Waste Management,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
174, P. 605 - 617
Published: Dec. 25, 2023
The
Monitoring
Framework
proposed
in
the
EU27
New
Circular
Economy
Action
Plan
comprises
two
mass-based
indicators,
namely
overall
recycling
rate
and
for
specific
waste
streams.
Yet,
to
monitor
assess
impacts
of
circular
economy,
indicators
cannot
be
limited
indicators;
we
argue
assessments
should
also
include
environmental
economic
effects.
Towards
this
end,
these
can
quantified
by
an
advanced
model
based
on
life
cycle
thinking,
entailing
use
assessment
costing
(LCA/LCC).
Calculating
effects
municipal
management
is
challenging
due
gaps
available
data
estimating
generated
waste.
We
propose
a
methodology
estimate
more
finely
amounts
Member
States,
complemented
with
LCA/LCC.
results
highlight
that
important
inconsistencies
reporting
exist
rates
calculated
from
are
lower
than
hitherto
estimated.
quantification
shows
great
performance
variation
across
EU27,
C-footprint
ranging
-490
539
kg
CO
Circular Economy and Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
2(4), P. 1541 - 1559
Published: Nov. 16, 2022
Abstract
Wastes
are
usually
thought
of
as
unwanted
or
unusable
materials.
Waste
is
any
substance
which
discarded
after
primary
use,
considered
worthless,
defective,
and
no
use.
The
term
often
subjective,
not
every
application
has
identical
raw
material
requirements
sometimes
even
objectively
inaccurate.
A
starting
point
towards
managing
waste
the
division
in
basic
categories,
ranging
from
municipal
agricultural
to
radioactive
explosive
waste.
Through
proper
collection
solid
waste,
very
important
metals
other
valuable
sources
can
be
recovered
used
new
products,
thus
achieving
significantly
lower
production
cost
environmental
impact.
Success
stories
management
reported
countries
around
world.
These
typically
showcase
optimal
transformation
wealth.
Furthermore,
applied
methods
specified.
actions
should
adapted
by
organization
handling
At
a
managerial
level,
these
must
potential
resources,
commodities
with
significant
economic,
sociological
added
value.
This
paper
attempts
identify
present
resources
products
that
exist
streams,
focusing
mainly
on
their
monetary
value,
based
data
literature
materials
stock
markets.
Municipal
non-hazardous
commercial
industrial
wastes
this
context.
methodology
followed
was
identification
analysis
cities-communities
have
successfully
adopted
policies
circular
economy
wealth
transformation.
Journal of Cleaner Production,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
427, P. 139257 - 139257
Published: Oct. 14, 2023
In
today's
technological
age,
the
issue
of
e-waste
management
is
becoming
increasingly
critical.
Although
several
studies
have
detected
and
proposed
innovative
technologies
to
both
enable
increase
recycling
performance,
end
users
often
dispose
obsolete
products
inappropriately.
The
present
work
aimed
at
investigating
criteria
that
influence
user
behavior
regarding
recycling,
starting
from
seven
(i.e.,
intention
recycle
e-waste,
awareness
importance
environmental
concern,
attitudes
towards
subjective
norms,
intention,
WTP
for
recycling)
identified
in
literature
as
most
relevant.
A
questionnaire
administered
students,
interviews
academic
experts,
analytical
techniques
descriptive
statistics,
analytic
hierarchy
process,
econometric
regression)
were
used
identify
relevant
recycling.
With
willingness
pay
(WTP)
a
reference
criterion,
remaining
six
investigated
variables,
with
aim
uncovering
relations
among
them
determining
which
had
significant
impact
on
WTP.
results
revealed
individuals
strong
pro-social
more
aware
need
e-waste.
Furthermore,
those
who
disposed
waste
correctly
specialized
centers
recycle.
study
highlights
raising
group
level
promote
disposal
social
norm.
Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: Nov. 6, 2023
This
study
explores
optimizing
waste
resource
efficiency
through
the
Circular
Economy
(CE)
framework.
Motivated
by
imperative
to
enhance
and
mitigate
waste’s
environmental
impact,
we
examine
CE
concept’s
extension
of
product
life
cycles,
while
minimizing
waste.
We
conduct
a
comprehensive
review
explore
core
principles
across
all
stages
lifecycle
provide
an
in-depth
analysis
treatment
practices
in
Poland,
emphasizing
potential
energy
conversion
methods
like
biogas
production
incineration.
Our
findings
underscore
importance
prioritizing
incineration
plant
design
for
quicker
payback,
aligning
with
circular
rational
economic
practices.
Strategies
such
as
improving
production,
establishing
solid
bio-waste
fermentation
facilities,
promoting
sortable
packaging,
incentivizing
sustainable
sorting
emerge
optimize
management.
These
highlight
pivotal
role
economic,
environmental,
considerations
shaping
management
strategies.
Waste Management,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
174, P. 605 - 617
Published: Dec. 25, 2023
The
Monitoring
Framework
proposed
in
the
EU27
New
Circular
Economy
Action
Plan
comprises
two
mass-based
indicators,
namely
overall
recycling
rate
and
for
specific
waste
streams.
Yet,
to
monitor
assess
impacts
of
circular
economy,
indicators
cannot
be
limited
indicators;
we
argue
assessments
should
also
include
environmental
economic
effects.
Towards
this
end,
these
can
quantified
by
an
advanced
model
based
on
life
cycle
thinking,
entailing
use
assessment
costing
(LCA/LCC).
Calculating
effects
municipal
management
is
challenging
due
gaps
available
data
estimating
generated
waste.
We
propose
a
methodology
estimate
more
finely
amounts
Member
States,
complemented
with
LCA/LCC.
results
highlight
that
important
inconsistencies
reporting
exist
rates
calculated
from
are
lower
than
hitherto
estimated.
quantification
shows
great
performance
variation
across
EU27,
C-footprint
ranging
-490
539
kg
CO
