scholarly journals Current and Future Professional Insights on Cooperation towards Circular Economy Adoption

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10436
Author(s):  
P. Giovani Palafox-Alcantar ◽  
Dexter V. L. Hunt ◽  
Christopher D. F. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Critical Feature ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Sustainable Materials ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
Stakeholder Cooperation ◽  
Benefits And Costs ◽  
Primary Contribution

A circular economy aims to capture the remaining value in waste through several disruptive actions such as reuse, recycle, recover, and regenerate. However, stakeholders in this transition often find themselves in conflict due to their different objectives and priorities. Cooperation is regarded as a critical feature in the implementation of a circular economy; however, it is not easily achieved in practice. Additionally, there is limited research regarding stakeholder cooperation in circular economy development. This paper aims to address this gap by analysing the characteristics of stakeholder cooperation through questionnaire surveys of two stakeholder groups with an interest in the adoption of circular economy principles for municipal solid waste management in Birmingham, UK: 101 MSc students focussing on urban sustainability and 27 businesses engaged in alternative sustainable materials. The paper’s primary contribution, being the first to survey participants about perceptions of other stakeholders, has been to gain insights into how stakeholder cooperation is key to facilitating the transition to a circular economy approach. The analysis demonstrated that circular economy awareness, cooperation, and readiness from stakeholders were high, yet their practices do not sufficiently align with this necessary foundation. That said, the study also revealed several encouraging perspectives from stakeholders toward circular economy development, despite benefits and costs not always being evident to all participants.

scholarly journals Circular Economy in Poland: Profitability Analysis for Two Methods of Waste Processing in Small Municipalities

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 5166
Author(s):  
Przemysław Zaleski ◽  
Yash Chawla
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
District Heating ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Processing ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Civic Society ◽  
Profitability Analysis ◽  
Polish Government

The problem of diminishing resources on our plant is now getting due attention from the governments as well as scientists around the world. The transition from a linear economy to a circular economy (CE) is now among the top priorities. This article discusses the implementation of the circular economy paradigm in Poland through the analysis of the existing and planned mechanisms, and actions taken by the Polish government which can be replicated by other young European countries. Further, the article discusses the direction of change and projected measures planned by the Polish government to improve the quality of municipal solid waste management. In this context, profitability analysis is carried out for two methods of waste processing (incineration and torrefaction) intended for small municipalities and settlements in which district heating and trading of generated electricity are not feasible. The results of the analysis shows that torrefaction is clearly a more desirable waste processing option as a step towards the implementation of CE for civic society in the urban context, as well as profitability, in comparison to incineration. The analysis accounts for several scenarios before the lockdown caused due to the COVID-19 pandemic and after it was lifted.

scholarly journals A Hybrid Methodology to Study Stakeholder Cooperation in Circular Economy Waste Management of Cities

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1845
Author(s):  
P. Giovani Palafox-Alcantar ◽  
Dexter V. L. Hunt ◽  
Chris D. F. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Preference Order ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
The Uk

Successful transitioning to a circular economy city requires a holistic and inclusive approach that involves bringing together diverse actors and disciplines who may not have shared aims and objectives. It is desirable that stakeholders work together to create jointly-held perceptions of value, and yet cooperation in such an environment is likely to prove difficult in practice. The contribution of this paper is to show how collaboration can be engendered, or discord made transparent, in resource decision-making using a hybrid Game Theory approach that combines its inherent strengths with those of scenario analysis and multi-criteria decision analysis. Such a methodology consists of six steps: (1) define stakeholders and objectives; (2) construct future scenarios for Municipal Solid Waste Management; (3) survey stakeholders to rank the evaluation indicators; (4) determine the weights for the scenarios criteria; (5) reveal the preference order of the scenarios; and (6) analyse the preferences to reveal the cooperation and competitive opportunities. To demonstrate the workability of the method, a case study is presented: The Tyseley Energy Park, a major Energy-from-Waste facility that treats over two-thirds of the Municipal Solid Waste of Birmingham in the UK. The first phase of its decision-making involved working with the five most influential actors, resulting in recommendations on how to reach the most preferred and jointly chosen sustainable scenario for the site. The paper suggests a supporting decision-making tool so that cooperation is embedded in circular economy adoption and decisions are made optimally (as a collective) and are acceptable to all the stakeholders, although limited by bounded rationality.

scholarly journals EVALUATING GLOBAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY FROM A CIRCULAR ECONOMY POINT OF VIEW

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELENA CRISTINA RADA ◽  
ATHANASIA TOLKOU ◽  
IOANNIS KATSOYIANNIS ◽  
ELENA MAGARIL ◽  
ANDREY KISELEV ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Management Efficiency

scholarly journals Designing waste management systems to meet circular economy goals: The Italian case

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo Di Foggia ◽  
Massimo Beccarello
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Italian Case ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Waste management capacity plays a prominent role in complying with circular economy goals, such as reducing municipal waste disposal by landfilling to 10%. We first analyze the imbalance in municipal solid waste management across Italy by estimating the quantities of waste to be treated using technologies different from those currently in use. Subsequently, we estimate the impact that a system compliant with circular economy goals would have on the cost of waste management. Our empirical analyses are based on an econometric method. The results suggest that Italy could reduce the use of landfill by 11.5%, resulting in a 13% reduction in mechanical-biological treatment. The waste-to-energy capacity would rise by 4.6% compared to the current situation, while the organic fraction treatment capacity would increase by 8.3%. Besides the positive impact on the environment, the potential annual savings on the cost of waste management could reach 0.07%, or 0.27% when the phase corresponding to treatment and disposal is considered. We provide insights into the design of more efficient national waste management plans using a novel approach based on best performers.

scholarly journals Implementation of Circular Economy Principles in Regional Solid Municipal Waste Management: The Case of Sverdlovskaya Oblast (Russian Federation)

Resources ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iuliia Plastinina ◽  
Lyudmila Teslyuk ◽  
Nataliya Dukmasova ◽  
Elena Pikalova
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Waste Paper ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
The Russian Federation

The circular economy entails the principles of rational waste management to the best advantage. Waste management in the Russian Federation is currently in a reform process, thus it is crucial to choose now the most efficient way for its development. Besides, in addition to general government strategic aims in such a vast country such as Russia, it is very important to take into consideration specific aspects typical of its territories, which will allow determining regional areas of activities. The article analyzes current municipal solid waste management in the Russian Federation. The case study is of one of the regions (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) characterized by some typical and specific problems which illustrate the results of the first stage of reforming. The authors analyzed the existing and planned mechanisms of state regulation in the waste management sector at regional and federal levels, and scrutinized changes in legislation. The development level of the circular economy in the region was determined on the basis of the index method. The life cycle analysis (LCA)-based evaluation approach made it possible to evaluate the economic efficiency of the production and economic activities at different stages of municipal solid waste (waste paper) recycling with due regard to externalities. The research showed that despite the current substantial economic potential of the secondary resources’ (waste paper) reuse, there was a low level of development of the circular economy index. Regional factors hindering and fostering the circular economy development were identified. Recommendations for improving the quality of governance of the municipal solid waste management were formulated.

Assessment of urban solid waste management systems for Industry 4.0 technology interventions and the circular economy

2021 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2199242
Author(s):  
Abhishek Kanojia ◽  
Chettiyappan Visvanathan
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Local Body

The ongoing fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0 (I4.0), is transforming various industries across the globe. At the same time, resource scarcity with high consumption rates has led to the development of the circular economy. Both concepts advocate for sustainable growth and waste minimization. In developing countries, the integrated solid waste management framework is undergoing modification under I4.0 and the circular economy. Urban local bodies are often unable to measure the readiness of their waste management systems to transform under I4.0 and the circular economy. Here the novel concept of Waste 4.0 is developed. ‘Waste 4.0’ is a readiness assessment tool to promote the comprehensive transformation of municipal solid waste management under I4.0 and circular economy. This tool has eight determinants for assessing the municipal solid waste management of urban local bodies. To validate Waste 4.0 the urban local bodies of Indore and Sagar, India were used as case studies. The readiness index for I4.0 in the municipal solid waste management system in Indore and Sagar was 0.72 and 0.14, respectively. The readiness index for circular economy focus in Indore and Sagar was 0.65 and 0.13, respectively. The Indore urban local body was classified as an ‘Experienced’ player for I4.0 Intervention and a ‘circular economy fast adopter’ for circular economy focus under I4.0 readiness. The Sagar urban local body was classified as a ‘Hesitator’ player for I4.0 Intervention and achieved the ‘Business as usual’ tag for circular economy focus under I4.0 readiness. With the Waste 4.0 assessment results urban local bodies can better plan and thus transform their municipal solid waste management systems under I4.0 and the circular economy.

scholarly journals Municipal solid waste management and waste-to-energy in the context of a circular economy and energy recycling in Europe

Energy ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 141 ◽  
pp. 2013-2044 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Malinauskaite ◽  
H. Jouhara ◽  
D. Czajczyńska ◽  
P. Stanchev ◽  
E. Katsou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management

scholarly journals Solid Waste Management in the Context of a Circular Economy in the MENA Region

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 480
Author(s):  
Safwat Hemidat ◽  
Ouafa Achouri ◽  
Loubna El Fels ◽  
Sherien Elagroudy ◽  
Mohamed Hafidi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Energy Recovery ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Economy Model ◽  
Msw Management

Solid waste management in most MENA countries is characterized by lack of planning, improper disposal, inadequate collection services, inappropriate technologies that suit the local conditions and technical requirements, and insufficient funding. Therefore, waste management is mainly limited to collection, transportation, and disposal. As the circular economy has recently been given high priority on the MENA region’s political agenda, all MENA member states are seeking to move away from old-fashioned waste disposal, “waste management”, towards a more intelligent waste treatment, “resource efficiency”. This paper presents a comprehensive overview of national systems for municipal solid waste (MSW) management, and material and energy recovery as an important aspect thereof, in the context of the circular economy in selected countries in the MENA region. Since policy, regulation, and treatment technologies are traditionally connected to MSW management, the focus of this article is twofold. Firstly, it aims to identify the different practices of solid waste management employed in selected MENA region countries and their approaches to embracing the circular economy and, secondly, it examines the extent to which policies and technologies applied play any role in this context. The study revealed that most waste management issues in the countries analyzed appear to be due to political factors and the decentralized nature of waste management with multi-level management and responsibilities. In fact, material and energy recovery in the context of municipal solid waste management does not differ significantly in the countries in the MENA region considered. In most cases, “waste” is still seen as “trouble” rather than a resource. Therefore, a fresh vision on how the solid waste management system can be transformed into a circular economy is required; there is a need for paradigm shift from a linear economy model to a circular-economy model.

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