can stimulate further consumption rather than promote sustainability. The study is based on ten semi-structured interviews conducted on women aged 20-26. The interview show the participants' habits related to consumption and recycling, but also their attitudes and thoughts about recycling services including discounts, offered by stores. The empirical result has been categorized under four different themes; Sustainability and recycling awareness, Consumption, Attitudes and drivers behind in-store recycling and The importance of discounts. Based on these themes, we have analyzed our results using previous research and relevant literature within the approached field. The result of our study indicates high environmental awareness for all participants and that these are acting conscious to some extent, however not always prioritizing sustainability and environmental objectives. The main reasons for handing in apparel in-store are convenience, economic motives in terms of discounts and the sentiment that stores possess the knowledge of processing the apparel once they have been collected.
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Martens, Heiko. "Planung und Steuerung von Produktion und Recycling in kreislaufwirtschaftlich ausgeprägten Unternehmensnetzwerken : ein Supply Chain Management orientierter Ansatz /." Hamburg : Kovač, 2007. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/521226287.pdf.
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Schröder, Kristin, and Saskia Pietralla. "Generation y’s intention to perform in-store recycling in the fast fashion industry: A combined TPB and NAM approach." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-39632.
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Background: Due to accelerating environmental problems caused by fast fashion sustainable business solutions become increasingly important. Thus, the following thesis examines generation y’s intention to perform in-store recycling at fast fashion retailers and investigates the factors most influential on intention. Besides, it analyses if an attitude-intention gap exists. To fulfil the study’s purpose, a combination of the theory of planned behaviour (Ajzen, 1985) and the norm activation model (Schwartz, 1977) is used. Approach: Within this study a quantitative method in terms of an online survey is applied. Based on a sample of 326 respondents, relationships between variables are analysed with Pearson correlation analysis and multiple regression. To further identify differences among groups, Independent samples t-test and ANOVA are conducted. Findings: The study’s findings reveal that generation y generally intends to participate in in-store recycling, while the intention is significantly higher among women than men. The intention to perform in-store recycling is predominantly intrinsically motivated as it is most driven by individuals’ personal norm. Value: The findings of our study particularly add value for fast fashion retailers and marketers by presenting a novel research model combining most relevant factors required to adequately address consumers among generation y to perform in-store recycling. This specifically allows fashion retailers to successfully establish the concept of in-store recycling. Our study is further beneficial for sustainability researchers, environmental activists, charity organisations and policy makers to create a more sustainable future.
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Hassas, Mursal, and Signy Yu Liu. "Off-hour Deliveries as a Sustainable Alternative : A case study of a Swedish recycling company." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-297342.
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Global climate change is already having a noticeable impact on the environment that threatens the future of all species including humans. Unfortunately, it is currently accelerating and global temperatures will continue to rise in the coming decades mainly due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities in daily life. One of the biggest contributors is emissions from the transport sector which accounts for 32% of Swedish total CO2 emissions. Within the transport sector, freight transportation is more disruptive to traffic flow than personal vehicles because they take up more space on the road and their speed cannot be controlled as nimble as personal vehicles which causes congestion, waste of fuel and greater emissions. Based on the forecast that freight transportation will grow at a faster rate in the next few years, there is a need to manage them more intelligently while keeping up the demand for daily transport. The concept of OHD with the purpose of traffic distribution has recently been proposed and discussed in some academic and pilot projects. By shifting freight transportation from peak hours to off-peak hours, traffic can be alleviated, thus reducing emission from fuel consumption and reducing the timethey and that parts of traffic operate during the day spent on the road.This thesis presents a more comprehensive assessment of the impact of sustainability on theconcept from multiple perspectives and applies the results to the external logistics of Swedish recycling companies. An empirical study was conducted through fourteen semi-structured interviews with researchers, experts within relevant fields and companies with OHD experience. The combination of the empirical and theoretical study concludes that the opportunities and challenges coexist when the industrial companies implement OHD. The most noticeable opportunity provided by the transition is to get rid of congestion which leads to efficiency improvements, fuel savings and reductions in emissions. However, the concept also has a damaging impact as it exposes residents in the surrounding to noise pollution at the time when they need quiet rest. In addition, another challenge in implementing OHD is getting customers’ cooperation which involves the issue of access.Klimatförändringar har en märkbar inverkan på miljön och hotar framtiden av alla jordens arter. Dessvärre ökar klimatförändringar och de globala temperaturerna kommer att fortsätta stiga under de kommande decennierna, främst på grund av växthusgaser som produceras av dagliga mänskliga aktiviteter. Transportsektorn ansvarar för 32% av den totala svenskakoldioxid utsläppen och är därav den sektorn med mest utsläpp. Inom transportsektorn orsakar godstransporterna fler hinder i trafikflödet än personbilar eftersom de tar mer plats på vägen och har inte den tekniska möjligheten att accelerera, bromsa eller bibehålla hastigheter i samma mån som personbilar. Därav orsakar de trängsel, slöseri av bränsle samt bidrar till ökat utsläpp av koldioxid. Trafikprognoser förutspår att godstransporter kommer att växa i snabbare mån än andra transportmedel under de kommande åren. Därav finns det ett behov av att hantera godstransporten mer effektivt. Konceptet OHD vars syfte är trafikfördelning av trafiken har nyligen erhållit mycket uppmärksamhet både akademiskt i forskning samt praktiskt i pilotprojekt. Genom att flytta godstransporter från högtrafikerade tider till lågtrafikerade tider kan trafiken fördelas, vilket minskar utsläppen, bränsleförbrukning samt ökar trafik effektivitet.Denna avhandling presenterar en omfattande bedömning av hållbarhetens inverkan av OHDkonceptet från flera perspektiv. Det tillämpar resultaten på externa logistikavdelningen av ett återvinningsföretag. En empirisk fallstudie innehållande fjorton semistrukturerade intervjuer med forskare, experter inom relevanta områden samt företag med erfarenhet av konceptet har genomförts. Studien erhöll slutsatserna att återvinningsindustrin kan erhålla flerfaldiga möjligheter och utmaningar orsakad av implementeringen av OHD i deras verksamhet. Där möjligheterna kan sammanställas till effektivitetsförbättringar, bränslebesparingar och minskade utsläpp, utmaningarna kommer vara ljudföroreningar samt övertygande av alla berörande nödvändiga för dess implementering.
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Schmid, Eberhard. "Koordination im Reverse Logistics : Konzepte und Verfahren für Recyclingnetzwerke /." Wiesbaden : Betriebswirtschaftlicher Verlag Gabler, 2009. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=017039846&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Horikx, Lotte, and Bledar Beqiri. "Circular economy in the Nordic region – on the right path? : The effect of circular economy business practices on firms’ environmental performance." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-324860.
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Over the last couple of decades, sustainability has gained importance in the business world, and a concept that has often been used as a prime example of how to deal with today’s environmental problems is circular economy. Even though the topic is relatively new, there has already been quite some debate about its actual advantages and disadvantages, and while there is as of yet no consensus, the majority argues that the application of circular economy practices will be beneficial for the environment. Which is exactly what this research has attempted to ascertain by looking at 78 firms from a wide range of industries yet all from the Nordic region, since this geographical area has been hailed repeatedly for their sustainability. This was done by performing a hierarchical regression analysis on the data in order to explore a possible relationship between the score of a firm on the benchmark of circular economy practices and its corresponding environmental performance, specifically energy consumption, water usage and greenhouse gas emissions. The hierarchical regression analysis showed a significantly positive relationship between a firm’s score on the benchmark of circular economy practices and its energy consumption, while controlling for firm size, industry, debt ratio,slack resources and country of origin, which was contrary to expectations. No such relationship was found between a firm’s benchmark score and their water usage, the same goes for greenhouse gas emissions. Nevertheless, this research has taken an important step in understanding the relationship between circular economy practices and a firm’s environmental performance, and in doing so has opened up new avenues to explore in terms of future research. While the Nordic region is on the right track, there is still a long road ahead.
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Van, Staden Percy Alfred Jarvis. "A feasibility study to establish the preferred environmentally-friendly utilisation option in respect of waste tyre materials in South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79337.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.Tyre waste from end-of-life tyres (ELTs), sometimes erroneously defined as a type of waste, in fact represents a renewable energy resource that is highly competitive as replacement fuel to coal in the form of tyre-derived fuel (TDF) or useable as rubber crumb in other products. In this research study, the main utilisation options considered were based on rubber crumbing through ambient and cryogenic processing. Pyrolysis, the so-called ‘holy grail’ of tyre technologies, rubberised asphalt products, TDF options and various other product options from tyre crumb as basis were considered. Although pyrolysis technology is highly commendable and environmentally friendly, it is still a process with too many variants and presents an unstable economic model that is not attractive to entrepreneurs. Rubberised asphalt depends on policy decisions from local and national authorities supporting initial higher spending and allowances on budgets to acquire future savings from the longevity in the product. The policy requirements and the instability that politically-inspired decisions carry with them are contributing to the unattractiveness of this solution to the entrepreneurial fraternity. Through government requiring a certain percentage of asphalt pavements to contain rubber (like in the United States of America (USA)), rubberised asphalt could be a very useful and viable option to produce. In the USA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently avoided the return to coal in industrial kilns currently using TDF based on its beneficial carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and cost structures by defining TDF as Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) to existing coal-burning industrial kilns. In South Africa, the usage of TDF should be of interest to Eskom and the cement industry. TDF (produced from end-of-life tyres), defined as a renewable energy resource due to its proven biomass component and with its high calorific value, presents higher energy output values in comparison to coal and furthermore presents the industry with lower input costs per ton and reduces the CO2 emission factor. Entrepreneurial intervention involving Eskom and/or the cement industry in South Africa with the utilisation of end-of-life tyres as renewable energy resource is an overdue business opportunity. With more than ten million tyres per year available in South Africa and a stockpile of more than fifty million waste tyres, sustainability of TDF supplies is a reality. TDF is much cheaper per ton than coal and emits approximately 20 percent less CO2 and/or CO2e than low-grade coal to produce the same electricity output. From all the information gathered, it is clear that in countries where coal energy is extensively used, TDF utilisation not only reduces the tyre waste issues, but it also serves as an environmentally-friendly renewable energy resource in electricity production and cement kilns; the industry with some of the highest CO2 emission risks. The final chapter of this report presents a schedule representing the choice of tyre processing and disposal methods ranked by environmental preference and defining the priorities linked to process and product choice.
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WESTERLUND, GUSTAV, and DARIN BABAN. "Creating Value from Last Mile Deliveries to First Mile Recycling : A Case Study of an Urban Consolidation Center." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-299592.
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This study is a part of the HITS-project at the Integrated Transport Research Lab at KTH. The demand for urban freight transportation has continued to grow during the last decades due to increased urbanization. Road-based freight transport contributes to air pollution, traffic congestion and noise pollution. The dependency of these services and because of their emissions of greenhouse gases there is a need for new sustainable initiatives. To investigate the possibility of consolidating the delivery of parcels and collection of recycling materials, a pilot initiative called Älskade Stad has been implemented in Stockholm. Traditionally, similar initiatives have encountered problems when municipalities have stopped the funding and it has also been difficult to convince companies to cooperate. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate what values that are being created from an urban consolidation center (UCC), as these could be seen as incentives for joining. Furthermore, it will identify what value propositions that are being offered for the city and the involved companies and how these companies capture these values. The thesis is conducted as a qualitative case study and uses the business model approach as a conceptual framework. The result from the study shows that four key resources and activities were related to value creation: a smaller truck which increased the filling rates, exemptions received from the municipality, new garage space utilization, and goods and waste flow consolidation. Furthermore, sustainable value propositions are offered to the companies and the city, such as, more attractive streets, higher profitability on trucks, increased publicity, improved work environment and finally green transportation solutions. This has entailed changes to the value capturing for the involved companies. Changes that are related to savings, revenue, and cost streams. The analysis from the study showed that the implementation of an UCC can help the city when facing urbanization challenges, and lead to a cleaner, safer, and more attractive city.Denna studie är en del av HITS-projektet vid Integrated Transport Research Lab vid KTH. Efterfrågan på urbana varutransporter har fortsatt att öka under de senaste årtiondena på grund av en ökad urbanisering. Vägbaserad varutransport bidrar till luftföroreningar, köbildning och ljudföroreningar. Vikten av dess tjänster i kombination med dess stora utsläpp av växthusgaser skapar ett behov av nya hållbara initiativ. För att utforska en lösning som konsoliderar varuleveranser och upphämtning av returmaterial, har en pilotstudie med namnet Älskade Stad genomförts i Stockholm. Historiskt sett har liknande initiativ mött problem när finansiering från offentlig sektor tagit slut och dessutom har det varit svårt att övertyga företag att delta i samarbeten. Därför ämnar denna studie att kartlägga vilka värden som faktiskt skapas med hjälp av en urban samlastningscentral, vilket skulle kunna ses som möjliga incitament. Vidare syftar denna studie till att kartlägga vilka värden som erbjuds för staden samt involverade företag och hur dessa värden fångas av företagen. Denna uppsats är genomförd i form av en kvalitativ fallstudie och använder ett affärsmodellsperspektiv som teoretiskt ramverk. Genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med experter som är involverade i initiativet samt forskare insamlades data. Resultaten från studien påvisar fyra huvudsakliga aktiviteter och resurser kopplat till värdeskapande: en mindre lastbil som ökade fyllnadsgraden, dispenser utdelat från stadsförvaltningen, ny garageanvändning samt godskonsolidering. Utöver detta så uppstår ett hållbart värdeerbjudande till företagen och staden i form av en mer attraktiv gatumiljö, högre lönsamhet på sopbilar, ökad publicitet, förbättrad arbetsmiljö och en grön transportlösning. Detta har medfört förändringar när det gäller företagens värdefångst, förändringar kopplade till besparingar, intäkts- och kostnadsflöden. Analysen från studien visat att en implementering av en urban samlastningscentral kan hjälpa staden att bemöta urbaniseringsutmaningar och bidra till en renare, säkrare och attraktivare stadsmiljö.
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Ziemba, Alexander, and Fabian Prevolnik. "The reverse logistics of electric vehicle batteries : Challenges encountered by 3PLs and recyclers." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CeLS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-43887.
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Background: The growing number of electric vehicles gives rise to a whole new reverse supply chain. Once the electric vehicle batteries reach their end-of-life, societal and governmental pressure forces automotive manufacturers to set up a network for disposing the hazardous batteries. Although, the volumes of returned batteries remain low, volumes will increase in upcoming years. Current networks and processes related to the return flow of electric vehicle batteries are not well established, nor well defined. Thus, creating an urgency to develop efficient collection networks. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how reverse logistics networks are currently set up and to provide an overview of how the different actors and processes are connected. In addition, this thesis aims to identify challenges encountered by logistics providers and recyclers. By doing so, we hope to contribute to the research gap of which factors that constitutes a bottleneck for further development of the reverse logistics chain of electric vehicle batteries. Method: The thesis conducts an interview study and is qualitative in nature. Semi-structured interviews generated empirical data, which was analysed through cross-case analysis incorporating a thematic analysis. Through this analysis we were able to achieve new theoretical understandings in connection to institutional theory. Conclusion: Through empirical findings a detailed framework of the reverse logistics chain of EVBs is portrayed. Furthermore, different challenges span over the processes illustrated in the framework. This presents an overview which is not found in current literature and extends current research on this topic.
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Jonsson, Emelie, and Birkir Pálsson. "Optimization of the sorting process in PVC-floor recycling : Scenarios to optimize economic and environmental aspects of the upscaling sorting process." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för industriell ekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-21857.
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Background: The industrial economy has been dominated by a one-way production and consumption model. Closing loops for materials has seen an upswing in popularity. The focus though has been on the environmental aspects instead of the economic benefits from implementing closed loops. With an increasing PVC consumption, the interest of implementing a closed loop of material management is increasing. PVC is a highly desired thermoplastic material because of its low cost and high performance. The high performance of PVC causes the materials to have a long lifetime which delays the end-of-life waste management. The option to utilize landfilling to deal with the accumulating waste has become a less acceptable option because of higher costs, environmental dangers, and decreasing availability of landfilling areas. When recycling PVC, it is important to ensure a high accuracy within the sorting process. A lower purity in the recycling process could lead to a lower quality of the material. With the increasing worldwide demand for PVC, which exceeds 35 million metric tons per year, the demand for a robust waste material management is high. Objectives: The objective with this master thesis is to provide a deeper understanding of the affects of introducing a closed loop of material management of PVC by optimizing the upscaling sorting process based on a maximization of the savings and the CO2 emission savings. Methods: An optimization model was developed based on previous literature regarding optimizing sorting processes and recycling processes. Different scenarios were set up to try to optimize the savings and CO2 emission savings for an upscaling sorting process of PVC. The scenarios were based on different changes in different variables. The model and the scenarios were implemented at a case study. The case study was made at the PVC-floor company Tarkett in Ronneby. Results: The different scenarios were compared based on their monthly savings and monthly CO2 emission savings. The results showed that when dealing with a larger volume of incomed material, a more capital-intensive solution should be implemented. It also showed that an upscaling of a sorting process in PVC-floor recycling can be financially feasible while implementing a closed loop of material management. Conclusions: The recent trend in waste material management indicates that many companies are implementing a closed loop of material management through capital-intensive sorting process to manage the increasing availability of waste. The comparisons of the different scenarios revealed that, if the monthly savings is to be optimized, there should be an increase in incomed material and the sorting process should implement a more capital-intensive solution utilizing automated sorting machines. If the monthly CO2 emission savings should be maximized, the incomed material should be maximized and handled by a labor-intensive solution.Bakgrund: Den industriella ekonomin har dominerats av en enkelriktad produktions- och konsumtionsmodell. Att sluta kretar för material har fått en uppgång i popularitet. Fokus har dock varit på miljöaspekterna istället för de ekonomiska fördelarna med att genomföra slutna kretsar. Med en ökande PVC-konsumtion ökar intresset för att genomföra en sluten krets för materialhantering av PVC. PVC är ett mycket önskat termoplastmaterial på grund av dess låga kostnad och höga prestanda. PVC: s höga prestanda gör att materialen har en lång livslängd som försenar avfallshanteringen. Alternativet att använda deponi för att hantera det ackumulerande avfallet har blivit ett mindre acceptabelt alternativ på grund av högre kostnader, miljöfaror och minskad tillgänglighet av deponiområden. Vid återvinning av PVC är det viktigt att säkerställa hög noggrannhet inom sorteringsprocessen. En lägre noggrannhet i återvinningsprocessen kan leda till en lägre kvalitet på materialet. Med den ökande världsomspännande efterfrågan på PVC, som överstiger 35 miljoner ton per år, är efterfrågan på en robust hantering av avfallsmaterial hög. Syfte: Målet med detta examensarbete är att ge en djupare förståelse för effekterna av att införa en sluten krets för materialhantering av PVC genom att optimera uppskalning av sorteringsprocessen baserat på maximering av besparingar och CO2 utsläppsbesparingar. Metod: En optimeringsmodell utvecklades baserat på tidigare litteratur om optimering av sorteringsprocesser och återvinningsprocesser. Olika scenarier inrättades för att försöka optimera besparingarna och CO2-utsläppsbesparingarna för en uppskalning av sortering av PVC. Scenarierna baserades på olika förändringar i olika variabler. Modellen och scenarierna implementerades på en fallstudie. Fallstudien gjordes på PVC-golvföretaget Tarkett i Ronneby. Resultat: De olika scenarierna jämfördes baserat på deras månatliga besparingar och månatliga CO2-utsläppsbesparingar. Resultaten visade att när man hanterar en större volym inkommande material, bör en mer kapitalintensiv lösning implementeras. Det visade också att en uppskalning av en sorteringsprocess vid PVC- golvåtervinning kan vara ekonomiskt genomförbar samtidigt som en sluten krets av materialhantering genomförs. Slutsatser: Den senaste trenden inom hantering av avfallsmaterial tyder på att iiimånga företag genomför en sluten krets för materialhantering genom kapitalintensiv sorteringsprocess för att hantera den ökande tillgången på avfall. Jämförelserna mellan de olika scenarierna visade att om de månatliga besparingarna ska optimeras, bör det finnas en ökning av inkommande material och sorteringsprocessen bör implementera en mer kapitalintensiv lösning med automatiska sorteringsmaskiner.
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Sjölin, Linnea. "Hushållens källsortering av plastförpackningar : En ekonometrisk analys av svenska kommuner." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-85318.
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Insamlingen av använda plastförpackningar varierar mellan de svenska kommunerna. Tidigare studier har undersökt de regionala skillnaderna utifrån antagandet att faktorerna bakom insamlingen av återvinningsbara material har samma inverkan på graden av insamling oberoende av storleken på kommunerna. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka vilka faktorer som kan bidra till att förklara insamlingen av plastförpackningar bland svenska kommuner, samt att analysera om betydelsen av dessa faktorer skiljer sig åt mellan större och mindre kommuner. Med hjälp av data från 242 kommuner för åren 2011–2015 delades Sveriges kommuner upp i större respektive mindre kommuner (enligt SKR:s klassificering). Genom regressionsanalys (OLS) av ovan nämnda paneldataset går det att jämföra och identifiera skillnader. Resultaten visar att det finns skillnader i bakomliggande faktorer till insamlingen av plastförpackningar. Specifikt framkommer att i båda fallen är insamlingen av plastförpackningar (i kilogram per invånare) högre i kommuner med relativt sett lägre ekonomisk standard samt högre medelålder. Det finns dock även viktiga skillnader mellan större och mindre kommuner, inte minst i form av att policyvariabler tenderar att ha mer framträdande effekter på källsorteringen i mindre kommuner jämfört med större. Mindre kommuner som infört viktbaserade avgifter samt har ett högt antal återvinningsstationer per invånare har en statistiskt signifikant högre källsortering. Motsvarande policyeffekter kunde inte uppvisas för de större kommunerna.
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Maaruf, Prosha, and Abdi Anab Mohamed. "Pay per screen: developing Result-oriented PSS in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises : A case study at a mercury recycling equipment manufacturer." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för maskinteknik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-14887.
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Today’s companies are struggling with the competitive environment driven by resource scarcity, technical progress and market demand for increased value and flexibility. For these reasons companies are shifting their focus from selling products to selling need fulfillment. The result-oriented product-service (PSS) is a PSS type that provides value mainly through delivery of services with the premise of the producer taking responsibility over the entire product life cycle. It is highlighted in the literature as a business strategy to generate a high profit and stable the revenue. Despite the new market opportunities related to the provision of PSS, it inherently comes with complexity linked to the extended responsibility. More importantly, very little is mentioned in the PSS literature regarding real case PSS development and how service-oriented PSS contracting impacts Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The objective of this thesis is to examine how result-oriented PSS can create new opportunities for SMEs. It is targeting to explore this topic from a cost and value creation perspective for both the company and customer. To achieve the objective a main research question is stated which answer is given by answering the two sub questions as below. How can a result-oriented product-service system be implemented in small and medium-sized enterprises? 1. What result-oriented PSS solution can be designed for the recycling equipment industry to increase the value for both the manufacturer and the customer? 2. What are the financial implications of a result-oriented PSS? To explore answers for the research questions, a case study inquiry is carried out on MRT (Mercury Recovery Technology) System International AB. It is a small international recycling equipment manufacturer in Karlskrona. A PSS development process resulting in a new concept referred to as “Pay per screen” is developed. The development and analysis of the result-oriented PSS shows that it is more profitable for the company to offer the proposed Pay per screen concept compared to the current product- oriented business. Even the customer has proven to be profitable while providing several advantages such as avoid being responsible for initial investment and maintenance costs.Dagens företag kämpar med att hantera den konkurrenskraftiga miljön som drivs av resursbrist, teknisk utveckling och efterfrågan av ökat värde och flexibilitet. Av dessa skäl byter företagen fokus från att sälja produkter till att uppfylla behov. Det resultatorienterade produkttjänstesystemet (PSS) är en sorts PSS som ger värde huvudsakligen genom att leverera tjänster med förutsättningen att producenten tar ansvar över hela produktens livscykel. Den framträder i litteraturen som en ny strategisk affärsstrategi som genererar en hög vinst och stabiliserar inkomstflödet. Trots de nya marknadsmöjligheterna i samband med tillhandahållandet av PSS följer komplexitet med det utökade ansvaret. Dessutom nämns mycket lite i PSS-litteraturen om PSS-utveckling i ett verklighetsbaserat fall och hur tjänsteorienterad PSS-koncept påverkar små och medelstora företag. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att undersöka hur resultatorienterade produkttjänstesystem kan skapa nya möjligheter för små och medelstora företag. Det riktar sig till att utforska detta ämne ur ett kostnads- och värdeskapande perspektiv för både företaget och kunden. För att uppnå målet anges en huvudforskningsfråga vilket delvis svaras genom att svara på de två delfrågorna nedan. Hur kan ett resultatorienterat produktservice system genomföras i små och medelstora företag? 1. Vilken resultatorienterad PSS-lösning kan utformas för återvinningsindustrin för att öka värdet för både tillverkaren och kunden? 2. Vilka är de ekonomiska konsekvenserna av ett resultatorienterat PSS? För att utforska svaren på forskningsfrågorna utförs en fallstudie på MRT (Mercury Recovery Technology) System International AB. Det är en liten internationell tillverkare av återvinningsutrustning i Karlskrona. En PSS-utvecklingsprocess som resulterar i ett nytt koncept som kallas "Pay per screen" är utvecklat. Utvecklingen och analysen av resultatorienterad PSS visar att det är mer lönsamt för företaget att erbjuda det föreslagna Pay per screen konceptet. För även kunden har det visat sig vara lönsamt samtidigt som ger en rad fördelar så som att slippa ansvara för investerings- och underhållskostnader.
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Sklyarova, Mariya, and Tetiana Kobets. "Eco-efficiency for sustainability : IKEA's environmental policy in Russia." Thesis, Högskolan på Gotland, Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hgo:diva-922.
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In the modern world businesses are seen more often not only as carriers of technological development, innovations, capital investments and profit makers. The present-day situation with growing ecological problems has put a high demand on organizational environmental responsibility of small, medium, large and transnational enterprises all over the world. IKEA is a well known furniture and textile retailer operating worldwide. The company has received a great amount of publicity concerning its leadership in adopting more environmentally friendly measures in manufacturing process and operations. The company issues its global sustainability report yearly and is very popular with the media; however, the actual environmental impact of IKEA’s production and operation may be more damaging than it is usually perceived. The following research work aims to provide the answer whether IKEA is really eco-efficient and looks with more detail to its operation in Russia. A sound theoretical background is provided concerning the definition and means of measuring eco-efficiency, as well as its place in the concept of sustainable development. A great emphasis is placed on comparing IKEA initiatives worldwide and in Russia, as well as discussing their actual environmental impact. Finally, barriers and challenges IKEA faces when implementing its environmental policy in Russia are defined and conclusions are drawn.
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Schumann, Dolf. "A feasibility study of a CDM compliant small-scale biomass gasification electricity generation project at a Western Cape wine cellar." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/14633.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2008.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The goal of this study was to investigate the feasibility of a small-scale biomass gasification system within the context of a cooperative wine cellar operation in the Western Cape of South Africa. Central to this goal was the questions whether the time for the implementation of such small-scale renewable energy technologies in South Africa has arrived, in light of the status quo which has changed drastically from the days of abundant and cheap coal-based electricity, and whether the new opportunities afforded by the CDM can help foster financial feasibility. There are various macro-drivers contributing to the current-day emphasis on renewable energy and cogeneration projects. The first and most pressing driver is the global climate change imperative, while the others include the increased aspiration of countries towards energy security, the realization of the importance of sustainable development and the subsequent renewable energy policies that falls within the ambit of sustainable development. Small-scale biomass gasification technology still poses some challenges, particularly when it comes to the gasification of agricultural residues, as with grape residues in the case of this project. The most important technical feasibility problem to overcome is the low ash agglomeration temperature of grape residues reported in the literature. Although the local equipment manufacturer foresees no problem in this regard with their system design - since they have conducted tests on sunflower seed residues, which have similar ash properties, without experiencing any agglomeration problems - the seriousness of this aspect will be confirmed during pilot trials. In order to be eligible for emissions reduction trading under the CDM, the project must adequately demonstrate that the emissions reductions are additional to the business-as-usual scenario, in both the environmental and financial sense. The project will satisfy the environmental additionality requirement, since in its absence the wine cellar will continue its full reliance on coal-based electricity from the grid. Financial additionality, in its strictest sense, requires for the project to be infeasible if it does not pursue CDM participation, which the financial feasibility modeling results indicated to be true in this case. A feasibility model was developed to - subject to the input parameter values assumed and basic assumptions made - be able to assess the financial viability of the project. The main assumptions were that the private feed-in into the national electricity grid was available to all IPPs, in spite of the fact that in its Medium Term Power Purchase Program me (MTPPP) of May 2008 Eskom had only requested expressions of interest from IPPs that had a generating capacity of 5MW and higher to install private base load capacity. This assumption is commensurate with the country's renewable energy targets and the official government aim of achieving a 30% contribution from IPPs to the national electricity mix. The second assumption was that the 65 to lOOclkWh offered by Eskom in its MTPPP will be applicable to sub-SMWe IPPs as well (Creamer, 2008), and that this lower bound electricity price of 65clkWh can be applied over the whole project lifetime. Inherent to this assumption is the further supposition that the progressive decline of electricity prices to an eventual level of 35clkWh by 2018 foreseen by Eskom will not materialize, due both to the sustained pressure an expanding South African economy will put on the considerable but time-consuming supply-side initiatives launched by Eskom, and the likelihood for price premiums to be introduced for clean electricity in order to meet the country's renewable energy targets. From the assumed input parameter values the initial capital and COM expenditures, operating revenues and costs over the project lifetime were determined, and then used to calculate the net cash flows, where after the NPV was computed to serve as the deciding criterion on financial feasibility. A discount rate of 18% was assumed, corresponding with the subjectively judged risks that the project posed as a small-scale renewable energy system within the wine cellar operations. In the case where the project excluded all CDM aspects, the NPV was negative at - ZAR342 573, but this improved to ZAR325 193 if the project participated in the CDM. Thus it was concluded that the project will only be financially feasible if it includes CDM participation, and that this positive contribution can be leveraged by pursuing a programmatic CDM approach. This entails the development of this project as part of a larger program in which similar projects are implemented as they arise, up to the official UN limit of 15MWe in total to still qualify as a small-scale program. The nature of the assumptions that form the backbone of this study indicate that the positive financial feasibility result in the case where the project includes COM participation will become practically relevant only over the short- to medium-term as these assumptions become reality in South Africa. Therefore, although the time for such small-scale renewable energy projects has clearly not arrived as yet, it would seem that it is indeed around the corner.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die mikpunt van die navorsing was om die lewensvatbaarheid van 'n klein-skaal biomassa vergassing sisteem binne die konteks van 'n kooperatiewe wynkelder in die Wes-Kaap van Suid-Afrika te ondersoek. 'n Sentrale aspek was die vrae of die tyd aangebreek het om klein-skaal volhouhare energie projekte in Suid-Afrika tot uitvoering te bring, gesien in die lig van 'n status quo wat drasties weg beweeg het van die tydperk toe elektrisiteit volop en goedkoop was, en of die geleentheid wat die CDM bied sulke projekte finansieel lewensvatbaar kan maak. Daar is verskeie eksterne makro-drywers wat bydrae tot die huidige fokus op sulke volhoubare energie projekte. Hieronder tel globale klimaatsverandering as die dringendste drywer, terwyl die res onder andere die hernuwe strewe van lande tot verbeterde energie-sekuriteit, die besef van die belangrikheid van volhoubare ontwikkeling en die daaropvolgende volhoubare energie beleid stappe insluit. Daar bestaan nog etlike tegniese uitdagings tot die toepassing van klein-skaal biomassa vergassing tegnologie, spesifiek met betrekking tot die vergassing van afval landbou byprodukte, soos wat die geval is met druiwe afval in hierdie projek. Die belangrikste tegniese uitvoerbaarheids-aspek wat aandag verg is die lae smeltpunt van druifafval-as wat in die literatuur rapporteer word. Alhoewel die plaaslike toerustings-vervaardiger nie enige probleme in hierdie verhand voorsien nie, aangesien toetse met sonneblom afval - met as-eienskappe rofweg identies aan die van druiwe-afval - geen smelting van die as getoon het nie, sal dit tog nogsteeds aan verdere toetse onderwerp word. Vir die projek om te kwalifiseer as geskik vir verhandeling in kweekhuisgas vermindering deur middel van die COM, moet dit voldoende bewys kan word dat alle uitlaatgas vermindering addisioneel is tot wat die geval sou wees in die gewone gang van besigheid. Hierdie addisionaliteit is relevant in beide 'n omgewings- en finansiele sin. Hierdie projek sal orngewings-addisionaliteit bevredig deurdat die wynkelder in sy afwesigheid volkome afhanklik van die steenkool-gebaseerde elektrisiteit vanaf die nasionale netwerk sou bly, terwyl finansiele addisionaliteit bewys is deur die finansiele lewensvatbaarheids-model wat getoon het dat die projek slegs ekonomies uitvoerbaar sal wees indien dit CDM deelname insluit. Die lewensvatbaarheids-model is ontwikkel om die ekonomiese uitvoerbaarheid van die projek te evalueer, onderworpe aan die aangenome inset parameter waardes en basiese aannames in die studie. Die hoof-aanname was naamlik dat privaat terugvoer in die nasionale elektrisiteits-netwerk vir alle grootte IPPs moontlik is, ten spyte van die feit dat Eskom se MTPPP van Mei 2008 slegs kapasiteite van 5MW en groter aanvaar bet. Hierdie aanname is gebaseer op Suid-Afrika se volhoubare energie teikens en die regering se offisiele mikpunt om 30% van alle krag-voorsiening vanaf IPPs te bekom. Die tweede hoof-aanname was dat die 65 tot 100clkWh wat Eskom in sy MTPPP aangebied het, ook van toepassing sal wees op sub-SMW IPPs (Creamer, 2008), en dat die laer prys-limiet van 65c/kWb oor die hele projek-leeftyd toegepas kon word. Inherent tot hierdie aanname is die verdere veronderstelling dat die progressiewe daling in elektrisiteits-pryse tot 'n eventuele vlak van 35clkWh voorsien deur Eskom nie sal realiseer nie, beide as gevolg van die volgehoue druk wat die groeiende Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie op die aansieniike, maar tydrowende, opwekkings-kapasiteit uitbreidings van Eskom behoort te plaas, en ook die hoe waarskynlikheid dat prys premiums vir skoon elektrisiteit ingestel word sodat Suid-Afrika sy volboubare energie telkens kan bereik. Die aanvanklike kapitaal en CDM uitgawes, en bedryfsuitgawes en - inkomstes oor die projekleeftyd is vanaf die aangenome inset parameter waardes afgelei, waarop die NPV van die projek uitgewerk is om te dien as die beslissende maatstaf van ekonomiese haalbaarheid. 'n Diskontokoers van 18% is gebruik, ooreenstemmend met die subjektief beraamde risikos wat die projek inhou as 'n klein-skaal volhoubare energie sisteem. Die resultate van die finansiele lewensvatbaarheids-model het getoon dat in die geval waar die projek geen CDM aspekte bevat nie, die NPV hoogs negatief sou wees met 'n waarde van -ZAR342 573, terwyl dit verbeter na ZAR325 193 as die projek CDM deelname insluit. Die gevolgtrekking is dus gemaak dat die spesifieke projek slegs ekonomies haalbaar sal wees indien dit wel CDM deelname insluit, en dat hierdie positiewe finansiele bydrae van die CDM geoptimaliseer kan word deur 'n programmatiese CDM benadering te volg. Dit behels die ontwikkeling van die projek as deel van 'n groter program waarin soortgelyke projekte mettertyd geimplementeer word soos hulle ontstaan, tot by die offisiele VN limiet van 15MWe om sodoende nog te kwalifiseer as 'n algehele klein-skaalse program. Die aard van die hoof-aannames in hierdie studie is indikatief dat die positiewe finansiele lewensvatbaarheid in die geval waar die projek CDM deelname insluit, eers oor die kort- tot medium-termyn prakties relevant sal word soos die aannames bevredig word. Dus, alhoewel die era van klein-skaalse volhoubare energie projekte nog nie aangebreek het in Suid-Afrika nie, lyk dit tog asof dit om die draai is.
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Pålsson, Lisa, and Caroline Odqvist. "Från spill till produkt." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-16844.
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Detta arbete har sin utgångspunkt i ökad återvinning och minskning av sopberg. Ett exempel som vi har använt oss av i vår forskning är ett samarbete mellan Röda Korset och Kriminalvården. Varje år slängs 25 % av de textilier som välgörenhetsorganisationer får in och dessa sopberg skulle man kunna minska genom ökad återvinning. Kriminalvården har registrerat ett varumärke som heter Made in Jail, vilka tillverkar köksrelaterade produkter. Syftet med det här arbetet blev därför att utveckla idéer till hantverksprodukter som slukar mycket spill.Valet av metod blev kvalitativa intervjuer, som utfördes med tre personer med olika kopplingar till arbetet. Ett studiebesök utfördes även som inspiration, där det fanns uppslag till produkter, färger och design. Från dessa undersökningar skapades en kravspecifikation som ligger till grund för resultatet. Resultatet blev två produktförslag, en trasmatta och en lappmatta.Under resultatdelen ges förslag på hur spillet ska sorteras, bde materialmässigt och färgmässigt. Trasmattan är en idé där tjockare material och knappar kan användas. Lappmattan är en ny idé där tunnare material används till rutorna och linningar kan klippas till fransar.Slutligen förklarar vi varför dessa produktidéer skulle kunna minska sopbergen.This paper is based on an aspiration to increase recycling and reduce the mountains of waste. An example that we have used in our research is the collaboration between Swedish Red Cross and Kriminalvården. Each year, 25 % of the textiles which charities receive become garbage and those mountains of waste could be reduced through increased recycling. Kriminalvården has registered a brand called Made in Jail, which manufactures kitchen related products. The purpose of this paper is therefore to develop ideas for handicraft products using as much waste as possible.The choice of method was qualitative interviews, with three people with different connections to the collaboration. A study visit was also made as an inspiration, where ideas for products, colors and design were found. From these studies a specification was created, which form the basis for the result. The result was two product ideas, a rag rug and a carpet inspired by patchwork quilt.We give suggestions on how to sort the waste, both materially and color wise. The rag rug is a viable idea where thicker materials and buttons can be used. The patchwork rug is a new idea where thinner materials are used to create the squares and waistbands can be cut into fringes.Finally, we explain how these product ideas could help to reduce the mountains of waste.Program: Textil produktutveckling med entreprenörs- och affärsinriktning
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Oyola, Gutierrez Ernesto Jesus, Huisa Cristina Altagracia Rodriguez, Jimenez Greyish Dahallana Rojas, Seminos Karen Elena Susan Vegas, and Huaccha Fiorella Alexandra Urbizagastegui. "RECIFRIENDLY." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/655511.
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Este trabajo de investigación muestra el plan de negocios para Recifriendly, proyecto que busca satisfacer una demanda no atendida en el país, crear cultura ambiental y lograr ciudadanos responsables. Para ello, se han realizado análisis en los aspectos fundamentales del negocio:
En el análisis del entorno sobresale la creación de normas para actividades económicas de reciclaje. En el análisis interno detalla que las fortalezas son, ser una propuesta innovadora con un servicio de fácil acceso, que premia a las personas que reciclan desde el hogar mediante un programa de lealtad; mientras que plantea como amenaza a la informalidad.
La investigación de mercado arrojó que el perfil de los usuarios son hombres y mujeres entre 18 y 45 años, mientras los clientes son empresas que se encuentran en SUNAT y operan en Lima Metropolitana.
El plan de marketing contempla una inversión digital agresiva y plantea alianzas con aliados estratégicos, importantes para el programa de lealtad y compensación a los usuarios.
El plan operativo detalla estándares para el funcionamiento del proyecto en cuanto al servicio, calidad y relación con proveedores. Además, plasma el Layout del local según las normas vigentes.
El proyecto cuenta con un plan financiero que plantea una inversión del 60% con capital propio y un 40% con financiamiento de terceros. Asimismo, refleja una TIR económica del 52%, un VAN económico de S/.62,212.00 soles y un PRID de 2.24 años.
Finalmente, el estado de resultados muestra una utilidad positiva desde el primer año, un crecimiento en 141 % durante el año 2 y 60.88% en el año 3. Estos indicadores hacen atractiva la inversión y puesta en operación del proyecto.This work research shows the business plan for Recifriendly, a project for a demand which is not attended in Peru and looks for creating environmental culture and making responsible citizens. The following analysis has been made to the main aspects of the project: In the external, the laws created by the government to set the recycling as an economic activity stand out. In the internal, the strengths of the projects are that Recifriendly is an innovative idea with an easy access which also give the people who recycles a reward, meanwhile the informality is considered as a threat. The research considers as users, men and women between 18 and 45 years old and the clients are companies registered in SUNAT and operating in Lima. The marketing plan considers an aggressive digital investment and stablishes some alliances with strategic allies, whose are important to the loyalty and satisfaction program. The operational plan sets the standards for the project including the service, quality, and the relationship with the suppliers. Besides, the lay out of the building project is shown according to the laws. The project has a financial plan that proposes an investment of 60% with its own capital and 40% with third-party financing. Likewise, it reflects an economic IRR of 52%, an economic NRV of S /.62,212.00 soles and a Payback Period of 2.24 years. Finally, the financial statements show profit-earning capacity since the first year, which grows 141% in the second and 60.88% in the third year. This is KPI to make the investment in this project attractive and able to operate.
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Matos, Daniel Anijar de. "Logística reversa, balanced scorecard e os programas de reciclagem de recursos da USP/São Carlos e da UFSCar." Universidade de São Paulo, 2007. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18144/tde-07112007-203048/.
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O objetivo precípuo deste trabalho é comparar os programas de reciclagem da USP (campus de São Carlos) e da UFSCar utilizando, como ferramentas de análise quanto ao comportamento dos objetos de estudo, os conceitos da logística reversa e do balanced scorecard. O fundamento para desenvolvimento deste trabalho é a necessidade de novos conceitos e tecnologias para avaliar e comparar o desempenho entre as organizações estudadas e, assim, promover o aprimoramento de seus ideais. O método consiste, primeiramente, em realizar a descrição dos programas envolvendo os aspectos que se relacionam aos canais de distribuição reversos dos resíduos gerados nas universidades. Em seguida, são definidas as perspectivas para a mensuração do desempenho organizacional, divididas em objetivos, indicadores e metas. Aplicaram-se esses indicadores em questionários voltados aos agentes envolvidos com os programas de reciclagem estudados. Os métodos apresentados servem de incentivo para outros programas de reciclagem em universidades do país e para programas internos de empresas preocupadas com a execução de suas estratégias, que não possua um critério de medição do desempenho de suas atividades.The principal aim of this work is to compare the recycling programs of USP/São Carlos and UFSCar using, as analysis tools for that the behavior of the study objects, the concepts of the reverse logistics and balanced scorecard. The basis for development of this work is the necessity of new concepts and technologies to evaluate and to compare the performance among the studied organizations and then, to promote the improvement of their ideals. Firstly, the method consists in accomplishment the description of the programs involving the aspects that relate to the reverse distribution channels of the residues generated in the universities. After that, are defined the perspectives for the measurement of the organizational performance, divided in objectives, indicators and goals. Those indicators were applied in questionnaires to the agents involved with the recycling programs studied. The presented methods serve as incentive for other recycling programs in universities of the country and for internal programs of companies concerned with the execution of their strategies, however don\'t possess a criterion of performance measurement of their activities.
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HENRIKSSON, ANNA-MARIA, and LEILA KECHALANLO. "Vad gör vi med våra kläder när vi anser dem vara konsumerade?" Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20139.
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Vintage fashion och secondhandkläder har fått ett nytt ljus i dagens samhälle. Det har alltid funnits en andrahandsmarknad för kläder, men nu när det kallas vintage har det blivit högsta mode. Fler och fler söker sig till butiker eller platser som kan förse sina kunder med det annorlunda plagget som ingen annan har. Men ändå finns det ett berg av kläder som skräpar ner vårt samhälle. Vad som orsakar detta är våra gigantiska klädimperier som manipulerar konsumenterna med det ”trendiga” då det är följd av shoppande och exklusivitet. Hur vi konsumenter bär oss åt efter konsumering av våra kläder är oklart för de flesta av oss. Orsaken kan vara att man inte begrundar det som något viktigt då det bara är kläder. Även kläder kan innehålla kemikalier som kan vara skadliga för miljön. Varje dag ökar mängden avfall i samhället och att deponera avfallet på soptippen är ingen långsiktig lösning. Upplösning av avfall kan både leda till föroreningar och till starkt koncentrerade och förorenande restprodukter. Vi måste bli bättre på att hantera vårt klädesavfall så att det på sikt gynnar både den enskilda människan och vår miljö. Vi har försökt beskriva vad som ger upphov till uppkomsten av alla dessa klädesavfall och även kunna upplysa om hur man kan hantera situationen på ett bättre sätt. Det finns många olika alternativ för att på ett bättre sätt hantera våra konsumerade kläder. Berget av klädesavfall bara växer så varför inte byta kläder med varandra, låna kläder från klädbiblioteket, lämna in kläderna till respektive klädkedjor, skänka det till någon secondhandbutik eller varför inte göra om kläderna på egen hand.Vintage fashion and secondhandclothing has gained new light in today's society. There has always been a secondary market for clothes, but now that it is called vintage, it has become very fashionable. More and more people are looking for the stores or locations that can provide their customers with the different garment that no one else has. But still, there is a mountain of clothes that litter our society. What’s causing this is our gigantic clothing empires that manipulate consumers with the "trendy" when it is due to excitement and exclusivity. How we as consumers behave after the consumption of our clothing is unclear for most of us. The reason may be that you do not ponder it as something impor¬tant because it is only clothing. Even clothing may contain chemicals that can pollute the environment. Every day the amount of waste in society increases and to deposit the waste at the landfill is no long-term solution. Dissolution of waste can lead both to pollution and highly concentrated and polluting wastes. We must become better at dealing with our garment waste so that it ultimately benefits both the individual and our environment. We have tried to describe what gives rise to the emergence of all these garment waste and also to provide information on how to handle the situation better.There are many different options to better manage our clothing consumption. The mountain of garment waste only grows so why not change clothes with each other, to borrow clothes from the clothes library, provide clothes for each clothing stores, donate it to a secondhand store or why not remake the clothes on your own.
Program: Kandidat inom Magisterutbildning i fashion management med inriktning modemarknadsföring
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Hansson, Mats. "Ökad återvinning? En statistisk analys av två teoretiska vägar framåt! : Studenters syn på återvinningsfrågan." Thesis, University of Gävle, Department of Business Administration and Economics, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-635.
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Denna studie har som syfte att ge underlag för beslut om hur återvinningsföretag borde gå tillväga i sina försök att höja återvinningsgraden. För att kunna uträtta detta, kommer jag att undersöka Tonglets och Barrs teorier och rekommendationer. Jag kommer även att leta efter bevis som stödjer att det finns en bristande överensstämmelse mellan individers avsikter och deras beteende.
The aim of this study is to give basis for decisions concerning how recycling companies should go about in their efforts to increase the recycling level. In order to accomplish this, I’m going to investigate Tonglet’s and Barr’s theories and recommendations. I’m also going to look for evidence that supports that there’s a value-action gap.
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Tauson, Linnea. "Att ta del i en cirkulär ekonomi : Vad påverkar konsumenters vanor kring textilåtervinning?" Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-12928.
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Today, products are often being made through a linear approach, where raw materials are being taken from nature, produced into products that are used and then becomes waste. A circular model strives to minimize the amount of waste and the goal is to bring the materials back into the flow of products. In Sweden today, large amounts of textiles and clothing are being thrown in the household trash that in turn, becomes waste and there is no clear line for textile recycling. However, more and more companies have introduced the possibility for consumers to hand in clothes and textiles for them to recycle. This paper is centred around circular economy with a special focus on textile recycling. The paper has examined the disposal habits of textiles and clothing for consumers in Sweden and what Swedish companies are communicating regarding the possibility of recycling textiles through them. The study has examined both consumer habits and the communication from companies, since both parties must participate actively if a circular model is to be achieved. The study has also examined what affects the extent and expansion of the amount of textiles recycled by consumers. The study shows that large parts of consumers in Sweden participates in a circular system through, amongst other things, recycling of other materials, donating clothes and textiles for reuse and through mending broken pieces of clothing instead of throwing them away. However, the result shows that few recycle textiles and clothing, even though almost all recycle other materials in their households. The study shows a discrepancy between consumer knowledge and the information presented from the companies, since one third of the respondents of this study didn’t have enough knowledge to recycle textiles. The study shows a lack of information about the subject, as well as the importance of accessibility to collection bins for recycling of textiles. It is also established that many companies are already working with circular economy and the importance for companies to communicate their work with sustainability to their customers. This paper is written in Swedish.Idag produceras varor ofta med ett linjärt tillvägagångssätt, där råvaror tas från naturen, förädlas, användas och sedan bli avfall. En cirkulär modell strävar efter att minimera mängden avfall och målet är istället att föra tillbaka materialen i produktflödet igen. I Sverige idag slängs stora mängder textilier och kläder i hushållssoporna som blir till avfall och det finns ännu ingen tydlig linje för textilåtervinning. Dock har alltfler företag introducerat en möjlighet för konsumenter att lämna in kläder och textilier till dem för återvinning. Denna uppsats centreras kring cirkulär ekonomi med särskilt fokus på textilåtervinning. Uppsatsen har undersökt vilka vanor konsumenter i Sverige har vad gäller avyttring av textilier och kläder samt vilka möjligheter till textilåtervinning som kommuniceras från svenska företag. Undersökningen har tittat på, vilka vanor konsumenter har, samt vilken kommunikation som finns tillgänglig från företag, då båda parter måste delta aktivt för att en cirkulär modell ska uppnås. Studien har även undersökt vad som påverkar omfattningen och utökningen av återvinningen av textilier från konsumenter. Studien visar att stora delar av konsumenter i Sverige deltar i ett cirkulärt system genom bland annat återvinning av andra material, att donera kläder och textilier för återanvändning samt genom att laga trasiga plagg istället för att slänga dem. Resultatet visar dock att få återvinner textilier och kläder, trots att nästintill samtliga återvinner andra material i sina hushåll. Studien visar att det finns en diskrepans hos konsumenters kunskaper om ämnet och den information som förmedlas från företagen, då en tredjedel av respondenterna inte hade tillräcklig kunskap för att återvinna textilier. Studien visar på en brist på information om ämnet, samt vikten av tillgänglighet av insamlingskärl för textil återvinning. Vidare påvisas att många företag redan arbetar med cirkulärekonomi och vikten av att kommunicera företagets arbete med hållbarhet till sina kunder.Nyckelord:
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Gularte, Luis Carlos Pais. "Modelo de avaliação da viabilidade econômico-financeira da implantação de usinas de reciclagem de resíduos da construção civil em municípios brasileiros." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2017. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/2338.
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Este trabalho teve como objetivo geral desenvolver um modelo de avaliação da viabilidade econômico-financeira da implantação de Usinas de Reciclagem de Resíduos da Construção Civil e Demolição (URRCD) em municípios brasileiros. Para isso, avaliaram-se as expectativas de retorno e riscos associados à sua implantação. O levantamento de dados foi feito por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, questionários enviados a Usinas em funcionamento e visitas in loco em empresas do ramo. O modelo de avaliação proposto para o projeto de investimento em estudo foi realizado unindo-se o modelo de negócio Canvas, o plano de negócios, a metodologia multi-índice proposta por Souza e Clemente (2009) e ampliada por Lima et al. (2015) por meio do aplicativo Web $V€, a qual aborda as dimensões risco e retorno, envolvidas em um projeto de investimento. Também foi realizada uma análise de sensibilidade por meio dos limites de elasticidade e valores limites, buscando quantificar a vulnerabilidade dos resultados do projeto de investimento em relação às mudanças em uma variável, mantendo as demais inalteradas, além de uma análise estocástica utilizando a Simulação de Monte Carlo, como forma de melhorar a análise dos riscos envolvidos no projeto. A partir da proposição desse modelo, o mesmo foi aplicado em um estudo de caso no município de Pato Branco – PR. Os resultados encontrados mostram que há viabilidade econômico-financeira na implantação deste projeto de investimento, uma vez que o VPL médio é de cerca de R$ 583.919,87 e a recuperação do investimento se concretizará em 12 anos (Payback), através da Simulação de Monte Carlo, visualizou-se que há alta probabilidade (99,78%) de que o investimento na URRCD de Pato Branco - PR seja rentável. Entretanto, os índices de elasticidade mostraram que é preciso monitorar as receitas esperadas e os custos estimados com mais atenção, ou seja, será preciso um trabalho, por parte dos gestores da URRCD, em prol de sempre estarem buscando aumentar a demanda pelos agregados reciclados, como maneira de aumentar a receita da usina, desde que se respeite a sua capacidade de produção.This work had as main objective to develop an evaluation model for analyzing the economic and financial feasibility of installing a waste construction recycling plant in Brazilian municipalities. For this, it was evaluated the return expectations and risks associated with its implementation. The data collection was done through bibliographical and documentary research, questionnaires sent to operating plants and on-site visits in branch companies. The evaluation model proposed for the investment project study was performed using the business model Canvas, the business plan, the multi-index method proposed by Souza and Clemente (2009) and expanded by Lima et al. (2015) through the Web application SAEVIP, which addresses the dimensions of risks and returns involved in an investment project. Also a sensitivity analysis was performed, seeking to quantify the vulnerability of the results of the investment project in relation to changes in a variable, keeping unchanged the another ones, plus a stochastic analysis using Monte Carlo simulation, in order to improve the analysis of the risks involved in the project. From the model proposition, it was applied a case study in the Pato Branco - PR city. The results showed that there is economic and financial viability in the implementation of this investment project, since the average NPV is about R$ 583,919.87 and the investment recovery will materialize in 12 years (Payback), through Monte Carlo Simulation it was observed that there is a high probability (99.78%) that the investment in the URRCD of Pato Branco - PR be profitable. However, the elasticity indices showed that it is necessary to monitor the expected revenues and the estimated costs with more attention, that is, it will require a work by the managers of the URRCD, in favor of always seeking to increase the demand for the recycled aggregates, as a way to increase the revenue of the plant, as long as it does not exceed its production capacity.
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Zhang, Xiaoyu, and Shuai Huang. "The challenges of “cradle-to-cradle” strategy : A case study with Huawei Company." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-387372.
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The cradle to cradle (C2C) is a sustainable business strategy that mimics the natural recycling cycle and waste is reused, the question of when and how to apply the C2C concept successfully in business is still controversial. This thesis takes Huawei, the leading enterprise in the mobile communication industry, as an example, and to investigate the challenges for Chinese mobile communication companies in implementing an effective C2C strategy to achieve a sustainable development. This study used the semi-structured interviews in the qualitative data collection method to interview both Huawei and China Telecommunications’ managers. Data analysis shows that for the electronics industry with low recycling rate and high pollution, Huawei still faces many challenges in adopting the C2C strategy，which includes alloy recycling, recycling of electronic products in consumers' hands, disassembly problems, and recycling of electronic products by value, Another challenge is the mismatch between C2C evaluation mechanism and China's mobile communications industry. Only fully considered cradle to cradle, cradle to Grave, and Life cycle, the sustainable mode of the mobile communications industry would be reached.
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Lee, Chanjoo. "Analysis of decision-making in closed-loop supply chains." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44925.
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Closed-loop supply chains (CLSCs) that integrate the activities for reclaiming residual values in postconsumer products with the traditional forward supply chain activities are important from financial and environmental perspectives. This thesis develops models and analyses on three topics novel to the field of CLSC research with a goal of advancing knowledge about effective decision-makings in CLSCs.
In the first part of the thesis, we study joint control of stochastic forward and stochastic reverse material flows in CLSCs. With an application to a CLSC where postconsumer products are collected for warranty service purposes, we demonstrate that the benefit of coordinating two production activities could be significant. We develop a model that can be used to obtain an effective inventory control policy for coordinating forward and reverse material flows. Through Monte Carlo simulation and global sensitivity analysis, we identify major influential factors that affect system's warranty cost savings performance. The results indicate that joint control of forward and reverse material flows greatly improves warranty cost savings performance as well as system's robustness to uncertainties.
The second part of the thesis develops a differential game model for characterizing decentralized time-varying competitive decision-making in a CLSC.
The differential game model is particularly useful for studying time-varying interactive decision-making in CLSCs that involve many stakeholders who pursue different objectives in forward and reverse production activities. We identify optimal prices and production strategies that evolve over time under fluctuating market demand. Also, the model provides a quantitative scheme that can be used to obtain an efficient apportionment of product recovery processes.
The third part of the thesis describes the relationship among consumers' risk-aversion, product cannibalization of new products by remanufactured products, and growth of CLSCs through price optimization models. Whereas price is one of the most effective variables for managing market demand, previous CLSC research has mainly focused on operational problems without paying much attention on the interface between CLSCs and markets. We develop models that jointly determine optimal prices in forward and reverse channels considering consumers' willingness-to-pay (WTP) for remanufactured products, consumers' willingness-to-accept (WTA) for a buyback price, and consumers' risk aversion to uncertain quality perceptions. The results show that consumers' active participation in CLSC is an important factor for the viability and growth of a CLSC. Also, we show that companies can benefit from product remanufacturing although it may be accompanied by production cannibalization.
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Ballona, Inga Wilson Ruben, Shimidzu Renato Casanova, Rivera Kassandra Mercedes Cicirello, Cancino Johann Santos Alfonso Escalante, and De Los Santos Cynthia Sophia Yanqui. "Tienda virtual de ropa de marca de segunda mano: Closet Out." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/657227.
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En los últimos años se ha podido ver una tendencia al comercio de ropa de segunda mano en distintas partes del mundo, lo que se entiende como un modelo de negocio que se adapta a las necesidades de las personas de poner a la venta diversas prendas que probablemente tienen en desuso, por las cuales desean obtener un ingreso extra. Este es un tipo de negocio que nace a raíz de las diversas personas que no realizan un uso frecuente de sus prendas al adquirirlas, por distintas razones, y por ello deciden ponerlas en venta, dando apertura a la posible adquisición por parte de otras personas. Actualmente el mercado textil se encuentra en constante crecimiento a raíz de las tendencias de moda que vienen apareciendo continuamente lo cual permite desencadenar diversas formas de implementar negocios relacionados a ello que permiten a las personas ser partícipes del mismo de distintas maneras. Es por ello que nace Closet Out, una marca y modelo de negocio presentado bajo una plataforma web que permite interconectar a aquellas personas que deseen comprar o vender prendas de vestir de segunda mano y de alta calidad.In recent years it has been possible to see a trend in the trade of second-hand clothing in different parts of the world, which is understood as a business model that adapts to the needs of people to put on sale various garments that probably they have in disuse, for which they want to obtain an extra income. This is a type of business that was born as a result of the various people who do not make frequent use of their garments when acquiring them, for different reasons, and for this reason they decide to put them up for sale, opening up the possible acquisition by other people. Currently the textile market is constantly growing as a result of the fashion trends that are continuously appearing which allows to unleash various ways of implementing related businesses that allow people to participate in it in different ways. That is why Closet Out was born, a brand and business model presented under a web platform that allows people who wish to buy or sell second-hand and high-quality clothing to interconnect.
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Piassi, Leandro Martines. "Estudo dos programas de reciclagem da USP/São Carlos e da UFSCar através da logística reversa e gestão do conhecimento." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18144/tde-14042008-082150/.
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Este trabalho tem como principal objetivo o de comparar os programas de reciclagem de resíduos sólidos da USP campus São Carlos e da UFSCar campus São Carlos através da logística reversa e da gestão do conhecimento. A principal razão para o desenvolvimento do trabalho é identificar lacunas no fluxo de conhecimento dos programas e, de posse dos dados, sugerir melhorias nesse fluxo. O método consiste em caracterizar os programas desde sua organização até a execução do trabalho e, posteriormente, através dos dados dos questionários aplicados, identificar as possíveis lacunas no fluxo do conhecimento nos programas. As principais conclusões do presente trabalho é que ambos os programas apresentam similaridades nos processos reversos de reintrodução à cadeia produtiva dos resíduos gerados e que as lacunas existentes no fluxo de conhecimento podem prejudicar o andamento dos programas. Os métodos apresentados servem de incentivo e alerta para outros programas de reciclagem de universidades do país e para programas internos de empresas que não priorizam o gerenciamento do fluxo do conhecimento em suas instituições.The main aim oh this work is to compare the recycling programs of USP campus São Carlos and UFSCar campus São Carlos using the concepts of the reverse logistics and knowledge management. The principal reason for the development of this work is to identify the gaps in the knowledge flow of the programs and, with the data, make suggestions to improve de knowledge flow. The method consists in characterize the programs since their organization until the work execution and, after that, with the data of the questionnaires, try to identify the gaps in the knowledge flow in the programs. The main conclusions of this work are that both programs show similarities in their reverse processes of reintroduction to the productive chain of the generated solid waste and that the gaps in the knowledge flow can be harmful to the programs. The presented methods serve as incentive and alert for other recycling programs of universities of the country and for internal programs of companies that not prioritize the management of the knowledge flow.
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El-Gomla, Randa A. M. "A plan-do-check-act framework for WEEE and RoHS : a model for implementing WEEE and RoHS by integrating eco-design factors and activities into business operation and strategy." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5432.
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Eco-design is relatively new and fast growing field of research due to its vital importance to the manufacturing industry and its related environmental issues such as reducing waste, and CO2 emission. A major EU programme relating to the environment is the waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive. The (WEEE) directive specifies ten categories and a voltage range which is up to 1.000 volts AC or 1.500volts DC.
The developed framework came for the implementation of Eco-design principles that helps to take into account the adaption of the (WEEE) directive and the restriction of hazard substances (RoHS) used in electrical and electronic equipments. As a result of identify gaps and needs such as a lack of a comprehensive Eco-design framework and the need to integrate it to the normal business operation.
In this research the PDCA framework for Eco-design and WEEE directive will be discussed. The framework will encompass all of the Eco-design¿s implementation and integration factors and activities such as WEEE and RoHS directives, Eco-design management, Environmental legislations, Eco-design tools and considerations. The literature review covers the topic of Eco-design¿s related issues, and WEEE and RoHS directives rules.
Based on comprehensive questionnaire survey of Eco-design, WEEE and RoHS issues and activities among a sample of environmentally aware companies, statistical analysis is carried out using SPSS software. Then the findings of the survey triangulated with the findings of the literature review formed the basis of the design and implementation plan of the proposed framework
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Hansen, Jessica, and Erika Jonsson. "Sopa inte miljön under mattan! : En studie om beteendeförändring hos Kalmarhem AB:s hyresgäster." Thesis, University of Kalmar, Baltic Business School, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hik:diva-1415.
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Kalmarhem AB har uppmärksammat att det existerar ett ohållbart beteendemönster bland hyresgästerna inom studentgruppen. För att kunna bryta detta mönster avser vi att genom denna uppsats utreda vilka attityder och beteenden som existerar bland hyresgästerna samt ge förslag på förändringar som företaget kan genomföra för att skapa en positiv beteendeförändring.
Vi avser att lyfta fram vilka åtgärder som är mest lämpliga att använda av bostadsföretag för att motivera studenter till att agera mer miljömedvetet i hemmet. För att utveckla effektiva marknadsföringsåtgärder valde vi att utreda vilka attityder som råder och hur de förhåller sig till det aktuella beteendet.
Vi har använt oss av en abduktiv ansats där vi utgått från vår fallstudie av Kalmarhem AB. Vi har använt oss av både kvalitativa och kvantitativa undersökningsmetoder i form av en enkätundersökning, fokusgrupper, panelintervjuer, en telefonintervju och en gruppintervju samt observation för att insamla nödvändig data.
För att erhålla större förståelse för ämnet presenterar vi i referensramen de olika teorier och begrepp som ligger till grund för vår uppsats. Vi presenterar även den forskningsmodell vi utgått från i våra empiriska undersökningar.
Vi kunde konstatera att problemet med bristfällig källsortering inte härstammar från negativa attityder gentemot miljöansvar, med andra ord såg vi ett svagt samband mellan beteende och attityd. Genom analys av empiriskt material kunde vi också dra slutsatsen att det finns ett missnöje och brist på förtroende för Kalmarhem, vilket leder till att studenterna har svårare att ta till sig av företagets budskap och information.
Kalmarhem AB has given attention to an unsustainable behaviour pattern among student tenants. In order to change this pattern we aim to throughout this essay investigate what attitudes and behaviours that exists among the tenants and in addition give suggestions for the company to perform in order to create a positive behavioural change.
We aim to emphasise the measures that are most suitable to use by housing corporations in order to motivate students to act more environmentally friendly in their house. To develop efficient marketing strategies we chose to investigate which attitudes that prevails and how they correlate to the actual behaviour.
We have used an abductive approach with a case study regarding Kalmarhem AB, as a starting point. We have used both qualitative and quantitative methods of investigation by means of an survey, focus groups, panel interviews, a phone interview a group interview and an observation to collect relevant data.
In order to gain a greater understandning of the subject there is an introduction of different basic theories and concepts in the frame of references. We also introduce a research model which we has used as a basis for the empirical research.
We can conclude that the problem with insufficient recycling does not originate from negative atitudes towards environmental responsibility, in other words we did not see a strong correlation between behaviour and attitude. By means of analysis of empirical data collection we could also conclude that the students experience discontent and a lack of trust for Kalmarhem, which implies that the students are less likely to accept the company's message and information.
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Bayat, Angela, and Sarah Chowdhury. "En studie om ekonomisk lönsamhet inom textilindustrin med fokus på hållbarhet ur ett miljöperspektiv." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-299512.
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Den här rapporten är en studie av textilindustrin. Rapporten ingår i kursen Examensarbete inom industriell produktion som ingår i Civilingenjörsprogrammet Maskinteknik. Studien är relevant i tiden då mycket forskning sker för att lösa de nuvarande respektive framtida problemen. Vi konsumerar mycket textilier, nästan 14 kg per person per år, varav 10kg är bara kläder. En stor mängd av dessa textilier, hela 73 procent, går till spillo istället för att återanvändas eller återvinnas. Samtidigt produceras också många nya textilier med icke-hållbara resurser som bland annat fossila energikällor och giftiga kemikalier, vilka i sin tur har allvarliga effekter på miljön. Produktionskedjan har således en väldigt stor miljöpåverkan. De aspekter som tas upp i studien är därför hållbarhet, återvinning, ekonomiska perspektiv såsom cirkulär ekonomi och konsumentsyn. Studien går även in på material och resurser. Syftet med studien är att delge läsaren kunskap om textiliers kretslopp och problemen som finns inom industrin med hänsyn till miljön. Frågeställningen fokuserar kring hur den ekonomiska lönsamheten bör uppnås inom företag för att ha ett hållbart och cirkulärt system. Litteraturstudie utfördes där det ingick bland annat organisationsrapporter och vetenskapliga rapporter med mera. För att få en verklig uppfattning intervjuades kunniga personer inom den textila branschen. En från Smart Textiles och en annan från Nordiska Textilakademin (NTA). Dessa intervjuer gav en verklig uppfattning om situationen inom textilindustrin. Efter slutförd studie är slutsatsen att problemen som finns är väldigt komplexa och det krävs mycket arbete för att lösa de för att få ett resurseffektivt, hållbart och cirkulärt system. Men trots det kan vi med största sannolikhet gå mot en mer hållbar textilindustri från ett miljöperspektiv genom att utveckla lönsamma återvinningstekniker, tillämpa rätt cirkulära affärsmodeller inom både etablerade och nya verksamheter, designa med hänsyn till produktlivscykeln, öka resurseffektiviteten och hanterar textilavfall på rätt sätt.This report is a study about the textile industry. The report is a part of the bachelor’s thesis course in Industrial Production given at KTH Royal Institute of Technology as a part of the Mechanical Engineering program. The study is relevant in time, because a lot of research is currently going on to solve the current and future problems in the textile industry. We consume a lot of textiles, nearly 14 kilograms per person per year, of which 10 kilogram is only clothes. A significant amount of these textiles goes to waste (73 percent) instead of being reused or recycled. At the same time a lot of new textiles are also being produced with non-sustainable resources such as fossil fuels and toxic chemicals, which in turn has severe environmental impacts. Thus, the production chain has a very large environmental impact. The aspects that are addressed in the report are therefore sustainability, recycling, economic perspectives such as circular economy and the consumer perspective. The study also discusses materials and resources. The purpose of the study is to provide the reader with knowledge about the textile loop and the problems that exist in the industry with focus on the environment. The study tries to answer the question on how financial profitability could be achieved within companies in order to have a sustainable and circular system. A literature study has been conducted consisting of reports from organisational reports as well as scientific reports and more. People with knowledge about sustainability within the textile industry were interviewed to get an empirical ground on this case, one from Smart Textiles and another one from the Nordiska Textilakademin. These interviews gave an actual insight of the situation in the textile industry. The conclusion is that the problems which exist are very complex and a lot of work is required to solve them in order to have a resource-efficient, sustainable and circular system. Despite this, we can most likely move towards a more sustainable textile industry from an environmental perspective, by developing profitable recycling techniques, applying the righ tcircular business models in both established and new businesses, designing with regard to the product life cycle, increasing resource efficiency and handling textile waste properly.
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Santos, Walquiria Menna Brusamolin. "Estudo da dinâmica em uma central de triagem em Campo Largo - PR e entendimento de uma comunidade quanto à separação e valorização dos resíduos sólidos." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2014. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/1016.
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O objetivo do trabalho foi sensibilizar moradores e alunos de uma comunidade piloto quanto à correta separação, destinação e valorização dos resíduos sólidos, visando à melhoria nas condições de trabalho e de renda dos catadores de materiais recicláveis da central de triagem. A metodologia principal foi a pesquisa ação, que envolveu três etapas: fase exploratória, de ação e de avaliação. Para embasamento das ações de sensibilização, a fase exploratória contou, primeiramente, com o estudo da dinâmica de trabalho em uma central de triagem. Tal estudo se justifica pelo fato de que uma central de triagem é o elo principal entre a fonte geradora de resíduos sólidos e as indústrias recicladoras. Além disso, foi realizado diagnóstico da percepção de moradores e alunos sobre a separação e a valorização dos resíduos sólidos, em uma um bairro piloto, alvo das ações de sensibilização. Na fase de avaliação, novo estudo do entendimento da comunidade piloto foi feito para compreender se a sensibilização trouxe mudanças de percepção e se houve algum tipo de interferência nos gargalos diagnosticados na central de triagem. Os principais resultados apontaram as etapas de triagem e do rejeito como gargalos, as quais sofrem interferência da segregação nas fontes geradoras e da deficiência dos sistemas de logística reversa para escoamento dos resíduos. As ações de sensibilização com alunos e moradores resultaram em aprimoramento da percepção quanto à importância do envio de materiais limpos e secos à coleta seletiva; ao conhecimento de uma associação de catadores e à importância de destinar resíduos especiais, como lâmpadas fluorescentes, às revendas, diminuindo a recepção de resíduos perigosos na central de triagem. Os resultados servirão para embasar as discussões com a cadeia produtiva visando ao escoamento sustentável dos resíduos, e as ações já foram replicadas no município em toda a rede municipal e estadual de ensino, e em residências atendidas pelo programa das agentes comunitárias de saúde.The objective of this work was to sensitize residents and students in a pilot community for proper separation, disposal and recovery of solid waste in order to improve working conditions and income of recyclable materials collectors from a sorting center. The main methodology was action research, which involved three stages: exploratory, action and evaluation. The working dynamics study in a sorting center based sensitization actions, in exploratory stage. The main link between the source of solid waste and recycling industries is a sorting center that is why this study is important. Moreover, perception diagnosis of separation and recycling of solid waste was made with residents and students in a pilot neighborhood. New study was done in the evaluation phase to find perception changes and to know if sensitization actions interfered in the sorting center bottlenecks diagnosed. The main results showed that steps of sorting and tailings are bottlenecks, suffering interference from domiciliary segregation and deficiency of reverse logistics systems for waste disposal. Sensitization actions with students and residents improved the perception of sending clean and dry recyclable materials to selective collection. Also improved the knowledge of an association of recyclable material collectors and the importance of devoting hazardous wastes such as fluorescent lamps, to resellers, decreasing the receipt of this kind of waste at the sorting center. The results will be used to support discussions with the producers chain toward sustainable waste disposal. Actions have already been replicated in the city throughout municipal and state schools, and homes served by the program of community health workers.