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Compiled by Dr. Joe Herbertson
June 2001
Sustainable Resource
Processing
Resource
Stewardship
Furthermore, primary
processing is the main stage in the material supply chain where choices
on the relative uses of raw materials, energy sources and reagents are made
Resource Stewardship - Obligations or Opportunities?
•Maximum incorporation of renewable or
recycled materials
•Benign reagents to replace toxic or
non-degradable ones
•Closed loop production systems to
avoid dispersion of toxics
•Restricted net volumes of emissions, even of benign substances, in line with nature’s carrying capacity
•Maximum utilisation of ‘waste’ streams
for products
•Managing overall material flows for
optimum eco-efficiency