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Maheshi, D.; Van Passel, S.; Van Karel, A. |
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Environmental and economic assessment of 'open waste dump' mining in Sri Lanka |
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2015 |
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Resources Conservation And Recycling |
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Resour Conserv Recy |
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102 |
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67-79 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Open waste dumps in Sri Lanka generate adverse environmental and socio-economic impacts due to inadequate maintenance. In this study, a concept of 'open waste dump mining' is suggested in order to minimise the environmental and socio-economic impacts, together with resource recovery. A model based on life cycle assessment and life cycle costing has been used to assess the environmental and economic feasibility of the suggested open waste dump mining concept. Two scenarios have been defined for a hypothetical case, dependent on the destination of the refuse derived fuel fraction. Scenario 1 comprises direct selling of refuse derived fuel as an alternative fuel to replace coal usage in the cement industry, while Scenario 2 consists of thermal treatment of refuse derived fuel with the objective of producing electricity. The study shows that both scenarios are beneficial from an environmental point of view, but not from an economic view point. However, economic profits can be obtained by adjusting waste transport distances and the price of electricity. The environmental analysis further reveals that the higher global warming potential of open waste dumps can be eliminated to a large extent by applying suggested mining and waste valorisation scenarios. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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2015-07-24 |
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0921-3449 |
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3.313 |
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26 |
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Most recent IF: 3.313; 2015 IF: 2.564 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:128753 |
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6196 |
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Lizin, S.; Van Dael, M.; Van Passel, S.; Van Dael, M. |
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Battery pack recycling : behaviour change interventions derived from an integrative theory of planned behaviour study |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Resources Conservation And Recycling |
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Resour Conserv Recy |
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122 |
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66-82 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Belgium has passed the 45% cap, mandated by the European Union, by achieving a collection rate of over 50% in 2012. Having such a collection rate, Belgium is amongst the frontrunners in battery recycling in Europe. However, despite the efforts, about 40% of used batteries are still not properly collected. Particularly troublesome according to the national producer responsibility organization are the battery packs. In this paper we therefore investigate the drivers and barriers to battery pack drop-off intention perceived by Belgian households using an integrative model based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour. An R2 of 0.64 was found, which according to the literature on partial least squares structural equation modelling signals a moderate yet very close to substantial coefficient of determination. We find that on average perceived behavioural control and moral norms have the largest influence on the intention to drop-off used battery packs as quickly as possible. Based on the insights gained, recommendations are made for both behaviour change interventions and future research. |
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2017-02-15 |
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0921-3449 |
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3.313 |
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21 |
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; The corresponding author wishes to thank the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) for granting him a postdoctoral grant [grant number: 12G5415N]. Furthermore, the second author wishes to express her gratitude for funding her to the SUMMA policy platform. Furthermore, we wish to express our sincere gratitude to Peter Coonen and Nele Peeters of Bebat for their time and willingness to share information with us. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.313 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:140681 |
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6159 |
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Hoogmartens, R.; Eyckmans, J.; Van Passel, S. |
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A Hotelling model for the circular economy including recycling, substitution and waste accumulation |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Resources Conservation And Recycling |
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Resour Conserv Recy |
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128 |
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128 |
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98-109 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Non-renewable resources include a large variety of deposits that have been formed by geological processes over millions of years. Although extraction of such resources provides benefits as employment and economic revenues, it also contributes to negative environmental externalities and it increases resource scarcity. An important policy question is how to optimally extract non-renewable resource stocks over time while taking possible substitutes and recycling into account. The present paper adds to the literature by developing a generic numerical optimisation model that can be used to simulate non-renewable resource management regimes and the effects of different policy instruments deployed at different stages of the resource's life cycle. By including recycling and substitution, the model extends the seminal cake-eating Hotelling model that dominates the non-renewable resource economics literature. In addition to being generically designed, the model can accommodate for non-competitive market settings, interacting policy instruments and environmental externalities at different stages of the material's life cycle. The model's possibilities are illustrated by means of a numerical simulation example for the extraction of sand. |
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2017-10-12 |
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0921-3449 |
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3.313 |
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5 |
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Most recent IF: 3.313 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:148496 |
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6142 |
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Van Schoubroeck, S.; Springael, J.; Van Dael, M.; Malina, R.; Van Passel, S. |
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Sustainability indicators for biobased chemicals : a Delphi study using multi-criteria decision analysis |
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A1 Journal article |
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2019 |
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Resources Conservation And Recycling |
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Resour Conserv Recy |
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144 |
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144 |
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198-208 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Biobased chemistry has gained interest and has the potential to tackle some of the sustainability challenges the chemical industry must endure. Sustainability impacts need to be evaluated and monitored to highlight the advantages and pitfalls of different biobased routes over the entire product life cycle. This study aims for expert consensus concerning indicators needed and preferred for sustainability analysis of biobased chemicals in Europe. Experts are consulted by means of a Delphi method with stakeholders selected from three core groups: the private, public and academic sector. Best-Worst Scaling (BWS) is performed to gather data on the prioritization of the sustainability indicators per respondent. Afterwards, Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) is used to develop a consensus ranking among the experts. The results show that GHG emissions, market potential and acceptance of biobased materials are deemed the most crucial indicators for respectively environmental, economic and social sustainability. Expert consensus is positive in all three sustainability domains, with the strongest consensus measured for environmental sustainability showing a median Kendalls τ of 0.63 (τ ranging from -1 to 1) and the weakest consensus found within social sustainability showing a median Kendalls τ of 0.50. Further research can apply the ranked indicators on specific case studies to evaluate the practicability of the defined indicator set. |
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000461534800021 |
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2019-02-01 |
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0921-3449 |
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3.313 |
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4 |
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Most recent IF: 3.313 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:156929 |
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6255 |
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Alaerts, L.; Van Acker, K.; Rousseau, S.; De Jaeger, S.; Moraga, G.; Dewulf, J.; De Meester, S.; Van Passel, S.; Compernolle, T.; Bachus, K.; Vrancken, K.; Eyckmans, J. |
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Towards a more direct policy feedback in circular economy monitoring via a societal needs perspective |
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A1 Journal article |
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2019 |
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Resources, conservation and recycling |
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Resour Conserv Recy |
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149 |
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149 |
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363-371 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM); Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) |
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The increasing focus on circular economy at the level of governments and policy requires the development of appropriate indicators to effectively monitor the progress towards the circular economy. Currently two very different types of indicator areas are under development: (i) monitoring frameworks based on macro indicators that summarize the progress at (supra)national level, and (ii) micro indicators tailored towards assessing circularity at the level of products. It is not possible to obtain sufficiently direct feedback about the impact of policy interventions by either macro or micro indicators alone. In this paper, a conceptual approach is developed that aims to bridge the gap between the micro and macro level with meso level indicators, and thus ultimately deliver more direct feedback for policymakers, via the insertion of an extra level of meso indicators in between the macro and the micro level. These indicators have been extracted from a dedicated workshop that involved policy, sector and societal stakeholders. The aim of these indicators is to report on progress towards circular economy objectives based on the fulfillment of societal needs. In this way the consumption perspective is given a central position, and the role of circular business models is acknowledged. Following the development of the concept, the next steps towards tailored, flexible and agile monitoring frameworks for circular economy at (supra)national and regional level are outlined. The paper concludes with an illustrative example of the framework applied to the mobility system. |
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2019-06-21 |
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0921-3449 |
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3.313 |
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1 |
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; The authors are very grateful for financial support received from the Flemish administration via the Steunpunt Circulaire Economie (Policy Research Centre Circular Economy). This publication contains the opinions of the authors, not that of the Flemish administration. The Flemish administration will not carry any liability with respect to the use that can be made of the produced data or conclusions. The authors are also grateful to the numerous stakeholders for extended discussions and comments. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.313 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:162774 |
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6271 |
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De Weerdt, L.; Sasao, T.; Compernolle, T.; Van Passel, S.; De Jaeger, S. |
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The effect of waste incineration taxation on industrial plastic waste generation: A panel analysis |
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A1 Journal Article |
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2020 |
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Resources Conservation And Recycling |
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Resour Conserv Recy |
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157 |
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104717 |
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Waste treatment taxation is a popular policy instrument in many European countries and regions. Its impact on household waste has extensively been researched. However, only little research exists which looks into the impact of waste treatment taxation on industrial waste generation. Nevertheless, industrial waste constitutes more than ninety percent of waste generated in the European Union. This study assesses the impact of an incineration tax on the generation of industrial plastic waste in Flanders, Belgium. We conduct different types of econometrical panel analyzes and provide statistical evidence that firms show lagged behavior, which means that the previous year’s waste generation partly determines the current year’s. The dynamic panel estimations show robust results, indicating that a growth of incineration taxes exert significant negative effects on the growth of industrial plastic waste generation. This result offers no argument to iteratively raise incineration taxes. We conclude that incineration taxation is meaningful if tax rates are set according to the prevailing market conditions, i.e. taking into account the marginal costs of alternatives for incineration. In the short run, the effectiveness of taxation will quickly diminish due to the rapidly rising marginal costs of waste reduction. In the long run, extra recycling capacity is needed to recycle the minimized waste fraction. The role of taxation in the long run is to maintain an equilibrium in which recycling is preferred by the market. |
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2020-02-18 |
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0921-3449 |
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13.2 |
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Flemish Circular Economy Policy Research Centre; Research Foundation Flanders, 12M7417N ; |
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Most recent IF: 13.2; 2020 IF: 3.313 |
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ENM @ enm @c:irua:167590 |
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6352 |
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Parchomenko, A.; Nelen, D.; Gillabel, J.; Vrancken, K.C.M.; Rechberger, H. |
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Evaluation of the resource effectiveness of circular economy strategies through multilevel statistical entropy analysis |
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A1 Journal article |
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2020 |
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Resources Conservation And Recycling |
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Resour Conserv Recy |
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A1 Journal article; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) |
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In a circular economy (CE), materials, components and products should be kept at the highest level of functionality, while phenomena like dilution, mixing and contamination, often referred to as the loss of resources, should be avoided. One method that can assess the performance of systems to concentrate or avoid dilution of resources is Statistical Entropy Analysis (SEA). Up till now, the method has been applied on the substance level (elements and compounds) only, but showed its applicability to various scales and a variety of systems. Further development of the method allowed to consider information on the product, component and material levels, which makes the method applicable to different combinations of CE strategies, both destructive (e.g. recycling) and non-destructive (e.g. reuse). The method is demonstrated on a simplified vehicle life-cycle, which is modeled through four component groups and six materials. It shows that the method allows to evaluate different CE strategies and identify critical stages which lead to the most severe resource and functionality losses. Based on the methods results, it is possible to determine a perfect circularity reference level, representing a system state that preserves functionality and avoids resource losses. The introduction of a circularity reference level enables the establishment of a framework for resource effectiveness in which diluting and concentrating effects of activities (e.g. sorting) are quantified. The distance of a system to an ideal circular state determines the deviation from a resource-effective system that maintains the original product functionality over a maximum period of time, with minimal efforts. |
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2020-06-20 |
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0921-3449 |
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13.2 |
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; The authors would like to acknowledge the support of Prof. David Laner for his valuable inputs, as well as the financial support of Vito (Flemish Institute for Technological Research) and Altstoff Recycling Austria AG (ARA). ; |
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Most recent IF: 13.2; 2020 IF: 3.313 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:171925 |
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6512 |
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Wuyts, W.; Marin, J.; Brusselaers, J.; Vrancken, K. |
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Circular economy as a COVID-19 cure? |
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A1 Journal article |
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2020 |
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Resources Conservation And Recycling |
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Resour Conserv Recy |
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162 |
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105016-2 |
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2020-06-17 |
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0921-3449 |
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13.2 |
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3 |
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; Part of this work was financially supported by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), Belgium and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT), Japan. We want to thank Lynne Stearman Falick and the editor for proofreading and providing comments on previous drafts. ; |
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Most recent IF: 13.2; 2020 IF: 3.313 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:171912 |
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6469 |
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Parchomenko, A.; Nelen, D.; Gillabel, J.; Vrancken, K.C.M.; Rechberger, H. |
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Resource effectiveness of the European automotive sector : a statistical entropy analysis over time |
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A1 Journal article |
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2021 |
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Resources Conservation And Recycling |
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Resour Conserv Recy |
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A1 Journal article; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) |
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The European automotive sector is faced with potentially disruptive challenges. In particular, the projected increase in the share of electric vehicles (EVs) and calls to prepare for the implementation of more circular economy (CE) strategies are increasingly demanding systemic adaptations. Given the goals of the CE, the adaptations should enable a maximal preservation of the function and value of products (e.g. extension of lifetime), components (e.g. reuse of parts) and materials (e.g., material recycling), thus saving on the energy, materials and effort that would be required to restore the lost functionalities. In this context, statistical entropy analysis (SEA) is proposed as a methodology to assess the effort needed for preserving and restoring functionality at different product, component and material life cycle stages. Effort is measured as changes in statistical entropy that are caused by concentration and dilution activities in the production – consumption – End-of-Life (EoL) system. SEA was applied to a generic model of the European automotive system, in combination with a stock-driven model and a material flow analysis (MFA), allowing statistical entropy changes to be projected over time. The paper demonstrates how SEA can facilitate decision making on the transition towards a more circular economy by quantifying the effects of particular CE strategies and their combinations. The results show that without any additional system adaptations, an increasing share of EVs towards the year 2050 will lead to substantially increased effort in production as well as end-of-life vehicle treatment. |
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2021-03-18 |
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3.313 |
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Most recent IF: 3.313 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:179770 |
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Larraín, M.; Van Passel, S.; Thomassen, G.; Van Gorp, B.; Nhu, T.T.; Huysveld, S.; Van Geem, K.M.; De Meester, S.; Billen, P. |
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Techno-economic assessment of mechanical recycling of challenging post-consumer plastic packaging waste |
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A1 Journal article |
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2021 |
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Resources Conservation And Recycling |
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Resour Conserv Recy |
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170 |
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105607 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM); Intelligence in PRocesses, Advanced Catalysts and Solvents (iPRACS) |
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Increasing plastic recycling rates is crucial to tackle plastic pollution and reduce consumption of fossil resources. Recycling routes for post-consumer plastic fractions that are technologically and economically feasible remain a challenge. Profitable value chains for recycling mixed film and tray-like plastics have hardly been implemented today, in sharp contrast to recycling of relatively pure fractions such as polyethylene terephthalate and high-density polyethylene bottles. This study examines the economic feasibility of implementing mechanical recycling for plastic waste such as polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene films and mixed polyolefins. In most European countries these plastic fractions are usually incinerated or landfilled whilst in fact technologies exist to mechanically recycle them into regranulates or regrinds. Results show that the economic incentives for the recycling of plastic packaging depend predominantly on the product price and product yield. At current price levels, the most profitable plastic fraction to be recycled is PS rigids, with an internal rate of return of 14%, whereas the least profitable feed is a mixed polyolefin fraction with a negative internal rate of return in a scenario with steadily rising oil prices. Moreover, these values would be substantially reduced if oil prices, and therefore plastic product prices decrease. Considering a discount rate of 15% for a 15-year period, mechanical recycling is not profitable if no policy changes would be imposed by governments. Clearly low oil prices may jeopardize the mechanical recycling industry, inducing the need for policies that would increase the demand of recycled products such as imposing minimal recycled content targets. |
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2021-04-20 |
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3.313 |
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Most recent IF: 3.313 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:177325 |
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Navare, K.; Muys, B.; Vrancken, K.C.; Van Acker, K. |
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Circular economy monitoring – How to make it apt for biological cycles? |
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A1 Journal article |
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2021 |
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Resources Conservation And Recycling |
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Resour Conserv Recy |
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Circular economy (CE) principles distinguish between technical and biological cycles. Technical cycles involve the management of stocks of non-renewable abiotic resources that cannot be appropriately returned to the biosphere, whereas, biological cycles involve the flows of renewable biotic resources that can safely cycle in and out of the biosphere. Despite this distinction, existing CE monitors are typically developed for technical cycles, and focus mainly on the extent to which resources are looped back in the technosphere. These monitors seem less apt to assess the circularity of biological cycles. This study aims to identify this gap by critically reviewing the CE monitoring criteria and CE assessment tools, and evaluate if they include the four key characteristics of biological cycles. Firstly, biotic resources, although renewable, require to be harvested sustainably. Secondly, while abiotic resources can be restored and recycled to their original quality, biotic resources degrade in quality with every subsequent use and are, hence, cascaded in use. Thirdly, biotic resources should safely return as nutrients to the biosphere to support the regeneration of ecosystems. Fourthly, biological cycles have environmental impacts due to resource extraction, resulting from land-use and resource-depletion and biogenic carbon flows. The CE monitoring criteria lack in thoroughly assessing these characteristics. With the growing demand for biotic resources, the gap in the assessment could exacerbate the overexploitation of natural resources and cause the degradation of ecosystems. The study discusses measures to bridge this gap and suggests ways to design a CE assessment framework that is also apt for biological cycles. |
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2021-03-31 |
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3.313 |
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Most recent IF: 3.313 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:191685 |
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Thomassen, G.; Dewulf, J.; Van Passel, S. |
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Prospective material and substance flow analysis of the end-of-life phase of crystalline silicon-based PV modules |
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A1 Journal article |
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2022 |
Publication |
Resources Conservation And Recycling |
Abbreviated Journal |
Resour Conserv Recy |
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176 |
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105917 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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The approaching end-of life phase of early installed PV modules gave rise to a variety of potential end-of-life strategies, ranging from basic generic waste management strategies to advanced case-specific recycling options. However, no comprehensive assessment on the full range of technological possibilities is available and only limited attention was given to the material recovery rates of these different technologies in light of circular economy. In addition, current material recovery rates are indifferent towards the material value and the value of their secondary applications. Based on an extensive literature review, ten end-of-life scenarios with potential learning effects are identified and their material flows are quantified using a combined material and substance flow analysis. Subsequently, material recovery rates from a mass, economic value and embodied energy perspective are calculated, incorporating the differences in secondary applications. The differences in the mass-based recovery rates of the seven end-of-life scenarios that did not have landfill or municipal waste incineration as the main destination were minimal, as 73-79% of the mass was recovered for the best-case learning scenario. For the economic value recovery rate (9-66%) and the embodied energy recovery rate (18-45%), more profound differences were found. The collection rate was identified as most crucial parameter for all end-of-life scenarios, learning scenarios and recycling indicators. The mass-based recovery rate might favor end-of-life scenarios that lead to dissipation of valuable materials in non-functional secondary applications. Additional targets are required to avoid cascading of valuable materials and to avoid the economic cost and environmental burden of virgin materials. |
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000708339400003 |
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2021-10-08 |
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0921-3449 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
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13.2 |
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OpenAccess |
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Most recent IF: 13.2 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:182462 |
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6939 |
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De Weerdt, L.; De Jaeger, S.; Compernolle, T.; Van Passel, S. |
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How an incineration tax changes waste management practices among firms |
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A1 Journal Article |
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2022 |
Publication |
Resources Conservation And Recycling |
Abbreviated Journal |
Resour Conserv Recy |
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180 |
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106172 |
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A1 Journal Article; Engineering Management (ENM) ; |
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Sustainable management of industrial plastic waste is crucial in the transition to a circular economy. Today, most industrial plastic waste is incinerated, whereas it could be recycled. As a consequence, governments increasingly make use of incineration taxes to improve current waste management practices. This paper presents an econometric panel analysis that studies the effects of an incineration tax on industrial plastic waste in Flanders (Belgium). Not only is this study the first econometric analysis on industrial plastic waste management in which firm heterogeneity is explicitly taken into account by including firm-specific characteristics, but this study also provides policymakers with insights into the effectiveness of an incineration tax to change current waste management practices. Empirical estimates imply that heterogeneous firms generate industrial plastic waste in different ways and that heterogeneous firms reduce their waste generation in different ways after the incineration tax rate increases. The estimates also show that the unique decrease of the incineration tax in 2007, did not change waste management practices. These estimates show that firms do not disinvest or indicate that loss aversion theory, i.e. a preference for avoiding losses over acquiring equivalent gains, might apply to firms that are faced with environmental taxation in a waste management context. |
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2022-01-19 |
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0921-3449 |
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13.2 |
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Not_Open_Access |
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Most recent IF: 13.2 |
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ENM @ enm @ |
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7256 |
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Spiller, M.; Moretti, M.; De Paepe, J.; Vlaeminck, S.E. |
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Environmental and economic sustainability of the nitrogen recovery paradigm : evidence from a structured literature review |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Resources, conservation and recycling |
Abbreviated Journal |
Resour Conserv Recy |
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184 |
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106406-106413 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) |
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Our economy drives on reactive nitrogen (Nr); while Nr emissions to the environment surpass the planetary boundary. Increasingly, it is advocated to recover Nr contained in waste streams and to reuse it ‘directly’ in the agri-food chain. Alternatively, Nr in waste streams may be removed as N2 and refixed via the Haber-Bosch process in an ‘indirect’ reuse loop. As a systematic sustainability analysis of ‘direct’ Nr reuse and its comparison to the ‘indirect’ reuse loop is lacking, this structured review aimed to analyze literature determining the environmental and economic sustainability of Nr recovery technologies. Bibliometric records were queried from 2000 to 2020 using Boolean search strings, and manual text coding. In total, 63 studies were selected for the review. Results suggest that ‘direct’ Nr reuse using Nr recovery technologies is the preferred paradigm as the majority of studies concluded that it is sustainable or that it can be sustainable depending on technological assumptions and other scenario variables. Only 17 studies compared the ‘direct’ with the ‘indirect’ Nr reuse route, therefore a system perspective in Nr recovery sustainability assessments should be more widely adopted. Furthermore, Nr reuse should also be analyzed in the context of a ‘new Nr economy’ that relies on decentralized Nr production from renewable energy. It is also recommended that on-par technology readiness level comparisons should be carried out, making use of technology development and technology learning methodologies. Finally, by-products of Nr recovery are important to be accounted for as they are reducing the environmental burdens through avoided impacts. |
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000804938100001 |
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2022-05-18 |
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0921-3449 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
13.2 |
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OpenAccess |
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Most recent IF: 13.2 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:188873 |
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7156 |
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