Converting biowaste into sustainable bioenergy through various processes

MR Hasan, N Anzar, P Sharma, SJ Malode… - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Problems with waste management arise daily due to the continuous production of biowaste.
Conventional waste management practices encompass a range of methodologies, including …

Circular economy: the concept and its limitations

J Korhonen, A Honkasalo, J Seppälä - Ecological economics, 2018 - Elsevier
Circular economy (CE) is currently a popular concept promoted by the EU, by several
national governments and by many businesses around the world. However, the scientific …

A comparison of four sustainable manufacturing strategies

SH Abdul Rashid, S Evans… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Effective use of materials is one possible component of a sustainable manufacturing
strategy. There are many such strategies proposed in the literature and used in practice, with …

A systems thinking approach to understanding the challenges of achieving the circular economy

E Iacovidou, JN Hahladakis, P Purnell - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
Circular economy (CE) is extensively discussed around the globe. Presently, discussions
are mostly concerned with the importance of achieving CE and the benefits associated …

An analytical framework and tool ('InteRa') for integrating the informal recycling sector in waste and resource management systems in developing countries

CA Velis, DC Wilson, O Rocca… - Waste Management …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
In low-and middle-income developing countries, the informal (collection and) recycling
sector (here abbreviated IRS) is an important, but often unrecognised, part of a city's solid …

Beyond eco‐efficiency: a resilience perspective

J Korhonen, TP Seager - Business Strategy and the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Business strategy with regard to sustainability is currently dominated by an eco‐efficiency
approach that seeks to simultaneously reduce costs and environmental impacts using tactics …

Municipal household solid waste collection strategies in an African megacity: Analysis of public private partnership performance in Lagos

IR Aliu, OE Adeyemi… - Waste Management & …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Managing municipal solid waste is a pervasive urban problem globally. While several
strategies have been applied for efficient municipal solid waste management in developing …

Solid waste management behavior among the student community: integrating environmental knowledge and situational factors into the theories of planned behavior …

SJ Raghu, LLR Rodrigues - Journal of Environmental Planning …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This research goes beyond the attitude-intention link to investigate the determinants of solid
waste management behavior among the student community. The study proposes an …

Rethinking waste as a resource: insights from a low-income community in Accra, Ghana

M Oteng-Ababio - City, Territory and Architecture, 2014 - Springer
Conventional solid waste management protocols and thinking generally tend to assume that
waste already exits and therefore needs to be managed. Consequently, most models of …

End-of-Use vs. End-of-Life: when do consumer electronics become waste?

J Ylä-Mella, RL Keiski, E Pongrácz - Resources, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study focuses on the lifespan of consumer electronics. The article reviews end-of-life
terminology in scientific literature and suggests distinguishing end-of-use and end-of-life …