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Resting on the principle of self-regeneration, industrial symbiosis consists of a process in which the exchanges of raw materials, production waste, energy, water, services and competences are projected in order to realize a so-called "closed loop". Following a sustainable philosophy, particularly in recent years, the construction of "Green Buildings" - that are structures built through ecologically responsible processes and that can maintain efficient properties for their entire lifecycle - has spread. A green approach, moreover, can be also applied to the public housing sector, in which the construction of plants must be cost-effective for several actors and must reach an acceptable compromise between useful result and cost saving. The aim of the study, indeed, is to introduce techniques of "Carbon Sequestration", using Chlorophyta plants in hydroponic structure, in the public housing sector, operating costs analysis and environmental impact assessments to demonstrate "savings" resulting from the exploitation of techniques for capturing CO2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, with regard to the final purchase of agri-food products, consumers are very careful to every feature of a foodstuff, such as its "organoleptic" quality or its respect for the environment, which leads to a major consumption of local products and the development of what is called a "Km0 dietary" to reduce CO2 emissions in the atmosphere and food waste. In order to safeguard the environment and to protect both food excellences and consumers from counterfeiting, voluntary standards and innovative tools can be used: EU quality labels, voluntary standards such as the UNI EN ISO 22005:2007, and innovative tools of agriculture 4.0, i.e. blockchain technology. The aim of the paper is to test the interest in purchasing the Sicilian Blood Orange PGI in the French market, inasmuch considered particularly attractive for citrus fruits. In order to achieve this purpose qualitative and quantitative analysis are conducted to verify if it is convenient, for the Consortium of Protection, to implement protection tools to the orange juice made up of 100% Blood Oranges of Sicily PGI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]