How to apply the paradigm provided by Industrial Symbiosis in particular to a traditional business?

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Circular Economy through Industrial
Symbiosis Potential in Traditional
Industries in Portugal

2. How to apply the paradigm provided by Industrial
Symbiosis in particular to a traditional business?
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3. INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS…
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... is a strategy for the
advancement of Circular
Economy
… is a systems approach that
identifies synergies as business
opportunities to improve resource
utilisation
… aims efficiency by promoting
synergies
… is cost-cutting
… reduces impacts
… strengths local economies
… brings sustainable competitive
advantages
Source: Lombardi & Laybourn, 2012
Kalundborg, Denmark

4. Human economies follow a pattern of cradle to grave. Raw
materials are extracted and processed and the substances not
directly useful become waste. CIRCULAR ECONOMY reuses products
and raw materials and conserves natural resources.
Linear vs. Circular Economy4
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5. CIRCULAR ECONOMY
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From Business as usual,
oriented towards the
process
To a systemic view with closed
industrial ecossystems promoting
waste exchange
Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2012

6. Why?6
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 Traditional industries =
socially close societies + easy interaction
 Fishing and canning tradition in Portugal
 Awards and certifications of the fish canning industry
 Symbiotic relationships improve sustainability and systems
 Limited availability of resources
 Damaging effects of economic activities
 Environmental impact of production and food chains
 Reuse of raw materials

7. Wastes generated from the fish processing industry can be a
source of highly valuable compounds, in some cases even
higher in value than the starting material which can facilitate
synergies among industrial applications.
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8.  Circular Economy through Industrial Symbiosis implies new
ways to use and manage resources (apparent waste)
 Fish canning industry advantages in terms of:
 Solid waste and waste water
 Environmental impact and creating a new
economy
 Investment in R&D
 Material flows and potential synergies
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9. Ana Luísa de Urbano Seco Coelho
Dissertação para a obtenção do grau de
Mestre em Economia e Gestão do Ambiente
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