3. Lessons and prospects
This LCA study has been particularly instructive for Aliapur.
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Regarding the results themselves
The existence of environmental benefits associated with the recovery of ELT as a substitute for traditional materials confirms the value of investing in the upstream stages of ELT collection, sorting and transformation, with the aim of recovering the full potential of used tires.
In this respect, it is interesting to note that the impacts associated with these upstream stages turn out to be very secondary in relation to the benefits provided by recovery, including the transport stages, despite the major logistical organization required to collect used tires.
The assessment also puts the waste hierarchy mentioned in Directive 2008/98/EC on waste into perspective. It appears...
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Standards and norms
- Environmental management – Lifecycle analysis – Principles and framework. - NF EN ISO 14040 - 2006
- Environmental management – Lifecycle analysis – Requirements and guidelines. - NF EN ISO 14044 - 2006
- Environmental quality of construction products – Environmental and health declaration for construction products. - NF P 01-010 - 2004
- General principles for environmental labelling of consumer products...
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