Blockchain for the future of sustainable supply chain management in Industry 4.0

B Esmaeilian, J Sarkis, K Lewis, S Behdad - Resources, conservation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to provide an overview of Blockchain technology and Industry
4.0 for advancing supply chains towards sustainability. First, extracted from the existing …

Global plastic upcycling during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: The status and perspective

A Li, H Cui, Y Sheng, J Qiao, X Li, H Huang - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues worldwide
since the vast majority of post-consumer plastics are hard to degrade in the environment …

[PDF][PDF] Blockchain technology: Business, strategy, the environment, and sustainability

CA Bai, J Cordeiro, J Sarkis - Business Strategy and the …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Blockchain technology, a disruptive innovation based on advances in information and
computing, continues to experience rapidly increasing growth. This foundational—disruptive …

Cost analysis and optimization of Blockchain-based solid waste management traceability system

PK Gopalakrishnan, J Hall, S Behdad - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
As global concerns over End-of-Life (EoL) wastes released to the environment is rising, the
need for enhancing the transparency of recycling systems is growing. To address the waste …

Blockchain for the circular economy: analysis of the research-practice gap

A Böckel, AK Nuzum, I Weissbrod - Sustainable Production and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extant research claims that the circular economy concept has enormous potential to
overcome downsides of status quo economic activities and to contribute to sustainable …

A unified blockchain-based platform for global e-waste management

S Sahoo, A Mukherjee, R Halder - International Journal of Web …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The rapid technological growth, changes in consumer demands, products' built-in
obsolescence, presence of more non-repairable parts, shorter lifespan, etc., lead to the …

Blockchain‐based recycling and its impact on recycling performance: A network theory perspective

Y Gong, S Xie, D Arunachalam… - Business Strategy and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study is to explore the application of blockchain technology (BCT) in
recycling. This research applies a multiple case study approach with six pioneer …

Plastic credit: A consortium blockchain-based plastic recyclability system

C Liu, X Zhang, F Medda - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
By the end of 2015, approximately 6300 million tons (Mt) of plastic waste had been
generated globally, but less than 10% of plastics was recycled. Since different types of …

The potentials of combining Blockchain technology and Internet of Things for digital reverse supply chain: A case study

M Hrouga, A Sbihi, M Chavallard - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Asbestos has been considered as a hazardous waste in France since 1997 and it is neither
recyclable nor recoverable. Hence, its storage and processing have a major impact on both …

Industrial wastewater management using blockchain technology: Architecture, requirements, and future directions

S Hakak, WZ Khan, GA Gilkar, N Haider… - IEEE Internet of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The inefficient disposal of industrial waste causes water and soil pollution; thus, to protect
the health of different ecosystems, industrial wastewater management is essential …