Concrete is the world's most widely-used anthropogenic material, and Circular Economy
strategies will be key to addressing the myriad challenges that face its use today and into the …

With an increasing number of low-grade primary ores starting to be cost-effectively mined,
we are at the verge of mining a myriad of low-grade primary and secondary mineral …

So far, organizations had no authoritative guidance on circular economy (CE) principles,
strategies, implementation, and monitoring. Consequentially, the British Standards Institution …

Circular economy's (CE) noble aims maximize resource efficiency (RE) by, for example,
extending product life cycles and using wastes as resources. Modern society's vast and …

The manufacturing of electronic and electrical equipment (EEE) is a major demand sector for
precious and special metals with a strong growth potential. Both precious and special metals …

Current European waste policy does not mainly aim to treat waste streams but rather place
in the foreground of interest the complete supply chain of a product. Waste prevention and re …

The transition toward resource efficient production and consumption patterns is currently
one of the main challenges in engineering, environmental science and especially in …

The transition to full electromobility must be carefully evaluated, as large amounts of
strategic metals will be required, for which there is presently little to no recovery or recycling …

With the concept of circular economy gaining strength as an alternative for the sustainable
production of raw materials, there is an inherent need to develop methods capable of …

E-waste covers a wide range of products as well as dismantled and/or sorted components
originating from these. Being able to predict the flow of materials and recycling performance …