The continuously increasing solid waste generation worldwide calls for management
strategies that integrate concerns for environmental sustainability. By quantifying …

Circular economy is a strategy for sustainable production and waste management. However,
a definition of reliable metrics to evaluate its performance and identification of conditions in …

While recycling has been recognised as the preferred plastic waste management solution,
little is known about the detailed characteristics of plastic waste and how these may affect its …

Abstract Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is an unavoidable by-product of modern societies
production and consumption patterns. Envisaging waste management strategies is a …

Selection and implementation of effective and efficient waste management strategies have
been widely considered as a matter of concern for sustainable development. Life cycle …

The objective of this study was to develop an aggregate indicator to assess the
environmental impact of municipal solid waste management in the small municipalities of …

This paper describes and examines the schemes established in five EU countries for the
recycling of packaging waste. The changes in packaging waste management were mainly …

Packaging, representing the second largest source of aluminium scrap at global level,
deserves a key role in the transition towards the circular economy. Life Cycle Assessment …

An attributional life cycle assessment (LCA) of the management of 1 ton of household waste
was conducted in accordance with ISO 14044: 2006 and the ILCD Handbook for seven …

Material flow analysis (MFA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) have both widely been applied
to support solid waste management (SWM) decision making. However, they are often …