From resource circularity policies to the zero-waste strategy

Over the last twenty years, waste management policies were aimed to mitigate environmental impacts; but in most cases the results of these policies had been the downcycling. The upcycling and the transition to circularity are good solutions to remedy the impacts of linear patterns of production and...

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Main Author: Adolfo F. L. Baratta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Palermo University Press 2021-06-01
Series:Agathón
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Online Access:https://www.agathon.it/agathon/article/view/229
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description Over the last twenty years, waste management policies were aimed to mitigate environmental impacts; but in most cases the results of these policies had been the downcycling. The upcycling and the transition to circularity are good solutions to remedy the impacts of linear patterns of production and consumption. However, the only way to reduce environmental pressure is not through recycling but through reusing and avoiding waste production. In this direction, designers could play a significant role thanks to strategies such as those of Design for Longevity and Design for Deconstruction. Even if there are still few decision-making tools to support an effective evaluation of waste in the design phase, the above-mentioned strategies could lead designers towards a Zero Waste Strategy.
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spelling doaj.art-941d271c642d4e24bae2c1e378b698af2022-12-22T04:10:43ZengPalermo University PressAgathón2464-93092532-683X2021-06-019online10.19229/2464-9309/932021From resource circularity policies to the zero-waste strategyAdolfo F. L. Baratta0Roma Tre University (Italy)Over the last twenty years, waste management policies were aimed to mitigate environmental impacts; but in most cases the results of these policies had been the downcycling. The upcycling and the transition to circularity are good solutions to remedy the impacts of linear patterns of production and consumption. However, the only way to reduce environmental pressure is not through recycling but through reusing and avoiding waste production. In this direction, designers could play a significant role thanks to strategies such as those of Design for Longevity and Design for Deconstruction. Even if there are still few decision-making tools to support an effective evaluation of waste in the design phase, the above-mentioned strategies could lead designers towards a Zero Waste Strategy.https://www.agathon.it/agathon/article/view/229circular modelreusedesign for longevitydesign for deconstructionzero-waste strategy
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title From resource circularity policies to the zero-waste strategy
title_full From resource circularity policies to the zero-waste strategy
title_fullStr From resource circularity policies to the zero-waste strategy
title_full_unstemmed From resource circularity policies to the zero-waste strategy
title_short From resource circularity policies to the zero-waste strategy
title_sort from resource circularity policies to the zero waste strategy
topic circular model
reuse
design for longevity
design for deconstruction
zero-waste strategy
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