What if everyone becomes a sharer? A quantification of the environmental impact of access-based consumption for household laundry activities

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Wasserbaur, Raphael,1989-Linköpings universitet,Linköping University,Industriell miljöteknik,Tekniska fakulteten (author)

What if everyone becomes a sharer? A quantification of the environmental impact of access-based consumption for household laundry activities

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Elsevier BV,2020

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104780DOI
https://research.chalmers.se/publication/517726URI
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Funding agencies: Circular European Economy Innovative Training Network (Circ(sic)uit) - European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska Curie Action 2016 [721909]; Mistra REES (Resource Efficient and Effective Solutions) program - Mistra (The Swedish FoundationPostprint-version is uploaded on author's personal website: https://686a171f-3263-4e64-b572-1ef6004a0d41.filesusr.com/ugd/6697f1_815e0d8b54ba48d2b54cb20db272fc92.pdf
In order to meet the EU's climate and resource efficiency targets, changes in our daily-life behaviours, as well as business models, are urgently necessary. More insights are needed to make real changes based on research with a systems perspective. We developed a system dynamics model to analyse the environmental benefits of a transition from ownership-based to access-based household laundry activities. The model considers demographic, technological and behavioural aspects and thereby assesses the environmental impact of laundry activities. The model is applied to the Swedish as well as the European context and allows cross-country comparisons. The results indicate a significant potential of the sharing economy. The higher utilisation of shared machines and extended lifespans of the machines can cut greenhouse gas emissions by a third and lower raw material usage overall and lower primary raw material in production due to higher recycling rates. The carbon intensity of the energy mix is a crucial factor for the environmental consequences that arise through changes in energy usage due to sharing economy practices. This case study shows the value of adopting policies that could promote sharing and extended life spans.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER Naturresursteknik Annan naturresursteknik hsv//swe
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Environmental Engineering Other Environmental Engineering hsv//eng
TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER Naturresursteknik Miljöledning hsv//swe
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Environmental Engineering Environmental Management hsv//eng
TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER Naturresursteknik Energisystem hsv//swe
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Environmental Engineering Energy Systems hsv//eng
System dynamics
Environmental impact analysis
Washing machine
Sharing economy
Access-based consumption
Access-based consumption
Environmental impact analysis
Sharing economy
System dynamics
Washing machine

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Sakao, Tomohiko,1969-Linköpings universitet,Linköping University,Industriell miljöteknik,Tekniska fakulteten(Swepub:liu)tomsa86 (author)
Ljunggren Söderman, Maria,1967Chalmers University of Technology,Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden(Swepub:cth)marialj (author)
Plepys, AndriusLund University,Lunds universitet,Internationella miljöinstitutet,Universitetets särskilda verksamheter,The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics,University Specialised Centres,Lund University, Lund, Sweden(Swepub:lu)iiie-apl (author)
Dalhammar, CarlLund University,Lunds universitet,Internationella miljöinstitutet,Universitetets särskilda verksamheter,The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics,University Specialised Centres,Lund University, Lund, Sweden(Swepub:lu)iiie-cda (author)
Linköping UniversityIndustriell miljöteknik (creator_code:org_t)

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