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Sustainable Materials Management

Sustainable Materials Management. Joseph Fiksel Executive Director, Center for Resilience The Ohio State University, USA Sustainability Advisor, U.S. EPA Office of Research & Development*. OECD Global Forum on Environment Mechelen, Belgium, October 2010.

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Sustainable Materials Management

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  1. Sustainable Materials Management Joseph Fiksel Executive Director, Center for ResilienceThe Ohio State University, USA Sustainability Advisor, U.S. EPA Office of Research & Development* OECD Global Forum on Environment Mechelen, Belgium, October 2010 *The content of this presentation reflects the views of the author and does not represent the policies or position of the U.S. EPA.

  2. Exceeding Planetary Boundaries Safe Operating Space Biodiversity Loss Source: Stockholm Resilience Centre, 2009

  3. Sustainable Development Global warming, melting ice, rising oceans Ecosystem degradation, biodiversity loss Resource scarcity (water, land, minerals) Infectious diseases (viral, bacterial) Urbanization, social disintegration Income gaps (rich vs. poor) Population growth “Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” - World Commission on Environment & Development, 1987 Challenges

  4. The Kaya Identity Total carbon burden = population × ($GDP/capita) × (resources/$GDP) × (burden/resource unit) Global challenge: Decouple resource consumption from economic growth

  5. Sustainable Materials Management “SMM is an approach to promote sustainable materials use, integrating actions targeted at reducing negative environmental impacts and preserving natural capital throughout the life-cycle of materials, taking into account economic efficiency and social equity.” Working Group on Waste Prevention and Recycling

  6. Global Supply Chains Interdependence of the United Kingdom Line thickness denotes quantity of imports Networks are both more fragile and more resilient than isolated systems Source: New Economic Foundation

  7. The Material-Energy-Water Nexus Energy excludes ecosystem services Material demand is a major driver of both energy and water use ~ 0.5 kWh/MT ~ 0.5 MT/kWh ~ 100 liters/kWh ~ 3 kWh per $ Water Materials ~ 1 kg per liter ~ 100 liters per $ Source: J. Fiksel, “Evaluating Supply Chain Sustainability,” Chemical Engineering Progress, May 2010.

  8. Systems View of Material Flows Industry (economic capital) Society (human capital) economic valueis created for society labor is utilized in industry ecological goodsand services are utilized in society some waste is recovered and recycled waste and emissions mostly return to the environment ecological goodsand services are utilized in industry Environment (natural capital) Adapted from: J. Fiksel, A Framework for Sustainable Materials Management, Journal of Materials, August 2006.

  9. SMM Policy Intervention Options Principle 3 - Use the full suite of policy instruments collaborate educate Industry Society evaluate eliminate Principle 2 – Adopt a life cycle perspective Principle 4 - Engage all parts of society facilitate innovate regulate motivate Principle 1 - Preserve natural capital mitigate ameliorate Environment

  10. Preserving Natural Capital  Direct resource consumption Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) € $ Purchased goods & services(indirect use) Supply chain Footprint Embedded ecosystem goods and services – e.g., water resources Full ecological footprint

  11. Example: Snack Food Industry “Embedded” natural capital for a typical U.S. foodsupply chain, converted into energy equivalents Source: OSU Center for Resilience Snack Food Manufacturing Supply Chain – U.S. Average 120 barrels 70 million gallons

  12. Life Cycle of Materials Value Creation Value Extraction Inputs Outputs Production Supply Chain Processes Materials Products Utilization & Consumption Processes Energy By-Products Non-Product Waste & Emissions Revalorization Recovery Processes Recycled Parts & Materials Residual Materials Virgin Materials Extraction Disposal Environment – Natural Capital

  13. Example: Aluminum Industry Recycling uses 5% of energy & material flows vs. primary Source: Alcan

  14. Industrial Ecology Waste = Food = Value = Profit Industrial ecology is a process systems approach that mimics natural cycles, converting waste into “food”

  15. Sustainable Business Practices • Energy & Material Conservation • Source Reduction • Servicization • Release Reduction • Hazard Reduction • Benign Waste Disposition Demater-ialization Detoxif-ication Value Recovery Capital Protection and Renewal • Human Capital • Natural Capital • Economic Capital • Product Recovery • Disassembly • Recyclability Source: J. Fiksel, Design for Environment: A Guide to Sustainable Product Development, McGraw-Hill 2009

  16. SMM Topics to be Explored • Case Studies • Critical metals • Aluminum • Wood fibres • Plastics • Innovative Practices • Private Sector • Government • NGO • Linkages • Green Growth • Integrated Product Policy • Sustainable Production & Consumption • 3R Initiative • Resource Productivity • Belgian SMM Proposal • Policies • Principles • Instruments • Indicators • Coherence • Adaptation

  17. Mercidank uThank you OECD Global Forum on Environment Mechelen, Belgium, October 2010 Resilience.OSU.edu

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