Increasing interest in sustainability has led to the development of sustainability assessment
tools such as Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and Cost–Benefit Analysis …

Circular economy is a strategy for sustainable production and waste management. However,
a definition of reliable metrics to evaluate its performance and identification of conditions in …

Optimization of municipal solid waste (MSW) collection and transportation through source
separation becomes one of the major concerns in the MSW management system design …

Waste is the symbol of inefficiency of any modern society and a representation of
misallocated resources. Significant progress has been achieved in reducing waste but it …

Recycling of plastic waste is promoted by the European Union as an important step toward a
circular economy. Recovered plastic waste is a complex and heterogeneous material, and …

Abstract Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is an unavoidable by-product of modern societies
production and consumption patterns. Envisaging waste management strategies is a …

This paper develops a method to analyze municipal solid waste management systems
(MSWMS) that integrates environmental and economic indicators using Life Cycle …

This study analyses the municipal solid waste management system of 172 countries from all
over the globe with a population of 3.37 billion. This study indicates that we generate around …

The continuous depletion of natural resources related to our lifestyle cannot be sustained
indefinitely. Two major lines of action can be taken to overcome this challenge: the …

Five biogas-to-biomethane upgrading technologies were compared from the environmental
and economic points of view: High-Pressure Water Scrubbing (HPWS), Amine Scrubbing …