European network on chain analysis for environmental decision support, specified for the domains of design & manufacturing, waste management & recycling and transport

Objective

The proposed Concerted Action CHAIN will collect and exchange experiences and insights present within the European scientific and industrial community, with the aim to identify relevant chain management tools for the analysis of environmental impact of "metabolised" use, take-back and recycling in different industrial sectors and secondly, to interactively formulate guidelines regarding the application of chain management tools, take-back and recycling, and, when appropriate, to make further generalisations on the application of those tools.

Experiences with and insights on chain management tools will be collected during meetings and will be documented in reports. Representatives of industry, the problem owners, and members of the research organisations will document the pros and cons of the use different chain management tools in the fields of consumer electronics, plastic packaging and phosphate processing. The overall conclusions will be formulated and documented in a guidebook.

The concerted action will bring together environmental problem owners and experts from different scientific fields from throughout the EU, which is highly desirable for obtaining more efficient solutions to complex environmental problems.

Collecting and documenting experiences and insight is essential to avoid development of policies and legislation on material and product re-use and recycling which impose an economic burden on European Industry disproportionate to any environmental benefit. There is a need for a wide dissemination of knowledge of reliable tools which recognise the complex structure of many environmental and economic problems, but which do not introduce unnecessary complications of detail.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management › waste treatment processes › recycling

Programme(s)

• FP4-ENV 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of environment and climate, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 020202 - Analysis of the life-cycle of industrial and synthetic products

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CON - Coordination of research actions

Coordinator

LEIDEN UNIVERSITY

Address

2,einsteinweg 2
2300 RA Leiden
Netherlands

Participants (6)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Spain

Address

S/n,isla De La Cartuja S/n, World Trade Centre
41092 Sevilla

DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Germany

Address

15,helmholtzstr. 10, Huelsse-bau
01069 Dresden

Institute for Product Development

Denmark

Address

2800 Lyngby

UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

United Kingdom

Address

GU2 7XH Guildford

University of Keele

United Kingdom

Address

ST5 5BG Keele - Staffordshire

Wuppertal-Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie GmbH

Germany

Address

19,döppersberg
42004 Wuppertal