Circular economy indicators applied to waste management techniques by a Sicilian company: the case study TrIitor L.T.D.

Tritor technology can be implemented within any type of waste treatment plant. Waste characterized by a high component of organic materials, having a low calorific value, must be separated in order not to affect the purposes of waste-to-energy, being then set aside in special containers. The machine designed by Tritor carries out its activity as a replacement for this treatment, guaranteeing a better result in considerably reduced time. More precisely, going from three weeks to a single day, to bring benefits at economic, operational and logistical level. In addition to the services offered by the machine, the operator can change the size of the outgoing waste, making it larger or smaller based on customer needs. This study applies the ISO 59020 standard to measure LC in waste management to improve transparency, accountability, and stakeholder trust, and produce results to support business decision-making regarding sustainability investments. The study is applied to the case of the Sicilian waste company Triton L.t.d. and particularly to the Tritor technology. Therefore, qualitative, quantitative and semi-quantitative data were collected to estimate indicators related to material, energy and water resources, waste and emissions, logistics and capital policy. We use Material Circularity Indicator (MCI). The results were aggregated, providing a comprehensive set of circularity indicators to evaluate the environmental and social performance of different productivity inputs. A comparative comparison was carried out with other similar companies and with the average of companies in the sector to evaluate circularity performance. © (2024), (Procedia Environmental Science).