This paper is based on the preliminary results of EU-funded research project titled “Cicle Pell: Industrial ecology in the animal-to-leather chain”, aiming at identifying some improvements achievable by companies in the bovine leather supply-chain based on industrial ecology principles. A more specific goal of the project is the implementation of LCA to the tanning and slaughtering activities in the involved EU regions. Specifically, this paper focuses on the slaughtering stage within the overall framework of the Italian system analyzed. The first step of the study was the selection of the most representative slaughterhouses to be involved in the analysis. The inventory step required the collection of a huge amount of on-site data regarding specific processes and flows. During this step a number of parties were involved, such as experts in the specific field, slaughtering firms, transportation companies, and firms managing the processing and recovery of slaughtering wastes and by-products. Particular care was devoted to the data quality issues. The collected data were processed and input into a general-purpose LCA software to carry out the subsequent environmental assessment and interpretation activities. The main preliminary results are presented and discussed here.
SLAUGHTERING PROCESSES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ANIMAL-TO-LEATHER CHAIN: LCA RESULTS
TARABELLA, ANGELA;
2006-01-01
Abstract
This paper is based on the preliminary results of EU-funded research project titled “Cicle Pell: Industrial ecology in the animal-to-leather chain”, aiming at identifying some improvements achievable by companies in the bovine leather supply-chain based on industrial ecology principles. A more specific goal of the project is the implementation of LCA to the tanning and slaughtering activities in the involved EU regions. Specifically, this paper focuses on the slaughtering stage within the overall framework of the Italian system analyzed. The first step of the study was the selection of the most representative slaughterhouses to be involved in the analysis. The inventory step required the collection of a huge amount of on-site data regarding specific processes and flows. During this step a number of parties were involved, such as experts in the specific field, slaughtering firms, transportation companies, and firms managing the processing and recovery of slaughtering wastes and by-products. Particular care was devoted to the data quality issues. The collected data were processed and input into a general-purpose LCA software to carry out the subsequent environmental assessment and interpretation activities. The main preliminary results are presented and discussed here.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
