scholarly journals Waste Management: Valorisation Is the Way

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2373
Author(s):  
German Gemar ◽  
Ismael Soler ◽  
Eva Sánchez-Teba
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Waste Hierarchy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
World Today ◽  
The World ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Way

Waste management is one of the great problems in the world today. This study aims to analyse how scientific research has evolved in recent years in the field of waste management and what will be the key issues in the coming years, mainly in terms of recovery. The methodology used was longitudinal bibliometric analysis through scientific mapping using strategic maps and thematic networks. Among the findings, it was confirmed that the concept of incineration is fading due to social opposition and is changing to a much broader concept that encompasses it, such as valorisation. Being able to create a circular economy without waste should be the goal of policy makers. To achieve this, the waste hierarchy must be respected, which indicates that waste must be managed in this order: prevention, minimisation, reuse, valorisation, recovery and elimination.

scholarly journals Imperatives for the formation and development of the circular economy and global waste management

2021 ◽  
Vol 255 ◽  
pp. 01034
Author(s):  
Inna Khomenko ◽  
Marina Vuychenko ◽  
Maryna Gomeniuk ◽  
Yurii Mazur ◽  
Oksana Haidai
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Ecological Problem ◽  
Circular Model ◽  
The World ◽  
Waste Accumulation

The world ecological problem of waste accumulation, environmental pollution and the need to develop a circular economy are described. The aim of the article is to show the advantage of using a circular economy in the management of the national economy. It is substantiated that resource management should radically change from a linear model of accept-use-dispose to a more stable, circular model. It is proved that the principles of circular economy are not based on the management of material and waste flows, but on more valuable methods, such as maintenance, recycling and reuse. Different models of circular economy and their shortcomings are considered. Based on practical world experience in implementing the concept of circular economy, 5 main circular business models are identified. It has been established that circular supply chains that minimize waste and seek to reuse, repair and recycle where waste cannot be prevented should be more sustainable than the linear systems they replace. It was found that in the absence of effective resource management, the current environmental situation will lead to fatal consequences, which confirms the need for public administration to ensure the use of a circular economy.

Waste hierarchy index for circular economy in waste management

2019 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 298-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Pires ◽  
Graça Martinho
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Waste Hierarchy

Circular Economy Model for the E-Waste Management Sector

2020 ◽  
pp. 216-230
Author(s):  
Dileep Baburao Baragde ◽  
Amit Uttam Jadhav
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Electronics Industry ◽  
Consumer Electronics ◽  
Electronic Equipment ◽  
Economy Model ◽  
The World

The circular economy (CE) model has become highly relevant in recent years, with the electronics industry being one of the divisions that have thought about its application. Regardless of just a constrained measure of writing being accessible on waste electric and electronic equipment (e-waste), electronic waste or e-waste is a developing and quickly developing test for waste administration in the world. E-waste is a term for electronic items that have turned out to be undesirable, non-working, or outdated, and have basically come to the 'part of the arrangement', inside only a couple of brief years, given the quick innovative advances inside the business. E-waste is created from anything electronic —PCs, TVs, screens, PDAs, PDAs, VCRs, CD players, fax machines, printers, and coolers— and is commonly broken into two classes, information technology (IT) and consumer electronics (CE), on account of divergent systems and technologies required for recycling these products.

scholarly journals When a Fire Starts to Burn. The Relation Between an (Inter)nationally Oriented Incinerator Capacity and the Port Cities’ Local Circular Ambitions

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karel Van den Berghe ◽  
Felipe Bucci Ancapi ◽  
Ellen van Bueren
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Port City ◽  
Port Cities ◽  
Public Value ◽  
Waste Hierarchy ◽  
Consumption System ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Operational Capacity

This paper assesses the potential of the circular economy (CE) policy ambitions of the port cities of Ghent (Belgium) and Amsterdam (The Netherlands). Both Ghent and Amsterdam are municipalities that potentially lend themselves ideally to set up a more local-oriented circular (re)production and (re)consumption system. Subsequently, both have the ambition that, in 2050, the CE will have become an achieved public value that influences all activities to be more circular in comparison with today. However, while having ambitious policies is important, we explain that a public value also requires alignment with the operational capacity used or needed to achieve this policy ambition. In this paper, we focus on the ‘negative’ CE operational capacity: landfills and incinerators. Our results show that the CE ambitions of Ghent are more realistic than Amsterdam. During the last few decades, Dutch waste management has been largely privatized. This led to a significant increase in incinerator capacity and a lowering of the incineration price. This differs from Flanders, which has a deliberate capping on the allowed incinerator capacity, keeping the price for incineration high. This increases the incentive for urban and maritime actors to climb the waste hierarchy, eventually thus making the port city (potentially) more circular as a whole.

European policy on biodegradable waste: a management perspective

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 311-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Gómez Palacios ◽  
A. Ruiz de Apodaca ◽  
C. Rebollo ◽  
J. Azcárate
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Waste Hierarchy ◽  
Eu Policy ◽  
Material Recycling ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Residuals Management ◽  
European Environmental Policy ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Materials Recycling

The main characteristics of the European environmental policy are reviewed. Focusing on EU policy on waste, the paper presents the principles on which EU waste management is founded, particularly the waste hierarchy. In this hierarchy, priority shall be given to prevention of the generation of wastes and of its hazardousness. Secondly, the reuse and the recovery of materials (recycling), which implies the separation of waste at source involving consumers in the scheme of waste management. Priority should be given to material recycling over energy recovery. The less desirable option is the disposal of waste. The paper reviews specific directives on organic waste management, following the scheme of the waste hierarchy, together with the general trends observed in producing common regulations for all types of organic residuals. Afterwards, key issues and measures for the implementation of a feasible strategy for organic residuals management, e.g. quality requirements and quality assurance, are discussed. Finally, there is a view from a manager's perspective on the current EU policy, public acceptance and suitable waste management operations.

scholarly journals Middle East’s circular economy expectations for the next ten years

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr.Firas Al Kufy
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
The World

This study provides an overview of waste management through circular economy in Middle East. Waste management has become a worldwide problem since humans are wasting resources as well as raw materials. This is the biggest problem faced by the humans on Earth that is getting attention of government representatives from all over the world. Recently, Middle East has also showed concerns regarding the amount of waste produced. Thus, several government representatives of Middle East have voiced their opinions and have taken an initiative to adopt this model. This article is based on the adoption of the model of circular economy in the countries of Middle East. This article explains the challenges that Middle East needs to be aware of for successful implementation of this model.

scholarly journals Circular Economy: A milestone for Zero Waste Municipality

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 1418-1424
Author(s):  
Chainarong Khaw-ngern
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
New Products ◽  
Repair Service ◽  
Zero Waste ◽  
The World

People around the world generate billion tons of waste. Over two billion tons of solid waste was produced in 2016 and it is estimated to rise to 3.4 billion tons by 2050. The world’s trash amount is reaching crisis and seems to getting bigger and bigger unless we take a systematic action to deal with it. The purpose of this article is to study a methodology for zero waste municipalities, examine the role of a community in addressing municipal waste and moving towards zero waste, and to evaluate how circular economy can contribute in achieving zero waste municipality. Zero waste is likely adopted as a mechanism for waste management, but circular economy is a mechanism for industries and businesses in both eliminating waste and promoting resource efficiency as products are intentionally designed and manufactured to be repurposed and recycled. The result showed that with the circular economy concept, the waste can be reduced at the first stage of prevention as products are designed to use regenerative materials and designing technic to make them last longer and repairable in the light of designing out waste. Also, waste can be getting less and less due to the practices of reuse and repair service which extends product life cycle. Recycling is another practice that contributes to waste elimination as the component parts and materials will be used for manufacturing new products.

scholarly journals Colonial Relic or Dynamic Organisation? The Commonwealth of Nations and Conflict Resolution

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Jessica Rodger
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Member States ◽  
World Today ◽  
The World ◽  
Regional Organisations ◽  
Commonwealth Of Nations ◽  
The Way

This article examines in detail the ability of the Commonwealth of Nations to resolve conflicts within or between its member States. The organisation has continually emphasised its focus on adaptability, hence the main question of this article is whether or not the Commonwealth has adapted sufficiently to deal with the new kinds of conflict predominant in the world today. After looking at the organisation itself, the article moves on to examine regional organisations and the way in which they have adapted their conflict resolution capabilities in recent years. Specific instances of the Commonwealth's involvement in conflict resolution are also examined. Finally, various recommendations are put forward regarding which areas the Commonwealth needs to work on in order to ensure that it is in fact a dynamic and adaptable conflict resolution body.

scholarly journals An Analysis on the E Waste Management System in the World in Particular Reference to India

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1010-1015
Author(s):  
Dr. Sumanta Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Physical Interaction ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Toxic Pollutants ◽  
Plastic Materials ◽  
The World ◽  
Waste Management Policy ◽  
Current Scenario

Abstract: Digitalization influenced by rapid technological development causes the increase of the utilization of electronic gadgets globally. This virtual world is growing rapidly due to the reinforcement of online platform under the current scenario of COVID 19 pandemic that restricts the physical interaction of people. The increase of the use of electronic equipment and the inclination of consumers towards the latest and upgraded model of gadgets are the main reasons for expanding the volume of e waste which becomes a major concern for the environmental scientists and policy makers. These large volumes of e wastes are handled unscientifically by the informal sectors in most parts of the world due to the lack of enforcement of the e waste management policy leading to the exposure towards toxic pollutants and poisonous metals that ultimately results in serious physical as well as behavioral disorders. The open combustion of plastic materials and landfilling of e waste also cause the air pollution, soil pollution and contamination of ground water. Keywords: E Waste, Electronic gadgets, toxic pollutants, poisonous metal, informal sectors

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