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Miguel Las Heras Hernández

Scientist

+47 63 89 82 51

Environmental Impacts and Sustainability

Trondheim

mher@nilu.no

Miguel las Heras Hernandez

Miguel Las Heras Hernandez is a researcher at NILU, based in the lovely city of Trondheim.

His main area of expertise is in Circular Economy, with a current focus on improving the handling of Electronic Waste to enhance reuse of resources and minimize losses at the end of life. He is part of the coordinating team for the CE-RISE project and actively involved in its research activities. He has experience working on Material Flow Analysis (MFA) of plastics and explored the bioeconomy, particularly the reuse of manure 💩 in Norwegian agriculture to reduce dependency on mineral phosphorus imports. He has also looked into ways to prevent the loss of wood resources in the industry.

Miguel’s work is driven by a passion for limiting the impacts of human activities in the environment, while guaranteeing a fair, equal and inclusive society. He integrates his background in Industrial Ecology (MsC. Industrial Ecology, NTNU, 2021) with product design (Engineering Degree, Universidad de Valladolid, 2017) develop innovative solutions that are not only effective but also enjoyable to implement and use.

Miguel Las Heras Hernández has 10 publications at NILU:

Establishing Effective Scenarios to Reduce Plastic Waste, a Case Study of Norway

Abbasi, Golnoush; Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel; Hauser, Marina Jennifer; Baldé, Cornelis Peter; Bouman, Evert Alwin

2024

Forskere vil resirkulere livsviktig grunnstoff

Müller, Daniel Beat; Pandit, Avijit Vinayak; Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel (interview subjects); Agdestein, Maren (journalist)

2024

The CE-RISE Project

Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel

2024

Vi bruker flest plast­poser i Europa: – Norge er ikke gammel­dags og bakpå

Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel (interview subject); Kidane, Ruth; Schou, Ingrid (journalists)

2024

Data sharing for circular transition in healthcare. How could Digital Product Passport be applied for digital health devices?

Ducheyne, Els; Guerreiro, Cristina; Fernández, Elena; Junique, Marion; Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel

2024

Mapping Plastic and Plastic Additive Cycles in Coastal Countries: A Norwegian Case Study

Marhoon, Ahmed Mohamed Jaffar Marhoon A; Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel; Billy, Romain Guillaume; Mueller, Daniel Beat; Verones, Francesca

2024

Towards a circular phosphorus economy in Norway – Strategies for integrating agriculture and aquaculture at multiple scales

Müller, Daniel Beat; Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel; Pandit, Avijit Vinayak; Øgaard, Anne Falk; Reitan, Kjell Inge

2023

Circular economy for aquatic food systems: insights from a multiscale phosphorus flow analysis in Norway

Pandit, Avijit Vinayak; Dittrich, Nils Maximilian; Strand, Andrea Viken; Lozach, Loïs; Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel; Reitan, Kjell Inge; Mueller, Daniel Beat

2023

Could Norway supply its own fertilizer? A high-resolution analysis of the agricultural phosphorus cycle

Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel; Barre, Francis Isidore; Dittrich, Nils Maximilian; Pandit, Avijit Vinayak; Øgaard, Anne Falk; Müller, Daniel B.

2023

Opportunities for improving the circularity of plastic polymers. A Norwegian case study.

Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel; Abbasi, Golnoush; Hauser, Marina Jennifer; Balde, Kees; Bouman, Evert Alwin

2023

Circular Economy Resource Information System (CE-RISE)

What is the CE-RISE project? What is the CE-RISE project? The rising demand and limited supply of critical raw materials (CRMs) impair the ability to rapidly adopt technological change toward […]

Project period: 2023 – 2026

Ongoing

Plastic cycle – Optimizing resource efficiency while minimizing recycling of hazardous chemicals in a circular economy (PLASTCYCLE)

PLASTCYCLE will provide a comprehensive overview of fate of different plastic types and additive chemicals in the waste stream. We will also provide solutions for optimizing plastic waste management by coupling scientific findings with information and knowledge of industrial partners, municipalities and waste management companies across Norway.

Project period: 2020 – 2023

Ongoing

Development of Environmental performance and Climate Impact indicators for the Assessment of Sustainability (DECIAS)

The DECIAS project is aimed at developing a modelling toolbox for environmental sustainability assessment based upon Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), dynamic Material Flow Analysis (MFA), and multiregional Input Output Analysis […]

Project period: 2020 – 2023

Ongoing

Miguel Las Heras Hernandez is a researcher at NILU, based in the lovely city of Trondheim.

His main area of expertise is in Circular Economy, with a current focus on improving the handling of Electronic Waste to enhance reuse of resources and minimize losses at the end of life. He is part of the coordinating team for the CE-RISE project and actively involved in its research activities. He has experience working on Material Flow Analysis (MFA) of plastics and explored the bioeconomy, particularly the reuse of manure 💩 in Norwegian agriculture to reduce dependency on mineral phosphorus imports. He has also looked into ways to prevent the loss of wood resources in the industry.

Miguel’s work is driven by a passion for limiting the impacts of human activities in the environment, while guaranteeing a fair, equal and inclusive society. He integrates his background in Industrial Ecology (MsC. Industrial Ecology, NTNU, 2021) with product design (Engineering Degree, Universidad de Valladolid, 2017) develop innovative solutions that are not only effective but also enjoyable to implement and use.

Miguel Las Heras Hernández has 10 publications at NILU:

Establishing Effective Scenarios to Reduce Plastic Waste, a Case Study of Norway

Abbasi, Golnoush; Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel; Hauser, Marina Jennifer; Baldé, Cornelis Peter; Bouman, Evert Alwin

2024

Forskere vil resirkulere livsviktig grunnstoff

Müller, Daniel Beat; Pandit, Avijit Vinayak; Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel (interview subjects); Agdestein, Maren (journalist)

2024

The CE-RISE Project

Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel

2024

Vi bruker flest plast­poser i Europa: – Norge er ikke gammel­dags og bakpå

Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel (interview subject); Kidane, Ruth; Schou, Ingrid (journalists)

2024

Data sharing for circular transition in healthcare. How could Digital Product Passport be applied for digital health devices?

Ducheyne, Els; Guerreiro, Cristina; Fernández, Elena; Junique, Marion; Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel

2024

Mapping Plastic and Plastic Additive Cycles in Coastal Countries: A Norwegian Case Study

Marhoon, Ahmed Mohamed Jaffar Marhoon A; Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel; Billy, Romain Guillaume; Mueller, Daniel Beat; Verones, Francesca

2024

Towards a circular phosphorus economy in Norway – Strategies for integrating agriculture and aquaculture at multiple scales

Müller, Daniel Beat; Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel; Pandit, Avijit Vinayak; Øgaard, Anne Falk; Reitan, Kjell Inge

2023

Circular economy for aquatic food systems: insights from a multiscale phosphorus flow analysis in Norway

Pandit, Avijit Vinayak; Dittrich, Nils Maximilian; Strand, Andrea Viken; Lozach, Loïs; Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel; Reitan, Kjell Inge; Mueller, Daniel Beat

2023

Could Norway supply its own fertilizer? A high-resolution analysis of the agricultural phosphorus cycle

Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel; Barre, Francis Isidore; Dittrich, Nils Maximilian; Pandit, Avijit Vinayak; Øgaard, Anne Falk; Müller, Daniel B.

2023

Opportunities for improving the circularity of plastic polymers. A Norwegian case study.

Las Heras Hernandez, Miguel; Abbasi, Golnoush; Hauser, Marina Jennifer; Balde, Kees; Bouman, Evert Alwin

2023

Circular Economy Resource Information System (CE-RISE)

What is the CE-RISE project? What is the CE-RISE project? The rising demand and limited supply of critical raw materials (CRMs) impair the ability to rapidly adopt technological change toward […]

Project period: 2023 – 2026

Ongoing

Plastic cycle – Optimizing resource efficiency while minimizing recycling of hazardous chemicals in a circular economy (PLASTCYCLE)

PLASTCYCLE will provide a comprehensive overview of fate of different plastic types and additive chemicals in the waste stream. We will also provide solutions for optimizing plastic waste management by coupling scientific findings with information and knowledge of industrial partners, municipalities and waste management companies across Norway.

Project period: 2020 – 2023

Ongoing

Development of Environmental performance and Climate Impact indicators for the Assessment of Sustainability (DECIAS)

The DECIAS project is aimed at developing a modelling toolbox for environmental sustainability assessment based upon Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), dynamic Material Flow Analysis (MFA), and multiregional Input Output Analysis […]

Project period: 2020 – 2023

Ongoing