Comparative measurements of circular economy performance among European countries: Reviewing approaches and limitations

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 375, С. 124414 - 124414

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Enhancing Environmental Sustainability in the Mining Industry: Circular Economy Strategies for Resource Management and Digital Integration

Land Degradation and Development, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Effective natural resource management is essential for balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability, especially in resource‐intensive industries. This study addresses critical issues management, a particular focus on the mining industry. It incorporates digitalization and supply chain distribution within framework of circular economy to achieve mitigate land degradation, realize benefits. In response challenges posed by climate change, scarcity, has emerged as key objective, particularly sectors like mining. The primary research question aims identify criteria strategies that effectively support transition approach operations. To investigate this, employed fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) method assess various sub‐criteria. Subsequently, technique order preference similarity ideal solution (FTOPSIS) was applied rank strategies, offering comprehensive analysis this decision‐making challenge. FAHP indicates efficiency most crucial criterion, followed digital integration top priorities. Additionally, FTOPSIS shows recovery systems, green logistics, product design fostering sector. These findings give important guidance policymakers industry leaders. They help creating sustainable specifically Through these stakeholders can both environmental, economic, social advantages.

Язык: Английский

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Recycling-Oriented Characterization of Space Waste Through Clean Hyperspectral Imaging Technology in a Circular Economy Context

Clean Technologies, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 7(1), С. 26 - 26

Опубликована: Март 14, 2025

Waste management is one of the key areas where circular models should be promoted, as it plays a crucial role in minimizing environmental impact and conserving resources. Effective material identification classification are essential for optimizing recycling processes selecting appropriate production equipment. Proper sorting materials enhances both efficiency sustainability systems. The proposed study explores potential using cost-effective strategy based on hyperspectral imaging (HSI) to classify space waste products, an emerging challenge management. Specifically, investigates use HSI sensors operating near-infrared range detect identify classification. Analyses focused textile plastic materials. results show promising further research, suggesting that approach capable effectively identifying classifying various categories predicted images achieve exceptional sensitivity specificity, ranging from 0.989 1.000 0.995 1.000, respectively. Using cost-effective, non-invasive technology could offer significant improvement over traditional methods classification, particularly challenging context operations. implications this work how enables development geared toward sustainable hence proper distinction they allow better recovery end-of-life management, ultimately contributing more efficient recycling, valorization, practices.

Язык: Английский

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Circular Economy and Job Creation: A Comparative Approach in an Emerging European Context

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(6), С. 2614 - 2614

Опубликована: Март 16, 2025

The circular economy encompasses a systematic approach to sustainable development that enables countries, companies, and consumers reduce environmental damage close the life cycle of products. Our paper investigates main challenges facing Eastern European particularly Romania, in while identifying potential solutions most appropriate public policy measures this field. This research aims highlight unique perspectives Romanian scholars on experiences former communist countries Central Europe, focusing opportunities these nations face as newer EU members. research’s finding is implementation principles Romania difficult due legal, cultural, financial barriers, leveraging support can lead creation labour market economic growth. Also, our second shows an increase activity better focus practical strategies are needed fully achieve Romania.

Язык: Английский

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Mapping the prevalence and size of the informal circular economy in an industrialised region

Resources Conservation and Recycling, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 218, С. 108268 - 108268

Опубликована: Март 22, 2025

Язык: Английский

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A multi-method framework integrating ANP-ANN and PROMETHEE-GAIA for Circular Economy performance assessment: A case study of China

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 145311 - 145311

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Is transparency a good business strategy? Consumer preferences and willingness to pay for information about the chemical content of reused and recycled clothing

Sustainable Production and Consumption, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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A Comparative Analysis of Circular Economy Practices in Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(8), С. 3281 - 3281

Опубликована: Апрель 8, 2025

The rise in urbanisation and resource consumption has highlighted the urgent need for sustainable economic models. traditional linear economy, which relies heavily on non-renewable resources, exceeds Earth’s capacity poses significant sustainability challenges. As a result, there is an increasing necessity to transition towards circular economy (CE) as more alternative. Saudi Arabia, one of world’s largest economies, striving implement this shift due considerable environmental However, country currently lacks dedicated strategy, hinders its efforts address issues such waste management excessive consumption. To bridge gap, comprehensive framework was developed assess compare Arabia’s initiatives, strategies, policies with those China, Japan, Europe. Data were collected analysed using thematic analysis, allowing identification key similarities differences between these regions. study revealed notable variations practices, highlighting best practices that Arabia could adopt strengthen efforts. findings underscore importance incorporating global while tailoring strategies Kingdom’s specific needs. Policymakers researchers can utilise insights support effective economy. Future research quantitative approach, indicators metrics enhance impact findings.

Язык: Английский

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Detecting and Understanding Barriers and Drivers to Advance Systematic Implementation of Resource Circularity in Constructions

Buildings, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(10), С. 3214 - 3214

Опубликована: Окт. 10, 2024

As the construction sector is one of most carbon-intensive and resource-intensive industries, necessity for a transition from linear to circular economy widely acknowledged. Aimed at facilitating transition, several policy frameworks, operational tools assessment instruments have been developed in recent decades. Nevertheless, integration circularity remains constrained haphazard, frequently focusing solely on production phase neglecting comprehensive impacts within overall process. The detected gap between theoretical framework practical implementation reflected by limited coordination policies tools, which creates significant obstacle adoption consistent effective practices. A dual analysis conducted, comprising two parallel domains: an investigation urban environments through literature review, practice-oriented resilience green building rating systems. result, common ground shared targets are identified scopes, as well contrasts inconsistencies that require further attention. These classified according their role barriers or drivers change, recommendations synergistic improvement provided.

Язык: Английский

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A consumer attributions‐based approach for investigating the effect of corporate greenwashing on wishcycling

Sustainable Development, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 32(6), С. 6732 - 6747

Опубликована: Май 26, 2024

Abstract This paper addresses the issue of corporate greenwashing and its impact on consumer behavior, specifically in context circular food beverage packaging. We conducted a survey with 537 participants utilized Structural Equation Modeling to analyze relationships between company motives, attributions, perceptions greenwashing, wishcycling behavior. Additionally, we explored moderating effect core self‐evaluation relationship packaging techniques. Our findings highlight mediating role motives wishcycling. also found that personality traits, particularly self‐evaluation, moderate greenwashing. These results emphasize importance understanding behavior environments policy domains. The provide valuable insights for policymakers, businesses, researchers seeking promote sustainable consumption mitigate environmental harm transition toward more economy.

Язык: Английский

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