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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 589, Issue -, Pages 122-129Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.186
Keywords
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Pork sector; Sustainability; Resources efficiency; Supply chain
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- Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pescia, Alimentacio i Medi Natural from the Generalitat de Catalunya [Expedient: 5670116_2013]
- ManureEcoMine project [603744]
- Xunta de Galicia [GRC 2013-032]
- FEDER
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivity [RYC-2014-14984]
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Pork industry in Catalonia plays a foremost and representative role in the Spanish pork sector. Beyond the economic benefits, conventional practices in the pork industry also imply a number of environmental impacts that need to be dealt with. In this context, the environmental performance of traditional linear pork chain in Catalonia was evaluated through a LCA approach. The outcomes of the analysis showed that both fodder production and transport activities were identified as the critical stages of the system. Accordingly, alternative schemes based on circular economy principles were proposed and potential environmental credits were estimated. Within this framework, comparative results highlighted the advantages of moving towards a closing loop production system, where resource efficiency and waste valorisation were prioritised over final disposal options. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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