Recycling sludge in agriculture? Assessing sustainability of nutrient recovery in Italy

Gianmaria Tassinari*, Stefano Boccaletti, Claudio Soregaroli

*Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

Risultato della ricerca: Contributo in rivistaArticolo in rivista

Abstract

Using a hybrid multi-regional input-output approach, we traced sustainability footprints of a nutrient recovery strategy from sewage sludge applied in Italy. We then compared the results with the most common landfilling practice. Overall, accounting for indirect global upstream effects, using sewage sludge for organic fertiliser production generates more jobs and reduces more greenhouse gas emissions than landfilling. By contrast, landfilling stimulates the whole economy more, generating higher indirect turnover and reduces energy carrier use more. Finally, we accounted for uncertainties in these results using an error propagation method based on Monte Carlo simulations.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)1-26
Numero di pagine26
RivistaEuropean Review of Agricultural Economics
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2023

Keywords

  • bio-based system
  • circular bioeconomy
  • life cycle
  • supply chain shock
  • wastewater

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