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A Systems approach to Environmental Engineering: Collaboration between University, Research Centre and Industry
(Chapter, 1996)University and college education of engineers and technicians face a sever dilemma. On the one hand is there a strong need and demand from society to enforce interdisciplinarity and systems thinking to master the intricate ... -
A systems approach to extended producer responsibility: Economic efficiency and environmental effectiveness for packaging in plastic industry in Norway
(Chapter, 1998)This paper will, through a theoretical discussion of efficiency and effectiveness, present a model for a recovery system. The plastic packaging recovery system in Norway is described, and despite the lack of empirical data, ... -
Barriers in the EPR System for plastic packaging, Norway
(Chapter, 2001)A case study of policy and technology based obstacles at various policy levels in the recycling system of plastic packaging from Norwegian households – with extensive analysis of Trondheim municipality. -
Indicators for eco-efficiency in recycling systems
(Chapter, 2001)The concept of eco-efficiency was introduced by the World Business Councils on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in 1992. Since then it has been widely adopted among companies to measure and improve the value added while ... -
Interactive product development in recycling systems – A case study of the Norwegian deposit system for PET bottles
(Chapter, 2003)In this paper we have applied the interactive product development approach in combination with the life cycle system approach and put up a framework to evaluate and understand eco-efficiency development of production- and ... -
Promoting Industrial ecology by extended Producer Responsibility- Principles and Practices
(Chapter, 1998)An important part of the concept of Industrial ecology aims at understanding and improving the metabolic pathways of materials in society. Extended producer responsibility is one of the recent, and indeed important, ... -
Using LCA and Network Theory as a basis for eco-efficiency improvements in Norwegian plastic packaging recycling
(Chapter, 2002)Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is to a wide extent applied to evaluate the environmental performance of recycling. However, LCA is not sufficient as stand-alone tool for decision-making regarding recycling since decisive ...