The circular economy indices are increasingly recognized as a useful tool to support the
development of policies in providing information, reducing environmental pressures and …

The purpose of this study is to review existing recycling technologies, standards and market
situation for plastics recycling. The principal results show that mechanical recycling is the …

Circular Economy (CE) is a growing topic, especially in the European Union, that promotes
the responsible and cyclical use of resources possibly contributing to sustainable …

The growing volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide often undergoes
open dumping, landfilling, or uncontrolled burning, releasing massive pollutants and …

Organic waste management (OWM) currently follows the linear economy principle in most of
the Gulf countries. Most CE studies to date revolve around the reduction, recycling, and …

Additives are ubiquitously used in plastics to improve their functionality. However, they are
not always desirable in their 'second life'and are a major bottleneck for chemical recycling …

Established assessment methods focusing on resource recovery from waste within a circular
economy context consider few or even a single domain/s of value, ie environmental …

Plastics, especially from packaging, have gained increasing attention in waste management,
driving many policy initiatives to improve the circularity of these materials in the economy to …

China is expected to realise the complete electrification of traditional internal combustion
engine vehicles (ICEVs) by 2050. The rapid development of electric vehicles (EVs) has led …

Currently, Belgium is in a transition period after which more household plastic packaging
waste will be collected separately in function of increased recycling. The challenge is to …