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Authors declare that they do not have 'conflict of interest'.

### **Acronyms and Abbreviations**


*Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool to Implement Sustainable Development in the Bioeconomy… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.84664*

EU European Union (EU) LCA life cycle assessment EMAS Eco-Management and Audit Scheme R&D Research and Development LCC life cycle cost LCIA life cycle impact assessment

*Elements of Bioeconomy*

**6. Conclusions**

Based on the results obtained, it has been demonstrated that material recycling brings numerous environmental benefits. This is mainly due to the reduction of environmental burdens associated with the intentional production of foam and mattresses, which has an impact on negative indicators of fossil raw materials

The circular economy (CE) is a concept aiming to address activities that enable the reuse of products, focusing on positive society-wide benefits, among others. CE assumes development of a system in which the product does not end up in a landfill and is reused in the same or different form or is recycled. The remodelled hierarchy of waste management is to indicate the order of priorities in the policy and regulations regarding waste prevention and management. Prevention is of crucial importance; it applies to both product producers and consumers. It aims to reduce waste by reusing products or extending their lifespan. Another advantage of such an economy is the reduction of the waste adverse impact on the environment and human health. The circular economy is regulated by the European Directive, which

sets specific goals to be achieved by Member Countries in the given years.

through the use of new technologies for the bulky waste processing.

purpose of optimizing economic costs.

**Acknowledgements**

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**Acronyms and Abbreviations**

CE circular economy

EC European Commission

DO diesel oil

The management of bulky waste poses a significant problem for European countries. Under the URBANREC project, a solution to this problem was proposed

In this chapter, the LCA environmental analysis was carried out for the technology of grinding bulky waste using a water jet by the Ecofrag company. The analyses have shown that the reuse of used foams and mattresses contribute to the avoidance of their targeted production, which is associated with the reduction of greenhouse gas emission and consumption of fossil raw materials. The next step under execution of the URBANREC project is to perform the life cycle cost analysis, for the

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020

research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 690103.

Authors declare that they do not have 'conflict of interest'.

consumption and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

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