Quantifying potential profit from material recycling: a case study in brick manufacturing |
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| Authors: | Matthew Hodge John Ochsendorf John Fernández |
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| Institution: | 1. AECOM, 2 Technology Park Drive, Westford, MA 01886, USA;2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building 5-418, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA;1. Dept. of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain;2. Cerámica Malpesa, S.A. Autovía A-4, km 303, 23710 Bailén, Jaén, Spain;1. Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L’Aquila, Via G. Gronchi 18, 67100 L''Aquila, Italy;2. Advanced Resource Efficiency Centre (AREC), The University of Sheffield, Conduit Road, Sheffield S10 1 FL, United Kingdom;3. Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy;1. CERIS-ICIST, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisboa, Portugal;2. School of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK;3. Applying Concrete Knowledge, 1A Blackened Avenue, Birmingham, B17 8AP, UK;1. Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia;2. School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia;3. Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil, Environmental and Geo-Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Kampus ITS Sukolilo, Surabaya 60111, Indonesia;4. Centre for Envirnmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), Research Institute for Sustainable Environment (RISE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | Efforts to increase the use of waste materials as substitutes for virgin primary materials in industry are considered an important step toward sustainable industrial development. Some industries, however, have struggled to increase the recycling of materials for a variety of reasons. This study proposes a new approach to searching for recycling across industry boundaries. By focusing on an entire industry, the locations where economic and environmental benefit exists can be identified. This research identifies brick manufacturing facilities in the United States that are most likely to gain substantial economic benefit from the recycling of waste products. The results of this case study indicate that an industry-based approach can provide economically feasible pathways towards sustainable industrial development, especially for data rich manufacturing nations like the United States. |
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