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Establishing the interactions between the Sustainable Development Goals and biowaste valorization: Insights from the Swedish context
KTH, School of Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM).
2023 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Samspel mellan hållbarhetsmålen och valorisering av bioavfall: Insikter från den svenska kontexten (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

Biowaste Valorization (BV) includes practices that capture the value of biowaste through its conversion to high-value products. BV practices can influence the progress of various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) differently. BV can have several potential interactions with the SDGs (BV-SDGs interactions) that may take the form of either synergies or trade-offs. Therefore, the identification of BV-SDGs interactions is key to the successful achievement of SDGs. Sweden is a country at an advanced stage of BV implementation and can thus offer valuable insights. Through semi-structured interviews, relevant stakeholders evaluated the impact of BV on 15 selected SDGs targets in Sweden thus far. Both positive and negative effects were found, but synergies outnumbered the trade-offs with BV positively contributing to all 15 targets. However, this study also shows some potential trade-offs that require further investigation. The findings highlight the need for multidisciplinary collaboration to address BV-SDGs interactions comprehensively. The evidence provided in this study can inform the scientific community as well as other types of stakeholders towards better BV planning. The insights from the Swedish case can be valuable to Sweden and other countries in different stages in the transition to BV and a wider Circular Economy (CE).

Abstract [sv]

Biowaste Valorization (BV) inkluderar metoder som fångar värdet av bioavfall genom dess omvandling till högvärdiga produkter. BV-praxis kan påverka utvecklingen av olika hållbara utvecklingsmål (SDG) på olika sätt. BV kan ha flera potentiella interaktioner med SDG (BV-SDG-interaktioner) som kan ta formen av antingen synergier eller avvägningar. Därför är identifieringen av BV-SDG-interaktioner nyckeln till ett framgångsrikt uppnående av SDG. Sverige är ett land i ett långt framskridet stadium av BV-implementering och kan därmed erbjuda värdefulla insikter. Genom semistrukturerade intervjuer utvärderade relevanta intressenter effekten av BV på 15 utvalda SDG-mål i Sverige hittills. Både positiva och negativa effekter hittades, men synergierna överträffade avvägningarna med BV som positivt bidrog till alla 15 målen. Men den här studien visar också på några potentiella avvägningar som kräver ytterligare utredning. Resultaten belyser behovet av tvärvetenskapligt samarbete för att ta itu med BV-SDG-interaktioner på ett heltäckande sätt. Bevisen som tillhandahålls i denna studie kan informera vetenskapssamhället såväl som andra typer av intressenter mot bättre BV-planering. Insikterna från det svenska fallet kan vara värdefulla för Sverige och andra länder i olika skeden av övergången till BV och en bredare cirkulär ekonomi (CE).

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 83
Series
TRITA-ITM-EX ; 2023:566
Keywords [en]
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) interactions, Biowaste Valorization (BV), Resource recovery, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Circular Economy (CE)
Keywords [sv]
Interaktioner med hållbara utvecklingsmål (SDG), Valorisering av bioavfall (BV), resursåtervinning, kommunalt fast avfall (MSW), cirkulär ekonomi (CE)
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Engineering and Technology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-337746OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-337746DiVA, id: diva2:1803144
Subject / course
Energy Technology
Educational program
Master of Science in Engineering - Industrial Engineering and Management
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Available from: 2023-10-06 Created: 2023-10-06 Last updated: 2023-10-06Bibliographically approved

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