The circular economy concept has been promoted as a response to increasing resource
scarcity and as a driver of the transition towards a more sustainable economic system. The …

Industrial symbiosis, which is characterised mainly by the reuse of waste from one company
as raw material by another, has been applied worldwide with recognised environmental …

Quantifying the sustainability of the agriculture, livestock, and agri-food industry under a
homogeneous criterion is essential to strategize the implementation of sustainable …

Food loss is a major concern from both environmental and social point of view. Life Cycle
Assessment (LCA) has been largely applied to quantify the environmental impact of food …

Different organizational arrangements have supported the adoption of sustainable-oriented
innovations (SOIs) in the agri-food industry. However, despite the promises of SOIs, diffusion …

Plastic materials used in agriculture mostly derive from synthetic petro-chemical polymers.
They require at the end of their lifetime a suitable waste management system for the …

The transition of the European agri-food sector towards a sustainable production and
consumption model is a key element of the Green Deal. The new European “Farm to Fork” …

The use of plastic materials in agriculture involves several benefits but it results in huge
quantities of agricultural plastic waste to be disposed of. Input and output data on the use of …

It is acknowledged that Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is not only a technical phenomenon; socio-
relational, organizational, and cultural issues come to light in its development as well. This is …

In the literature, there is much debate on how to make Industrial Symbiosis (IS) successful
and on the factors that may potentially affect its implementation, including networking and …