The role of waste management to achieve circular (bio)economy and sustainable development goals (12:00 UTC)
Session Organiser: Rodrigo Morales Vera
Institution: Universidad Catolica del Maule; Joint Session: TFK programme Chile and Finland
Location/Local Time: Talca, Chile, 9 - 10:30am
Abstract:
Circular (Bio)economy. An economic system that combines the principles of circular economy and bioeconomy. It focuses on maximizing the value of (bio)material resources for as long as possible, minimizing waste generation, and valorizing residues. This approach utilizes renewable biological resources to produce food, materials, and energy, while also emphasizing investment in human, social, natural, and physical capital. The objective of this session is to review how industrial symbiosis influence a circular bioeconomy system minimizing and reutilizing residues to produce food, materials and energy. A Finland case study will be presented, followed by how is possible to make more circular the solar industry, as well as biological systems as fungi could help to produce materials to finally include Life Cycle Assessment as a tool to generate sustainability indicators.
Session Details:
Topic 1. Harri Auvinen, Ph.D. “Bioeconomy, Waste Management and Sustainable Development Goals: The Case of Finland. Savonia University of Applied Science. Finland
Topic 2. Cristobal Montalba, Ph.D. “Recycling and Revalorization of Photovoltaic Technologies: A Sustainable Path for Solar industry”. University of Talca. Chile
Topic 3. Carlos Alvares Vasco, Ph.D. “From purposeless residues to biocomposites: A hyphae made connection”. University of ICESI. Colombia
Topic 4. Rodrigo Morales Vera, Ph.D. “Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for Achieving a Sustainable Bioeconomy System”. Catholic University of Maule. Chile
Panel discussion= 20-30 min aprox (Q/A from chair and audience. Academic and Applied discussion with practitioners and/or policy makers or other interest groups)
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