| Title |
Single-use paper cups circularity improvement and environmental impact mitigation measures for Lappeenranta University of Technology campus |
| Authors |
Suskevice, Valdone ; Grönman, Kaisa |
| DOI |
10.3390/proceedings2019016058 |
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| Is Part of |
Proceedings: Innovations-sustainability-modernity-openness conference (ISMO’19), Bialystok, Poland, 22-23 May, 2019 / editors: D.A. Krawczyk,I. Skoczko, A.R. Serrano.. Basel : MDPI. 2019, vol. 16, iss. 1, art. no. 58, p. 1-6.. ISSN 2504-3900 |
| Keywords [eng] |
paper cups ; circular economy ; LCA ; waste management ; resources ; packaging ; environmental impact reduction ; circularity potential ; materials management |
| Abstract [eng] |
This study examines the generation and treatment of disposable single-use paper cups at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) campus located in Finland. The study was carried out within the LUT campus considering take-away venues and the waste collection system, with the intersection of the local waste treatment system. The University was considered as a closed system where different activities and services are taking place. This work contributes to a better understanding of newly adopted circularity measures and application possibilities. The research attempted to evaluate the environmental impacts, and reduction options of disposable single-use paper cups within the Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) campus, and measured the circularity indicator of single-use paper cups. |
| Published |
Basel : MDPI |
| Type |
Conference paper |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2019 |
| CC license |
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