Advanced Energy Efficiency, Lecture 2: Industry - Rocky Mountain ...
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The resource cycle: a massflow perspective<br />
The current system (U.S. numbers to illustrate)<br />
Natural Nutrients (Compostables)<br />
Ecosystem Services<br />
100% ≡ 20× body weight per person per day<br />
– Regeneration<br />
Natural Capital<br />
Biotic<br />
Resources<br />
17%<br />
grown<br />
100%<br />
Extraction<br />
Manufacturing<br />
Technical Nutrients (Recycling & Remanufacturing)<br />
7%<br />
Product Shipped (tons)<br />
Products in Use<br />
0.02%<br />
1% durables<br />
Disposition<br />
Waste Impact<br />
Abiotic<br />
Resources<br />
mined<br />
83%<br />
Assimilation of Waste<br />
Extractive Waste<br />
93%<br />
Manufacturing Waste<br />
Waste in System<br />
6%<br />
Waste From Use<br />
Persistent Waste From Disposal<br />
0.98%<br />
Diagrams courtesy of Don Seville and <strong>Rocky</strong> <strong>Mountain</strong> Institute<br />
~99.98% pure waste!
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