The Water-wastewater-sludge Sector and the Circular Economy

Lipińska, Danuta

dc.contributor.author	Lipińska, Danuta	en
dc.date.accessioned	2019-01-30T11:00:21Z
dc.date.available	2019-01-30T11:00:21Z
dc.date.issued	2018-12-24	en
dc.identifier.issn	1508-2008	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11089/26693
dc.description.abstract	The objective of this paper is a theoretical and empirical analysis and evaluation of the role, importance and opportunities of the water-sewage-sludge industry in the implementation of the circular economy. To realize this objective, a review of both the literature and the EU strategic documents concerning the subject of the study was conducted. The applied research method is a descriptive analysis based on available statistical data (Eurostat, EEA, EIO and the Polish Central Statistical Office) as well as on source materials. The theoretical part of the work presents the essence of the circular economy and the general characteristics of the analyzed sector, with a particular focus on the potential for the recovery of water from sewage and the reuse of wastewater, as well as the recovery of phosphorus from the wastewater treatment, processing and disposal of sewage sludge. The results of the study show that: (1) there are significant links between the development goals of the water-sewage-sludge sector and the circular economy. (2) it is necessary to seek and implement new solutions and technologies leading to the increased recovery of energy and biogens from sewage sludge. (3) there are still many barriers to the recycling of rainwater and graywater as well as to the reuse of wastewater. (4) the circular economy creates new opportunities for water-sewage and sludge management at the local and national level.	en
dc.publisher	Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Comparative Economic Research;4	en
dc.rights	This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0	en
dc.subject	circular economy	en
dc.subject	water-sewage-sludge industry	en
dc.subject	reuse of wastewater	en
dc.subject	recovery of water	en
dc.subject	energy and phosphorus	en
dc.subject	sewage sludge	en
dc.subject	L950	en
dc.subject	O130	en
dc.subject	Q250	en
dc.subject	Q 530	en
dc.subject	Q550	en
dc.subject	Q560	en
dc.subject	Q420	en
dc.title	The Water-wastewater-sludge Sector and the Circular Economy	en
dc.page.number	121-137	en
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	Sc.D.Eng., University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Department of World Economy and European Integration, Lodz, Poland	en
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dc.contributor.authorEmail	danuta.lipinska@uni.lodz.pl	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.2478/cer-2018-0030	en
dc.relation.volume	21

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