Composite materials constitute an appealing choice in many industrial sectors, due to their
unique composition and characteristics, such as low maintenance requirements, light …

Transformation of waste into resources is an important part of the circular economy.
Nowadays, the recovery of materials in the most effective way is crucial for sustainable …

Worldwide volume production and consumption of engineered composite materials, namely
fiber reinforced polymers (FRP), have increased in the last decades, mostly in the …

One of the crowning glories of 20 th century was the development of petroleum-based
plastics. Eighty years later, with pioneering advances and series of breakthroughs in …

Over the last 70 years, plastic usage has dramatically increased, with applications in every
aspect of modern life. For much of this time plastics were used in a linear economy, being …

The purpose of this study is to review existing recycling technologies, standards and market
situation for plastics recycling. The principal results show that mechanical recycling is the …

Recently, significant events took place that added immensely to the sociotechnical pressure
for developing sustainable composite recycling solutions, namely (1) a ban on composite …

This review article discusses the environmental and economic effects of recycling, as well as
sustainable thermoplastic polymer recycling technologies. Several researchers have utilized …

In a circular economy, resources are kept in use for as long as possible, extracting the
maximum value from them whilst in use, then recovering and regenerating products and …

The rising environmental concerns caused by the excess use of synthetic materials have
diverted the world's attention towards sustainable materials along with a circular economy …