The smart specialisation approach is becoming a strategic instrument for identifying regions'
opportunities for growth and sustainable development. It is a place-based approach and …

Circular economy (CE) has become one of the most recent ways to address environmental
sustainability. CE activities focus exclusively on one of three levels (macro level, meso level …

Despite the well-known benefits of remanufacturing as a value recovery strategy for end-of-
life products, its implementation is still highly industry-dependent and much more complex …

The paradigm shift towards a more humanistic and ecological paradigm evoked by United
Nations and the Green Deal is increasingly required in this period of growing …

Circular business models (CBMs), such as product-service systems, are rapidly gaining
traction in light of a transition to a more circular and sustainable economy. The authors call …

Increasing product lifespans is one of the most effective environmental strategies and
therefore repair is a part of the circular economy approach that aims to keep products and …

Repair is an essential part of the transition towards a circular economy by recovering full
functionality of faulty products or components, and thus, extending the product usage phase …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the need to adopt a restorative and
regenerative model proposed by circular economy (CE). Methods: This article aims to …

Despite the large quantities and possibilities of reuse of the by-products (solids and liquids)
generated by the brewing industry, the proper disposal of these by-products has imposed …

Glass manufacturing is a high-volume process, during which large substance quantities are
transformed into commercial products, and significant amounts of non-renewable resources …