Paper has shaped society for centuries and is considered one of humanity's most important
inventions. However, pulp and paper products can be damaging to social and natural …

The emergence of Industry 4.0, also referred to as the fourth industrial revolution, has
entirely transformed how the industry or business functions and evolves. It can be attributed …

Literature on the circular economy business model (CEBM) has witnessed a sharp upsurge
in recent years. Although scholars have investigated CEBM from several perspectives …

With advancement in biotechnology and reduction in dependency upon non-renewable
refineries, the lignocellulose-based bio-economy has become the part of circular economy …

Implementing the circular economy (CE) in the plastic packaging sector is considered a
crucial step towards the adoption of more sustainable practices. However, despite the …

A city is the place where food, energy, and water consumption happen. This consumption
leads to challenges and has a strong impact on natural sources. Although researchers …

Despite the increasing availability of tools and methods for sustainable and circular product
design (DfS), their uptake in practice is slow. This is also true in the automotive industry …

In Iran, mangroves are located in the south of the country, where they fulfill essential
ecosystem functions, but some parts of them have been destroyed for various reasons in …

Sustainable development is one of the issues that many developed and developing
countries focus on in the world. The sustainability of human and natural resources is of great …

In the context of mitigating climate change by means of abandoning fossil resources by
developing new clean technologies, the bioeconomy, a concept defined by the seminal work …