Abstract
Furniture industry is the industry that processes raw or semifinished material from wood, rattan, or other natural material, into products with higher value added and benefit. Because of a rise in consumer demand each year, the furniture industries should have much attention. High consumer demand may cause production process-related problems that damage the environment. Such environmental damage may be caused by waste, raw materials, or production process. High consumer demand in furniture industry brings negative impacts not only to the environment but also to the society. Social impact assessment is needed to evaluate how a product or a process influences workers, consumers, citizen, and value chain. This study uses life cycle assessment method with the help of SimaPro software to determine the environmental impact, and social-life cycle assessment to determine the social impact. The largest contributor to environmental impact is the use of acrylic varnish. Substitution acrylic varnish with woodstain-water based aims to lead to a circular economy by reducing adverse impacts on the environment. The replacement of acrylic varnish with woodstain water based reduces the environmental impact score by 24.8%. Social impacts score on the workers and local community stakeholder are categorized as poor.
Highlights
Circular Economy (CE) is an alternative industrial model where by taking a holistic and systemic approach, industrial processes are not seen as an inevitable cause of exploitation of natural resources, environmental pollution, and waste generation, but rather as a means to contribute to sustainable development [1]
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method is used to identify the amount of energy, expense, and environmental impacts caused by the life cycle stages of a product, starting from the gathering of raw material until when the product is used up by a consumer [16]
Substitution acrylic varnish with woodstainwater based aims to lead to a circular economy by reducing adverse impacts on the environment
Summary
Circular Economy (CE) is an alternative industrial model where by taking a holistic and systemic approach, industrial processes are not seen as an inevitable cause of exploitation of natural resources, environmental pollution, and waste generation, but rather as a means to contribute to sustainable development [1]. Furniture industry is an industry that processes raw materials or semi-finished materials from wood, rattan, and other natural raw materials into finished products with higher value. The produced waste affects the resources, environmental damage and the society. A part from waste, environmental impacts can be caused by raw materials and production processes [6]. Various raw materials used in furniture production contain chemicals which significantly contribute in environmental impacts through its composition [8]. Besides bringing negative impact to the environment, the high production demand in furniture industry impacts the society. The furniture industry is required to reduce the negative impact on the environment and the social impact on the environment and the society of its activities. The LCA and SLCA approaches support the policy process and decision making to prevent and provide scenarios for improvement of adverse environmental impacts of the production process
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