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Evolución En La Generación De Residuos A Lo Largo De Las Cadenas De Suministros En Las Economías Ibéricas: Análisis Comparativo De España Y Portugal

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  • Soraya M. RUIZ-PEÑALVER
  • Nuno MARQUES DA COSTA
  • Margarida QUEIROS
  • Jose A. CAMACHO

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En las últimas décadas la generación de residuos se ha convertido en uno de los principales problemas medioambientales debido al impacto que ejerce una incorrecta gestión de los mismos sobre el medio natural. Ante este contexto, se ha ido propagando una mayor preocupación ambiental en la que la reducción del volumen de residuos es su principal premisa. En el caso de la Unión Europea (UE) el objetivo de la legislación en materia de gestión de residuos se ha centrado en la prevención y en el reciclaje para tender hacia un crecimiento económico mucho más sostenible. Sin embargo, y a pesar de los logros alcanzados, es necesario seguir avanzando en esta línea ya que muchos Miembros, especialmente, los del Sur de Europa, aún se alejan de los objetivos propuestos para 2020. Por ello, el objetivo de este trabajo es aplicar una metodología Análisis de Ciclo de vida Input-Output (EIO-LCA en sus siglas en inglés) para analizar el volumen y tipología de residuos generados directa e indirectamente en cada eslabón de la cadena de suministros de las actividades económicas de España y Portugal. In recent decades the generation of waste has become in one of the main environmental problems due to the impact that an incorrect management exerts on the nature. Consequently, a greater environmental awareness has been spreading in which the reduction of the waste arisings is its main premise. In the case of the European Union (EU), the aim of the waste legislation is based on prevention and recycling to tend towards a more sustainable economic growth. However, despite the achievements, it is necessary to continue advancing in this line since many Members, especially those from Southern Europe, still move away from the 2020 objectives. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to apply an Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Analysis (EIO-LCA) to analyze the volume and type of waste generated directly and indirectly in each link of the supply chain of the economic activities in Spain and Portugal.

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  • Soraya M. RUIZ-PEÑALVER & Nuno MARQUES DA COSTA & Margarida QUEIROS & Jose A. CAMACHO, 2018. "Evolución En La Generación De Residuos A Lo Largo De Las Cadenas De Suministros En Las Economías Ibéricas: Análisis Comparativo De España Y Portugal," Revista Galega de Economía, University of Santiago de Compostela. Faculty of Economics and Business., vol. 27(2), pages 75-84.
    • Handle: RePEc:sdo:regaec:v:27:y:2018:i:2_6
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