Think Like an Ecosystem: Transitioning Waste Streams to Value Streams

IF 1 4区 工程技术 Q4 INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION
Insight Pub Date : 2024-03-05 DOI:10.1002/inst.12477
Rae Lewark, Allison Lyle, Kristina Carroll, Casey Medina
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Abstract

To meet the material demands of the future, transitioning waste streams to value streams is a vital step in ecological and economic sustainability. Linear production design disposes of resources before their optimal value have been realized and loses recyclable resources to waste streams. The economic infrastructure of the planet needs to be reimagined to meet human and ecological needs. The development and implementation of circular systems is key to the creation of sustainable global production. Through the analysis of the copper used in medical devices, we illustrate considerations systems engineers can take to close the waste-resource gap. Developing wasteless design mimics the resiliency seen in ecosystems and accelerates the evolution of the global economy to meet the needs of companies, the environment, and humankind.

像生态系统一样思考:将废物流转化为价值流
为了满足未来的材料需求,将废物流转化为价值流是生态和经济可持续发展的重要一步。线性生产设计会在资源实现其最佳价值之前就将其废弃,并将可回收资源流失到废物流中。地球上的经济基础设施需要重新规划,以满足人类和生态需求。循环系统的开发和实施是实现全球可持续生产的关键。通过分析医疗设备中使用的铜,我们说明了系统工程师可以采取哪些措施来缩小废物与资源之间的差距。开发无废料设计可以模仿生态系统的恢复能力,加快全球经济的发展,满足企业、环境和人类的需求。
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Insight
Insight 工程技术-材料科学:表征与测试
CiteScore
1.50
自引率
9.10%
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0
审稿时长
2.8 months
期刊介绍: Official Journal of The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing - includes original research and devlopment papers, technical and scientific reviews and case studies in the fields of NDT and CM.
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