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John Rincon-Moreno
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Conference paper
Published: 16 May 2021 in Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering
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Circular economy has been claimed as an approach to foster a systemic change in the current model based on disposability. Though, many companies have sprout to deliver circular solutions through either new business models, products or services, a full shift away from the entire system is lacking. In other words, in order to experience a fully transition toward a circular economy model, an inter-organizational approach needs to be deployed. This approach has been named industrial symbiosis whereby interactions among companies are crucial to start developing a circular economy in the so-called meso level. Collaboration among organizations rises as one of the most important factors in developing industrial symbiosis. In that sense, different projects have developed digital platforms with the idea of promoting active participation and collaboration between organizations. Those sorts of platforms ideally enable industrial symbiosis through gathering information about resources and potential substitutes in order to recommend waste-to-resource exchanges. However, depending on the context the platform was built certain characteristics may not apply. Thus, this paper is focused on the characteristics and usefulness of different available platforms that facilitate the exchange of waste as a resource, product or good. Based on this research, it is likely that none of the existing platforms and the upcoming ones will be one-size-fits-all, thus, for industrial symbiosis to succeed it is still important for companies to determine what their needs are and then explore which platform best covers their requirements.

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C. Jaca; J. Rincón-Moreno; P. Barrenechea; M. Ormazabal. Promoting Circular Economy Through Industrial Symbiosis Platforms: A Comparative Analysis. Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering 2021, 205 -212.

AMA Style

C. Jaca, J. Rincón-Moreno, P. Barrenechea, M. Ormazabal. Promoting Circular Economy Through Industrial Symbiosis Platforms: A Comparative Analysis. Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering. 2021; ():205-212.

Chicago/Turabian Style

C. Jaca; J. Rincón-Moreno; P. Barrenechea; M. Ormazabal. 2021. "Promoting Circular Economy Through Industrial Symbiosis Platforms: A Comparative Analysis." Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering , no. : 205-212.

Journal article
Published: 13 October 2020 in Sustainability
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Defining the circular economy (CE) as a material and energy model coincides with the definition given by multiple authors in which Industrial Symbiosis (IS) has been deemed as a foundational strategy to support the implementation of the CE. The consumption of secondary materials is essential to achieve a successful transformation from a linear economy to a CE focused on IS practices. In this scenario, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a major role as stakeholders in developing CE systems as it is not possible to create this model with each company working in isolation. However, there is a lack of empirical studies on the role played by relevant local stakeholders such as individual firms interacting in the development of a local CE system. This study aimed to study the challenges that SMEs face in developing a CE system. A case study is selected as a research strategy using a mixed-method approach: a sequential quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (semi-structured interviews) data collection techniques were employed for this research. It was observed that an absence of inter-organisational collaboration and a misunderstanding of the roles played by SMEs may impede the implementation of a local CE system level.

ACS Style

John Rincón-Moreno; Marta Ormazabal; Maria Álvarez; Carmen Jaca. Shortcomings of Transforming a Local Circular Economy System through Industrial Symbiosis: A Case Study in Spanish SMEs. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8423 .

AMA Style

John Rincón-Moreno, Marta Ormazabal, Maria Álvarez, Carmen Jaca. Shortcomings of Transforming a Local Circular Economy System through Industrial Symbiosis: A Case Study in Spanish SMEs. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (20):8423.

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John Rincón-Moreno; Marta Ormazabal; Maria Álvarez; Carmen Jaca. 2020. "Shortcomings of Transforming a Local Circular Economy System through Industrial Symbiosis: A Case Study in Spanish SMEs." Sustainability 12, no. 20: 8423.

Journal article
Published: 08 August 2020 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Current research on the circular economy (CE) reveals that, while the concept and its application have been extensively explored as shown in several case studies, the definition of tools and criteria measuring “circularity” of products, companies or regions are not well-defined. Therefore, indicators for measuring the different levels of a CE (micro, meso, and macro) should be a high priority for stakeholders (governments, companies, NGOs, civil society, etc.) in order to track progress on CE initiatives. However, the increasing interest on CE has caused a still open debate on the conceptualization of CE which hampers the creation of indicators based on a common conceptual framework. As a result, the absence of standard indicators to track progress on circularity is leading to contradiction and misunderstanding, which represents a challenge to the implementation of CE strategies. Thus, this study tries to address this gap by advancing a set of indicators adapted from existing indicators that guarantees simplicity and effectiveness, closely based on indicators proposed by government bodies. This research carried out an exploratory study to formulate the indicators requirements based on literature, refined through experts’ opinion and then they were tested in Spanish companies located in the Basque Country region through an empirical work to assess this theory. A mix of research methods (e.g. semi-structured interviews and surveys) were used to seek applicability of CE indicators for organisations. The study showed that the proposed indicators currently used for assessing the CE at the macro level were applicable at the micro level based on companies’ responses. This fact demonstrated that the indicators serve the purpose of being applicable to companies regardless of the type of economic activity they were in. Also, it shows that indicators used to monitor progress on CE at the macro level can be translated to the micro level. Consequently, it is recommended that the set of CE indicators focused on the methodology proposed in this study should be used across different industrial sectors in order to observe performance in companies to facilitate the transition to a CE model.

ACS Style

J. Rincón-Moreno; M. Ormazábal; M.J. Álvarez; C. Jaca. Advancing circular economy performance indicators and their application in Spanish companies. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 279, 123605 .

AMA Style

J. Rincón-Moreno, M. Ormazábal, M.J. Álvarez, C. Jaca. Advancing circular economy performance indicators and their application in Spanish companies. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020; 279 ():123605.

Chicago/Turabian Style

J. Rincón-Moreno; M. Ormazábal; M.J. Álvarez; C. Jaca. 2020. "Advancing circular economy performance indicators and their application in Spanish companies." Journal of Cleaner Production 279, no. : 123605.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2018 in Industrial Crops and Products
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Non-centrifugal cane sugar (NCS) is a high carbohydrate-content food obtained by boil evaporation of the sugarcane juice. In the manufacturing process, the by-product of NCS called bagasse is used as foul for the boilers, underestimating its potential as a lignocellulosic source for second-generation bioethanol. In order to assess the bioethanol potential of the by-product resulting from the NCS production, pretreatments were applied to breakdown the lignocellulosic structure for the study in hand. Therefore, this study carried out a comparison of two pretreatment methods steam explosion (SE) and acid hydrolysis (AH) applied to the sugarcane bagasse to produce second-generation bioethanol. It was evidenced that both pretreatments redistribute lignin and hemicelluloses and enhances the accessible surface area of the biomass which further benefitted the subsequent fermentation process as the reducing sugars were available enough to foster the production of bioethanol. The study found that the SE pretreatment was likely to obtain more bioethanol as the reducing sugars (glucose) production outperformed other pretreatments under different residence times and concentrations. Considering the necessity to develop second-generation biofuel production, this study presented the sugarcane bagasse as a promising and abundance lignocellulosic substrate to be investigated more in depth in the Colombian context.

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Daniel José Bernier-Oviedo; John Rincon-Moreno; José Fernando Solanilla-Duqué; José Aldemar Muñoz-Hernández; Henry Alexander Váquiro Herrera. Comparison of two pretreatments methods to produce second-generation bioethanol resulting from sugarcane bagasse. Industrial Crops and Products 2018, 122, 414 -421.

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Daniel José Bernier-Oviedo, John Rincon-Moreno, José Fernando Solanilla-Duqué, José Aldemar Muñoz-Hernández, Henry Alexander Váquiro Herrera. Comparison of two pretreatments methods to produce second-generation bioethanol resulting from sugarcane bagasse. Industrial Crops and Products. 2018; 122 ():414-421.

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Daniel José Bernier-Oviedo; John Rincon-Moreno; José Fernando Solanilla-Duqué; José Aldemar Muñoz-Hernández; Henry Alexander Váquiro Herrera. 2018. "Comparison of two pretreatments methods to produce second-generation bioethanol resulting from sugarcane bagasse." Industrial Crops and Products 122, no. : 414-421.

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Published: 01 September 2018 in Strategic Decision Making for Sustainable Management of Industrial Networks
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The food waste in landfill decomposes into contaminated run-off (leachate) and methane (CH4), which is considered a relevant greenhouse gas. This causes environmental liabilities, energy losses and problems in the food system. Currently, organic waste volumes are increasing dramatically converting this into a serious concern in both developed and developing countries. Zero waste to landfill (ZWTL) is one of the most promising concepts for solving organic waste problems. ZWTL when integrated into business processes can lead to innovative ways to identify, prevent and reduce waste. In that sense, the circular economy (CE) has also been considered regularly as an approach to the more appropriate waste management as it considers the business strategy part of the zero waste system. This circularity would increase productivity throughout the food value chain. In that manner, retail stores are proven to be a major market-driven force in the food system. Hence, one retail store located in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City, part of Walmart-Mexico (Walmex), was selected to showcase a suitable strategy to tackle the food waste issue. Thus, this research aimed to explore how the organic waste management can be improved by combining CE business model and a ZWTL strategy. The findings of the combined framework (SOL4FoodWaste) showed that most of the food considered as waste can be recovered through different stages. Even further, 40% of the food waste management costs can be saved through three business actions associated to those recovery stages. The proposed SOL4FoodWaste framework intends to collect all the sustainable concepts that might potentially be implemented or resembled in other industries with similar food waste challenges.

ACS Style

John Rincon-Moreno; María-Laura Franco-García; Jorge Carlos Carpio-Aguilar; Mauricio Hernández-Sarabia. Share, Optimise, Closed-Loop for Food Waste (SOL4FoodWaste): The Case of Walmart-Mexico. Strategic Decision Making for Sustainable Management of Industrial Networks 2018, 165 -190.

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John Rincon-Moreno, María-Laura Franco-García, Jorge Carlos Carpio-Aguilar, Mauricio Hernández-Sarabia. Share, Optimise, Closed-Loop for Food Waste (SOL4FoodWaste): The Case of Walmart-Mexico. Strategic Decision Making for Sustainable Management of Industrial Networks. 2018; ():165-190.

Chicago/Turabian Style

John Rincon-Moreno; María-Laura Franco-García; Jorge Carlos Carpio-Aguilar; Mauricio Hernández-Sarabia. 2018. "Share, Optimise, Closed-Loop for Food Waste (SOL4FoodWaste): The Case of Walmart-Mexico." Strategic Decision Making for Sustainable Management of Industrial Networks , no. : 165-190.