Microplastics in landfill leachate: Sources, detection, occurrence, and removal

MS Kabir, H Wang, S Luster-Teasley, L Zhang… - Environmental science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the accumulation of an enormous amount of plastic waste from municipal and
industrial sources in landfills, landfill leachate is becoming a significant reservoir of …

Solutions and integrated strategies for the control and mitigation of plastic and microplastic pollution

JC Prata, ALP Silva, JP Da Costa… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution is generated by the unsustainable use and disposal of plastic products in
modern society, threatening economies, ecosystems, and human health. Current clean-up …

Managing plastic waste─ sorting, recycling, disposal, and product redesign

JP Lange - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2021 - ACS Publications
Over the years, the petrochemical industry has developed a plethora of polymers that are
contributing to the well-being of humanity. Irresponsible disposal of used plastics has …

Plasma gasification as an alternative energy-from-waste (EFW) technology for the circular economy: An environmental review

E Sanjaya, A Abbas - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the environmental impact of plasma
gasification technology, and assesses its merits as a sustainable technology fitting within …

Plastic waste management for sustainable environment: techniques and approaches

P Pandey, M Dhiman, A Kansal, SP Subudhi - Waste Disposal & …, 2023 - Springer
Excessive exploitation, negligence, non-degradable nature, and physical and chemical
properties of plastic waste have resulted in a massive pollution load into the environment …

Efficiency of consumer behaviour and digital ecosystem in the generation of the plastic waste toward the circular economy

F Khatami, Š Vilamová, E Cagno, P De Bernardi… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A circular economy can help reduce the impact of plastic waste using reaction, resilient, and
digital approaches. In addition, it can facilitate reducing plastic consumption. In this regard …

Towards a transformative model of circular economy for SMEs

B Zhu, M Nguyen, NS Siri, A Malik - Journal of Business Research, 2022 - Elsevier
This study develops a transformative conceptual model for small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) from emerging markets, using a multilevel perspective (MLP) framework …

Valorization of marine waste: use of industrial by-products and beach wrack towards the production of high added-value products

V Rudovica, A Rotter, SP Gaudêncio… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biomass is defined as organic matter from living organisms represented in all kingdoms. It is
recognized to be an excellent source of proteins, polysaccharides and lipids and, as such …

Modelling of environmental ageing of polymers and polymer composites—modular and multiscale methods

AE Krauklis, CW Karl, IBCM Rocha, J Burlakovs… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Service lifetimes of polymers and polymer composites are impacted by environmental
ageing. The validation of new composites and their environmental durability involves costly …

Packaging plastic waste management for a circular economy and identifying a better waste collection system using analytical hierarchy process (AHP)

J Balwada, S Samaiya, RP Mishra - Procedia CIRP, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the biggest challenges for solid waste management systems is the ever-growing use
and disposal of plastic materials which have severe repercussions on the environment and …