Uploaded on 2014-11-12 by Fardeen_D

A survey conducted recently revealed that over indicated that 70% of the types of resources used by the sampled organizations are either imported or sourced from a faraway location within the country, and over 90% of the types of wastes and by-products generated by the enterprises are either reusable or recyclable (Fig. a). An eco-industrial framework (Fig. b), which includes waste recycling and input making industries be added to the existing economy, and should make better use of the community’s perpetual resources – mainly water, sun, wind and wave. ![Results from our eco-industrial research][2] From the stocks and flows perspective, the fixed capital assets used by industries to run the largely consumer economy can be considered a set of stocks, including the wastes and by-products that end up in the landfills. The inputs that continuously stream in to keep the local economy active can be considered as flows. So in all, the local economy currently experiences a significant inward flows of materials to maintain economic activities and keep it alive. With the our proposed eco-industrial framework therefore, we expect that the wastes and by products will become flows themselves, and would begin to be recycled and sold out in the local and neighboring economies. The input making industry would also begin to substitute imports and reduce inward flows of materials to sustain it. In all, we expect that a more balanced inward and outward set of flows will result from implementation of the proposed framework, and will significantly enhance economic and environmental performance of the economy.][1] ![Figures][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14158078539689771.jpg