Waste sorting at the source is a vital strategy of waste management and to improve urban
sustainability. If the strategy is implemented by relying solely on publicity and civic …

Efficient electronic waste (e-waste) management is one of the vital strategies to save
materials, including critical minerals and precious metals with limited global reserves. The e …

The integration of smart city technologies into waste management is a challenging field for
decision makers due to its multivariate, multi-limiting, and multi-stakeholder structure …

The built environment plays a central role in the transition towards the circular economy as
they concentrate major consumer and polluter human activities. However, the way BEs are …

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has been one of the widest and soaring
solid wastes worldwide. Circular economy, as a sustainable paradigm, promotes closing the …

Plastic waste pollution is a challenging and complex issue caused mainly by high
consumption of single-use plastics and the linear economy of “extract-make-use-throw” …

Population and industrial growth have spiked product consumption, which in turn have
caused an abrupt rise in municipal solid waste (MSW) production. Due to the lack of …

Purpose Waste can be converted to a high-value asset if treated properly with smart
solutions. The purpose of this research is to identify critical barriers hindering smart waste …

Waste and resources management is one of the domains where urban and regional
planning can transition towards a Circular Economy, thus slowing environmental …

Urbanization and rising populations are contributing significantly to the problem of garbage
generation in cities. For a quite long time, big cities all around the world have been …