Industrial Symbiosis
Industrial symbiosis is illustrated through Orange Fiber, an Italian company that turns leftover citrus pulp from juice production into a silk-like textile, gaining a low-cost raw material while the juice producers see only a minor side benefit.
Illustrated through the Metabiosis (Habitat Creation) form of commensalism: "The Italian company Orange Fiber provides a tangible example of this industrial symbiosis. They have patented a process to create a sustainable, silk-like textile from the citrus pulp that is leftover from industrial juice production in Sicily. Orange Fiber [+] benefits by acquiring a low-cost, abundant raw material (a modified habitat). The citrus juice producers [=], the other party, are largely unaffected in their core business, even though they receive a minor benefit from selling a waste product that would otherwise be discarded."
Related in Community
Entries this one is tied to through the book.
Examples
- Orange Fiber · both placed under Metabiosis (Habitat Creation)
- The Tool Library, Columbus, Ohio · both placed under Waste (technological)
- Jugaad · discussed together in section 077
- Reading Nest (Mark Reigelman) · discussed together in section 077
Methods
- Cradle to Cradle (book by William McDonough and Michael Braungart) · both placed under Waste (technological)
- Design for Disassembly · both placed under Waste (technological)
- Modular Design · both placed under Waste (technological)
- Upcycling · both placed under Metabiosis (Habitat Creation)
- Frugal Innovation · discussed together in section 077
In the Framework
- Commensalism · relation
- Symbiosis (as the Framework's logic) · concept
In the book
- Chapter 7, section 077 · Commensalism [+,=]
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