The circular economy and consumer behaviour: Literature review and research directions

F Vidal-Ayuso, A Akhmedova, C Jaca - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
The circular economy (CE) has emerged as a sustainable alternative to the linear model of
production and consumption of products and services. Consumers are key actors in the …

Circular economy and the construction industry: Existing trends, challenges and prospective framework for sustainable construction

MU Hossain, ST Ng, P Antwi-Afari, B Amor - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
The circular economy (CE) concept has received increasing attention among different
parties on various levels recently. Due to the concern on significant resources consumption …

[HTML][HTML] Targets for a circular economy

P Morseletto - Resources, conservation and recycling, 2020 - Elsevier
The transition to a circular economy requires actions and policies. In the praxis of
governance, a common way to steer the transition to a different state proceeds through the …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a circular economy: An emerging economies context

N Patwa, U Sivarajah, A Seetharaman, S Sarkar… - Journal of business …, 2021 - Elsevier
Circular Economy (CE) and the adoption of its principles globally are more important than
ever to sustain the rate of production of goods and services to meet the ever-increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the influence of industry 4.0 technologies on the circular economy

I Laskurain-Iturbe, G Arana-Landín… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last decade, both Industry 4.0 technologies and the circular economy have expanded
exponentially and they have received epistemological attention. However, there is a lack of …

Critical factors for enhancing the circular economy in waste management

H Salmenperä, K Pitkänen, P Kautto… - Journal of cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Circular and efficient material use faces challenges stemming from present practices. The
current way of managing waste needs revising if material circularity is to increase. Earlier …

Two decades of research on waste management in the circular economy: Insights from bibliometric, text mining, and content analyses

M Ranjbari, M Saidani, ZS Esfandabadi, W Peng… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Achieving environmental sustainability and transition from a linear economy to a circular
economy (CE) highly relies on effective waste management (WM) and how waste is treated …

[HTML][HTML] Closing the loop: Establishing reverse logistics for a circular economy, a systematic review

PK Mallick, KB Salling, DCA Pigosso… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reverse Logistics (RL) of end-of-use/end-of-life products has become a vital part of circular
economy practices for manufacturers. However, significant quantities of resources are still …

Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD) and Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) strategies for wastewater management and resource recovery–Analysis, challenges and prospects

A Panagopoulos, KJ Haralambous - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Brine is a saline wastewater generated from several industries (eg, desalination, energy and
oil production) and its disposal can have adverse environmental impacts. To address this …

[HTML][HTML] Circular economy as an essentially contested concept

J Korhonen, C Nuur, A Feldmann, SE Birkie - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Circular Economy (CE) is currently a popular notion within the policy and
business advocacy groups. Despite being visionary and provocative in its message, the …