This longitudinal case study analyses the development of the pioneering waste management (WM) system in the Vaasa region of Western Finland, since the late 1980s to …
Advanced technologies are inherently dependent on critical minerals and their related metals. The mining extraction of these critical minerals leads to significant social and …
The United States has developed a list of critical minerals/materials whose sustained and reliable supply is pivotal to the robust functioning of critical industrial sectors. A key concern …
R Priore, M Compagnoni… - Available at SSRN …, 2024 - sustainability-seeds.org
The rare earth elements (REE) are currently essential enablers of the digital and decarbonization transitions. Nonetheless, their supply chain is highly concentrated and their …
Within the framework of Product Life Management, Circular Economy (CE) is an important concept that seeks to design out waste and pollution, keep products and materials in use …