Agro-industrial waste, an opportunity for the circular economy

Romero-Sáez, Manuel

Agro-industrial waste, an opportunity for the circular economy

dc.creator	Romero-Sáez, Manuel
dc.date	2022-08-23
dc.date.accessioned	2025-10-01T23:52:51Z
dc.description	The current production model, based on a linear economy of "Extract, Manufacture, Consume, Dispose of", means that the amount of waste generated is increasing. According to the United Nations, an estimated 11.2 billion tons of solid waste are collected worldwide each year and, according to the World Bank, global waste will grow by 70 % by 2050 unless urgent action is taken [1, 2]. Just to give a few examples, 1,000,000 plastic bottles are purchased worldwide every minute, and 5 trillion disposable plastic bags are used on the planet every year [1]. Furthermore, of all the plastic produced in history, only 9 % has been recycled, and approximately 12 % has been incinerated. Therefore, the remaining 79% has accumulated in landfills, dumps, or the environment. Fortunately, awareness of the treatment of plastic waste is increasing, due in part to the visibility of plastic waste in areas such as seas, beaches, and rivers.	en-US
dc.description	El modelo de producción actual, basado en una economía lineal de “Extraer, Fabricar, Consumir, Desechar”, hace que la cantidad de residuos que se generan sea cada vez mayor. Según la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, cada año se recolectan en el mundo una cantidad estimada de 11.200 millones de toneladas de residuos sólidos y, según el Banco Mundial, los desechos a nivel global crecerán un 70 % para 2050, a menos que se adopten medidas urgentes [1, 2]. Solo por poner algunos ejemplos, cada minuto se compran en el mundo 1.000.000 de botellas plásticas, y al año se usan en el planeta 5 billones de bolsas de plástico de usar y tirar [1]. Además, de todo el plástico producido en la historia, solo se ha reciclado el 9 %, y aproximadamente un 12 % se ha incinerado. Por lo tanto, el 79 % restante se ha acumulado en vertederos, basureros o en el medio ambiente. Afortunadamente, la conciencia sobre el tratamiento de los residuos plásticos está aumentando, debido en parte a visibilidad de éstos en zonas como mares, playas y ríos.	es-ES
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dc.publisher	Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano (ITM)	es-ES
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dc.rights	Derechos de autor 2022 TecnoLógicas	es-ES
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0	es-ES
dc.source	TecnoLógicas; Vol. 25 No. 54 (2022); e2505	en-US
dc.source	TecnoLógicas; Vol. 25 Núm. 54 (2022); e2505	es-ES
dc.source	2256-5337
dc.source	0123-7799
dc.subject	Agro-industrial waste	en-US
dc.subject	raw material	en-US
dc.subject	circular economy	en-US
dc.subject	environmental impact	en-US
dc.subject	Residuos agroindustriales	es-ES
dc.subject	materia prima	es-ES
dc.subject	Economía circular	es-ES
dc.subject	impacto ambiental	es-ES
dc.title	Agro-industrial waste, an opportunity for the circular economy	en-US
dc.title	Los residuos agroindustriales, una oportunidad para la economía circular	es-ES
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dc.type	Editorial	en-US
dc.type	Editorial	es-ES