Room: Poster Area A
Date: Monday, 09 June 2025
Time: 17:30 - 18:30 CEST
Session code 2AV.5
Climate impacts and GHG performance
Life Cycle Assessment for Innovative Bio-based Solutions in Humanitarian Settings
Short Introductive summary
Municipal solid waste is generated wherever there are human settlements, as it is intrinsically linked to human activity [1]. In a humanitarian context, waste can be generated at household, institutional, or community levels. Solid waste management is a critical component in humanitarian response, as it must be ensured that it is handled safely during and after the emergency. However, once humanitarian waste enters in the general waste streams in humanitarian settings, it becomes indistinguishable from regular waste unless specifically marked [2]. Therefore, if not properly adequately treated, it can pollute surface and ground water, as well as soil since much of this waste is not biodegradable. SWM in humanitarian contexts can cause significant environmental challenges due to the often-limited resources and infrastructure available in these environments. The EC-funded Bio4HUMAN project [3] aims to solve solid waste management (SWM) challenges in humanitarian settings. Its main objective is to provide humanitarian aid operators and stakeholders in the bio-based sector with a list of bio-based solutions for solid waste management, with the potential to be applicable across various h
Presenter
Andrea RODENAS GARCIA
ITENE, SPAIN
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Co-authors:
C. Bartolomé, ITENE, Valencia, SPAIN
E. Guilvert, WeLOOP, FRANCE
C. Szablewski, WeLOOP, FRANCE
C. Casado, Universidad de Cantabria, SPAIN
Session reference: 2AV.5.24