This study presents a comprehensive model that quantifies environmental and economic impacts across the entire EU27 waste management system using Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle...
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Upcycling is loosely defined in literature and generically can be intended as increasing the value of residual material. Sung (2017) reviews different upcycling definitions and concludes that “Overall...
Secondary waste is waste generated from different sources and of different nature, i.e. waste generated in a process that is known as a waste treatment operation; it includes residual materials...
An incidental product deriving from a manufacturing process or chemical reaction, and not the primary product or service being produced. A by-product can be useful and marketable, or it can...
The provisionally agreed (as of June 2024) packaging and packaging waste regulation requires EU Member States to implement harmonised waste-sorting labels. Applied to both packaging...
With increasing textile consumption and limited sorting and recycling capacities, the EU faces major challenges in terms of managing its textile waste. This study investigates the environmental and socio-economic...
The general objective of this study is to summarise the techno-scientific knowledge base of different recycling, recovery and disposal options for waste textiles.
Highlights: This study focuses on the potential of off-farm production and marketing of organic and biofertilisers (OFBF) to contribute to soil health in Africa , and particularly in SSA: Egypt (Northern Africa)...
The extensive use of non-biodegradable bioplastics and fossil-based plastics in food packaging presents a significant environmental challenge. Consequently, there has been a growing interest in exploring agricultural...