Efforts for a Circular Economy in China: A Comprehensive Review of Policies

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junming Zhu ◽  
Chengming Fan ◽  
Haijia Shi ◽  
Lei Shi
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Comprehensive Review

Enablers to Implement Circular Initiatives in the Supply Chain: A Grey DEMATEL Method

2020 ◽  
pp. 097215092092948
Author(s):  
Shahbaz Khan ◽  
Abid Haleem ◽  
Mohd Imran Khan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Production System ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Consumer Attitude ◽  
Delivery Method ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Management Commitment ◽  
Top Management Commitment ◽  
Legal Frameworks

Circular economy (CE) is impacting the contemporary supply chain via transforming the production system, delivery method and product life solutions. CE models of a supply chain are relatively new, and organizations are trying to adopt circular practices to shift towards a CE. The primary aim of this study is to identify and investigate key enablers that assist organizations in taking initiatives towards the implementation of circular practices. In order to accomplish this objective, the key enablers of circular initiatives are identified through a comprehensive review of the available literature and then finalized through experts’ opinions. This study identifies ten significant enablers of circular initiatives and evaluates them appropriately through grey DEMATEL. The adopted methodology is to develop causal relationships among the identified enablers of circular initiatives. Further, it also categorizes the enablers of circular initiatives into cause and effect groups. The findings suggest that consumer attitude, top management commitment, economic incentives, policies and legal frameworks are vital for the implementation of circular initiatives. This study identifies and analyses the enablers that are significant for the implementation of circular practices and assists the managers/policy planners who want to move towards a CE.

scholarly journals A Circular Light Bulb Economy: Framework for Sustainable End-of-life Management of Modern Light Bulb

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
S. Selvam ◽  
Shivinder Singh Chandok ◽  
Harsh Singh
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Light Bulb ◽  
Closed Loop System ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
The Impact

This paper presents a framework that focuses on transitioning from a linear light bulb economy to a circular light bulb economy by developing a closed-loop system of reuse. The conceptual framework is based on a pilot study conducted in India and strengthened by a comprehensive review and analysis of relevant literature. Accordingly, the proposed paradigms are a result of best practices identified during the pilot study. The results demonstrate the financial viability of the pilot study conducted over a period of three years. Additionally, the results provide evidence of the impact of the circular economy on economic growth, employment opportunity, and reduction in environmental waste. The discussion also identifies the barriers to the adoption of a circular economy framework including the role of attitude towards the environment and the skill gap in labor.

Anaerobic membrane bioreactors for resource recovery from municipal wastewater: a comprehensive review of recent advances

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Robles ◽  
Joaquin Serralta ◽  
Nuria Martí ◽  
Jose Ferrer ◽  
Aurora Seco
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Resource Recovery ◽  
Membrane Bioreactors ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors

In a paradigm shift towards a sustainable society based on the Circular Economy, wastewater treatments are rapidly evolving towards simultaneous recovery and reuse of clean water, renewable energy, and nutrients....

scholarly journals Valorization of cassava residues for biogas production in Brazil based on the circular economy: An updated and comprehensive review

2021 ◽  
pp. 100196
Author(s):  
Ianny Andrade Cruz ◽  
Larissa Renata Santos Andrade ◽  
Ram Naresh Bharagava ◽  
Ashok Kumar ◽  
Muhammad Bilal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Comprehensive Review

scholarly journals Proteins Derived from the Dairy Losses and By-Products as Raw Materials for Non-Food Applications

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Catarina Costa ◽  
Nuno G. Azoia ◽  
Lorena Coelho ◽  
Ricardo Freixo ◽  
Patrícia Batista ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Whey Proteins ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Physical Processes ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Food Industries ◽  
Food Applications ◽  
By Products

The disposal of a high volume of waste-containing proteins is becoming increasingly challenging in a society that is aware of what is happening in the environment. The dairy industry generates several by-products that contain vast amounts of compounds, including proteins that are of industrial importance and for which new uses are being sought. This article provides a comprehensive review of the potential of the valorisation of proteins that can be recovered by chemical and/or physical processes from protein-containing milk by-products or milk surplus, particularly whey proteins or caseins. Whey proteins and casein characteristics, and applications in non-food industries, with special emphasis on the textile industry, packaging and biomedical, are reported in this review, in order to provide knowledge and raise awareness of the sustainability of these proteins to potentiate new opportunities in a circular economy context.

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