Food Products as a Component of the Biotic Part of the Material Backpack of Products

The challenges of society are associated with modern threats, prompting a rethinking of production and consumption systems, taking into account environmental, economic and social consequences. Reducing the resource intensity of the economy by reducing the consumption of materials in production chains is in line with the 12th Goal, which forms the relevance of the study. The MIRS-analysis approach proposed in the 1990s by scientist Friedrich Schmidt-Blick, which was embodied in the ‘Ecological Backpack', has been further developed today. The biotic component, which represents the content of wildlife in the production process, deserves attention. Heavy industry sectors such as metallurgy and mining include multi-level production systems that involve a large number of personnel. Previous studies have only considered the biotic component in the form of timber used in mines. Further research shows that the food consumed by the company's personnel has a significant impact on the contents of the ‘backpack' and, consequently, on economic activity in Ukraine.