Driving sustainable circular economy in electronics: A comprehensive review on environmental life cycle assessment of e-waste recycling

Y He, M Kiehbadroudinezhad… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
E-waste, encompassing discarded materials from outdated electronic equipment, often ends
up intermixed with municipal solid waste, leading to improper disposal through burial and …

Life cycle assessment of road pavements that incorporate waste reuse: a systematic review and guidelines proposal

T Medina, JL Calmon, D Vieira, A Bravo, T Vieira - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a methodology that has been widely used to evaluate the
environmental impact of products and processes throughout entire life cycles. In this context …

Environmental and socio-economic effects of construction and demolition waste recycling in the European Union

D Caro, C Lodato, A Damgaard, J Cristóbal… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The recovery rate of construction and demolition waste (CDW) in the European Union (EU)
is at 89% and thus high relative to other waste streams. However, the relatively high figure …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in life cycle assessment implementation for construction environmental product declaration development: A mixed approach and global …

OI Olanrewaju, WI Enegbuma, M Donn - Sustainable Production and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental product declaration (EPD) is a valuable data source for building sustainability
assessment. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a critical element of EPD development, and it …

Life Cycle Assessment of Concrete Production within a Circular Economy Perspective

R Cerchione, F Colangelo, I Farina, P Ghisellini… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The pursuit of sustainability in the construction and demolition (C&D) sector calls for effective
decision-making strategies, both in terms of technical and environmental sustainability …

[HTML][HTML] Construction waste management: Impact on society and strategies for reduction

J Sagan, A Mach - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025 - Elsevier
In line with the adopted EU economic development strategies, construction processes,
including waste management, should be carried out with respect for the natural environment …

[HTML][HTML] Taxonomy of design for deconstruction options to enable circular economy in buildings

G Pristerà, D Tonini, ML Tornaghi, D Caro… - Resources, Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
The construction sector, due to its significant environmental impacts, is a focus area for the
promotion of a shift towards the circular economy within the EU. A spotlight has been cast on …

How can construction and demolition waste recycling public–private partnership projects performance compensate during the operation period? A two-stage …

Y Liu, J Hao, C Li, Y Li, C Zhou, H Zheng, S Xu… - Systems, 2023 - mdpi.com
Research in the field of project management has focused on recycling construction and
demolition waste (CDW). However, the problem of how to compensate for the performance …

Life cycle assessment of hemp-based milk alternative production in Lower Saxony, Germany, based on a material flow analysis of a pilot scale

J Ferdouse, BQ Silva, MC Baune, N Terjung… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Recently, demand for plant-based milk products (PBMP) has increased for multiple
reasons, such as the rapid population growth expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, health …

An advanced method for assessing circular economy performance of built environment

H Lei, W Yang, B Zhang, CQ Li - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Circular economy (CE) plays a key role in improving resource efficiency and reducing
environmental burdens of buildings and infrastructure, ie, built environment. However, an …