Bioeconomy as One of the Key Areas of Implementing a Circular Economy (CE) in Poland

Transformation toward a circular economy (CE) model is one of the main priorities of the European Commission (EC). In the previous years, most of the European countries prepared national documents presenting their possibilities and plans for implementing CE in the country. In Poland, in 2019, the CE roadmap was approved by the government. Bioeconomy was indicated in this document as one of the key areas of CE implementation in Poland. This paper presents a detailed review of the actions needed for the transformation toward the CE model in Poland, and the units responsible for their implementation in the bioeconomy sector. The most important actions include creating conditions for the development of bioeconomy and building local value chains and a raw material base. Moreover, actions in the energy sector and transformation of industry is also indicated. Poland places great emphasis on strengthening cooperation between industry and the science sector, which should contribute to the implementation of innovative solutions in the whole economy, including bioeconomy. Therefore, it is necessary to integrate all activities taken by various stakeholders and the government at the central, regional and local level. A great opportunity to further development of bioeconomy in Poland is large resources of biomass in country. An increase in the biomass usage can positively accelerate the transformation process towards CE. Further efforts are required and planned in this area, based on the directions indicated in the Polish CE roadmap.

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Construction sands of Podillya: patterns of distribution, resources and use

Journal of Geology Geography and Geoecology ◽

10.15421/111875 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 510-519

Author(s):

M. Syvyj ◽

B. Gavrychok

Keyword(s):

Raw Materials ◽

Raw Material ◽

Simultaneous Increase ◽

Clay Material ◽

Material Base ◽

Resource Base ◽

Apparent Correlation ◽

The Baltic ◽

Further Development

This article presents the characteristics of the resource base of building sands within the three Podillya regions, the patterns of sands distribution, and proposals for increasing the extraction of raw materials . The construction sands of Podillya are confined to the Upper Cretaceous, Neogene and Anthropogenicdeposits. The decrease of the thickness of the sandy strata of the Opilsk Neogene suite in the eastern direction was observed with the simultaneous increase in the thickness of the overlapping strata of the rocks. There is no apparent correlation between the thickness of sandy interlayers and the quality of sands. The interdependence of the chemical composition of Neogene sands and the sand size module is established.The genetic predisposition for the distribution of building sands in different parts of the Podillya territory has been established. Four groups of sand deposits of different age have been identified within the Podillya regions, which contrast sharply with single deposits in the neighbouring territories.There is a very uneven distribution of explored reserves of sandy raw materials across the region and accordingly in the provision of construction sands in the different oblasts /regions of Podillya. The areas best provided with sandy raw materials are the central districts of Ternopil region and Slavutsky district of Khmelnytsky region . Sands of the Baltic stage distributed in Vinnytsia region are mostly poor in quality, clogged with clay material and require enrichment. The further development of the mineral raw material base and the prospects for increasing the production of construction sand in the Podillya regions is associated with the increase in production at the prepared deposits, the commissioning of reserve deposits, the conducting of prospecting and exploration work in the proposed potentially exploitable areas and additional exploration of individual deposits that are exploited. The research allows us to evaluate objectively the existing base of sand raw materials for various purposes in the Podillya region and to develop on this basis measures to increase it. The importance of the study is determined by the acute shortage of the raw material in most administrative districts of Khmelnytsky and Vinnytsia regions, by the growth in the volume of construction work (and accordingly the requirements for sandy raw materials) both in Podillya and in the country.

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Legal regulation of subsoil use when placing and constructing facilities for development of subsoil sites

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/201913504020 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 135 ◽

pp. 04020

Author(s):

Elena Voskresenskaya ◽

Nikolay Zhilskiy ◽

Nicolay Golovanov

Keyword(s):

Environmental Safety ◽

Legal Regulation ◽

Academic Community ◽

Raw Material ◽

Energy Industry ◽

Material Base ◽

Huge Amount ◽

Governmental Regulation ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

The Government

Energy Strategy of Russia for the period until 2035 contains a note that Russian Energy Industry is one of the main sources of environmental pollution. More than 50 per cent of polluted matter emissions into the atmosphere, more than 20 per cent of dirty discharge into surface water reservoirs and more than 70 per cent of total emissions of greenhouse gases account for this industry. Issues of environmental safety of the subsoil use are always under consideration in the academic community. However, huge amount of problems concerning this area still remain unresolved. For instance, bankrupt subsoil users often do not satisfy requirements set by the government on mothballing or removing facilities aimed at development or reclamation of used land parcels when the land leasehold is over. This indicates the need to enshrine additional measures in the Russian legislation on ensuring compliance with certain requirements. The authors mention that providing the regeneration of raw material base and its reasonable using for the benefit of current and next generations of nations inhabiting the Russian Federation are among the primary tasks of governmental regulation of relations on the subsoil use. The government should ensure the most efficient and consistent usage of resources obtained from already provided land parcels, complete development of mineral deposits and compliance with appropriate terms of subsoil use.

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Peculiarities of implementing mechanism of circular economy in the context of sustainable development of communities

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202125501054 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 255 ◽

pp. 01054

Author(s):

Volodymyr Khymynets ◽

Anatolii Holovka ◽

Ganna Tsimbolynets

Keyword(s):

Circular Economy ◽

Closed Loop ◽

System Analysis ◽

Local Level ◽

Raw Material ◽

Gradual Transition ◽

Environmental Damage ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Methodological Principles ◽

Financial Base

The article analyzes prospects for implementing mechanisms of closed-loop economy (circular economy) at local level based on strengthening material and financial base of communities, expanding their managerial powers due to decentralization. Relevant changes in the approaches to form communities’ socio-economic sphere aimed at gradual transition to circular economy have been pointed out, as well as main priorities in the framework of such transition are identified and characterized. Main directions and measures are suggested, which are aimed at achieving resource efficiency, waste processing, using secondary raw material and minimizing environmental damage in the framework of social and economic activities. Methodological principles for the study were methods of system analysis (to analyze circular economy as holistic system of interconnected elements with specific functions), generalization (to outline main directions and applied propositions for implementing circular economy at the level), comparison (to compare linear and circular models of economy).

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Circular Economy Strategies: Use of Corn Waste to Develop Biomaterials

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13158356 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (15) ◽

pp. 8356

Author(s):

Hernán Darío Castaño Castrillón ◽

Carlos Mario Gutiérrez Aguilar ◽

Beatriz Elena Angel Álvarez

Keyword(s):

Circular Economy ◽

Fast Food ◽

Industrial Waste ◽

Food Packaging ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Raw Material ◽

Practical Case ◽

Material Base ◽

Environmental Component ◽

Efficient Manufacturing

The circular economy is a process through which elements that have already been used are reincorporated and given a second use so that they can reduce the consumption of virgin raw materials. This article shows how, from the reuse of an agro-industrial waste such as corn husks, a biomaterial can be developed that manages to standardize the properties of materials such as paper and cardboard, thus allowing the development of single-use products that replace the excessive expense of materials such as polymers. In this article, it will be possible to show how from the process of transforming an agro-industrial waste into a raw material base, it is possible not only to reduce the number of raw materials discarded but also to redesign a product that not only contributes to the environmental component but also facilitates the processes of economic sustainability when generating products. As a practical case, a comparison is made between traditional fast-food packaging and how from these, a new packaging proposal can be generated, which starts from the principles of circular economy and complements sustainable design processes to make more efficient manufacturing of the mentioned product.

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Creation of the glass factory on the base of the village of Rokitne of Ovruch district of Volyn province

Kyiv Historical Studies ◽

10.28925/2524-0757.2018.2.4753 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 47-53

Author(s):

Liudmyla Rudnytska

Keyword(s):

Glass Factory ◽

Rapid Development ◽

Raw Material ◽

Material Base ◽

History Of ◽

Produce Glass ◽

The Government ◽

The Russian Empire ◽

The 19Th Century ◽

The Village

The article highlights the history of the village of Rokytne of Ovruch district in Volyn, which was founded in the 16th century. The rapid development of the village is associated with the change of owner at the end of the 19th century, the Russian nobleman V. M. Okhotnikov and the emergence of merchant of the first guild of St. Petersburg Yu. M. Rozenberg. The Belgian fund was involved with the participation of which it was built an glass enterprise the outskirt of Rokytne village. The factory worked to satisfy needs of the government and produce glass bottle of different capacity. Construction of the Rokytnе glass factory was possible in the presence of a raw material base — quartz sand and forests, which were used as fuel and as building material. Intensive development coincides with the reconstruction of the glass factory in 1900–1902 years. At the same time, a working settlement arose, whose infrastructure was constantly expanding, especially with the construction of railway connection. The number of population has also increased at the expense of employees who came to work from different parts of the Russian Empire. The administration of Rokytne glass factory provided dwelling for all workers and the representatives of small and midsize businesses and they rented the apartments for organization establishments of trade.

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Fish production potential of lakes of Republic of Karelia at present stage

VESTNIK OF ASTRAKHAN STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY SERIES FISHING INDUSTRY ◽

10.24143/2072-9502-2020-2-59-66 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 (2) ◽

pp. 59-66

Author(s):

Nadezhda Stepanovna Cherepanova ◽

Andrey Pavlovich Georgiev ◽

Stanislav Alekseevich Gorbachev ◽

Vyacheslav Anatolievich Shirokov

Keyword(s):

Water Bodies ◽

Raw Material ◽

Quantitative Composition ◽

Material Base ◽

Production Potential ◽

Inland Water ◽

The Republic ◽

Inland Water Bodies ◽

Further Development ◽

Fish Productivity

The state, use of fish resources of the main fishing reservoirs of the Republic of Karelia and the features of their operation are summarized and analyzed. The studies included the identification of possible causes of changes in the qualitative and quantitative composition of the ichthyofauna of the region, an analysis of the degree of use of the raw material base and the development of measures to optimize fishing. By the example of the largest inland water bodies (lakes and reservoir lakes) of Karelia was revealed that a characteristic feature of fishing in the region is its focus on the removal of the most valuable (protected) fish species during the underutilization of stocks of other species. As a result, the fishing potential, estimated at 4.3-5.1 thousand tons, is realized only by 20-25%, while the catch of economically and genetically valuable species (salmon, whitefish) is practically not recorded by statistics and the fishing industry is not used enough. According to the research results, the fish productivity of the region’s inland water bodies is presented, which must be taken into account when determining the nature of fishing. The obtained specific biologi-cal, biostatistical and fishing materials for the leading reservoirs of the Republic of Karelia allow us to consider ways of further development of fishing

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The Need for Standards - Tools for Transparency and Open Data (The Case of the Republic of Moldova)

Central and Eastern European eDem and eGov Days ◽

10.24989/ocg.v331.18 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 331 ◽

pp. 219-226

Author(s):

Alexandru Petrov ◽

Cristina Petrov

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Public Services ◽

Local Level ◽

Open Data ◽

Transformation Process ◽

Published Data ◽

Republic Of Moldova ◽

The Republic ◽

The Government ◽

Access To Data

The Government must make transparency and open data a key priority, as it encourages responsibility, drives development in public services by informing choice, and stimulates innovation and growth. The move to greater openness and transparency is part of a transformation process. Due to nonexistence of transparency standards at the local level, the municipalities’ websites differ in terms of structure and published data. These conditions do not provide sufficient access to data of citizens’ interest. Also, there is neither predictability in searching data, nor they can be compared or processed. Our main objective is identifying and establishing standards for transparency and open data, that will be useful for citizens, as well as accepted and applied by all local government units.

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Importance of Sustainable Mineral Resource Management in Implementing the Circular Economy (CE) Model and the European Green Deal Strategy

Resources ◽

10.3390/resources9050055 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 55 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Marzena Smol ◽

Paulina Marcinek ◽

Joanna Duda ◽

Dominika Szołdrowska

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Circular Economy ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Mineral Resources ◽

Transformation Process ◽

Individual Member ◽

Member States ◽

Great Opportunity ◽

Circular Model ◽

Strong Emphasis

The European Green Deal is the new strategy for economic growth adopted by the European Commission (EC) in late 2019. One of the most important tasks in the realisation of this strategy is the mobilisation of the industry for a clean and circular economy (CE). Currently, the European Union (EU) is in the process of transformation towards a CE model, which was announced in 2014. The CE assumes a transition from a linear model based on take–make–dispose to a circular model, in which waste, if it arises, becomes a valuable resource. At the same time, it is recommended to use raw materials (RMs) more efficiently and to recycle them. The EC underlines that both changes in the management of mineral resources in individual member states and their effects should be monitored. Therefore, in 2018, the EC pointed out issues related to RM management as important elements of the monitoring framework in transformation process towards CE. The paper presents strategic directions aimed at sustainable and circular RM management in the EU, with a strong emphasis on the key elements of sustainable development—environmental, economic and social. Moreover, the importance of mineral resources management in the EC in the context of transformation towards the European Green Deal and CE is presented, and the results of selected CE indicators related to the RMs, and indicators that present sustainable RMs management are discussed. The core of the paper is presentation of a set of recommended actions which should be taken in coming years with strong emphasis on the implementation of the sustainable development (SD) principles. RM management faces a number of challenges, primarily in achieving increased levels of critical raw materials (CRMs) recycling, as well as the greater involvement of stakeholders themselves and awareness raising in the field of SD and CE among enterprises operating in the RMs sector. Currently, all member states are working together to accelerate the transformation process in the area of CE and the European Green Deal, e.g., by implementing national CE programs. A great opportunity to accelerate the transformation process is the new financial perspective for projects under the balanced and circular management of RMs—Horizon Europe, which plans to finance the new projects on RMs management and recycling.

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