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Cleaner Production and LCA as Complementary Tools in Environmental Assessment: Discussing Tradeoffs Assessment in a Case of Study within the Wood Sector in Brazil

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  • Ronald Panameño

    (Postgraduate Program in Industrial Engineering (PEI), Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40210-630, Brazil
    Engineering & Architecture Faculty, Operations & Systems Department, Central American University José Simeón Cañas (UCA), San Salvador CP1101, El Salvador)

  • Carlos Mario Gutiérrez-Aguilar

    (Postgraduate Program in Industrial Engineering (PEI), Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40210-630, Brazil
    Arts and Humanities Faculty, Design Department, Metropolitan Technological Institute (ITM), 050036 Medellin, Colombia)

  • Beatriz Elena Angel

    (Industrial Engineering department, Pontifical Bolivarian University (UPB), Medellin 050036, Colombia)

  • Sandro Fábio-César

    (Postgraduate Program in Industrial Engineering (PEI), Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40210-630, Brazil)

  • Asher Kiperstok

    (Postgraduate Program in Industrial Engineering (PEI), Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40210-630, Brazil)

Abstract

Cleaner production has been used for several years in Latin America to minimize waste generation while reducing material and energy consumption. Despite those environmental benefits, its implementation may sometimes lead to changes in products or processes whose environmental performance can yield either positive or negative outputs when examined within a broader context, meaning it is necessary to complement cleaner production with other environmental tools that can provide environmental assessments. This paper presents a combination of cleaner production with life cycle assessment (LCA) applied within the wood industry in a case study in Salvador, a state of Bahia (Brazil), regarding the production of two models of wooden chairs. The study selected life cycle assessment as a scientific tool to quantify the environmental impacts of the models having ILCD 2011 midpoint and cumulative energy demand methods. The results confirmed the presence of environmental tradeoffs among the models that were not considered during the cleaner production program implemented. This paper also includes a proposal of a flowchart to guide the implementation of cleaner production when deciding to implement changes in material, energy source, processes, final destination, or lifespan of the product evaluated, identifying the stages where environmental assessment like life cycle assessment may be required to address tradeoffs.

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  • Ronald Panameño & Carlos Mario Gutiérrez-Aguilar & Beatriz Elena Angel & Sandro Fábio-César & Asher Kiperstok, 2019. "Cleaner Production and LCA as Complementary Tools in Environmental Assessment: Discussing Tradeoffs Assessment in a Case of Study within the Wood Sector in Brazil," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(18), pages 1-19, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:18:p:5026-:d:267152
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    1. Patrícia Soares Lins & Asher Kiperstok & Rita Dione Araujo Cunha & Áurea Luiza Quixabeira Rosa e Silva Rapôso & Eugenio Andrés Díaz Merino & Sandro Fábio César, 2021. "(Re)layout as a Strategy for Implementing Cleaner Production: Proposal for a Furniture Industry Company," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(23), pages 1-30, November.
    2. Patrícia Soares Lins & Rita Dione Araujo Cunha & Asher Kiperstok & Áurea Luiza Quixabeira Rosa e Silva Rapôso & Sandro Fábio César, 2020. "Opportunities for Cleaner Production (CP) Using Process Flow Analysis: Case Study of a Furniture Manufacturer in the City of Palhoça (SC, Brazil)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-24, January.

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