2026 February - 20 articles
Despite the enormous amounts of waste textiles produced by the world’s textile industry’s explosive growth, resource utilization rates are still poor. Cotton/polyester blended waste fabrics make up a sizable share, and sorting them precis...
The quantity of waste produced by the food industry is on the rise annually. Among the most prevalent types of waste classified as Class I hazardous substances, posing a significant threat to the environment, is used cooking oils, necessitating prope...
Management of food organics and garden organics (FOGO) has emerged as a critical policy priority due to methane emissions from landfilled organics in Australia. Here, the responsibility for organics recovery rests with state and local governments, re...
This article discusses possible approaches to recycling electronic waste, with a focus on the main components of a personal computer (PC) system unit (SU). The study makes a significant contribution to solving the problem of natural resource depletio...
This study aimed to evaluate the technical and environmental feasibility of producing concrete paver blocks and pervious concrete paver blocks by incorporating marble waste to evaluate its filler effect within the cementitious matrix. The methodology...
Mechanochemical regeneration aims to selectively cleave the crosslinked network of vulcanized rubber. In this study, a tire-grade styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR) compound was vulcanized and then subjected to mechanochemical regeneration using a...
This study investigated the chemical recycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fiber residues from two sources—high-molar mass mooring ropes and low-molar mass textile-grade fibers—to produce functional oligomers. Glycolysis was car...
Plastic recycling represents an essential element of strategies aimed at lowering global carbon emissions while supporting a circular plastics economy. However, the effectiveness of current plastic sorting systems remains limited by data scarcity, sp...
The pursuit of alternatives to nonrenewable materials has stimulated the development of sustainable materials with improved performance, particularly polymer composites reinforced with plant-based fibers. In this study, eucalyptus fibers were thermal...
Bicycle tires and inner tubes constitute a growing waste stream mainly composed of natural rubber, butyl rubber, synthetic elastomers, carbon black, and reinforcing materials. Their multi-material structure and highly crosslinked networks make their...
This study examines the effect of different heat treatment conditions on different mixtures of plastic waste to produce fuel fractions. The mixtures included polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, low-density polyethylene, and high-d...
Residual lignocellulosic biomass represents a major resource to be incorporated into the circular economy, with up to 1400 Mt/y in EU27. Due to its complex composition of three biopolymers (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) combined with its seaso...
Mobile pyrolysis systems offer a practical pathway for the decentralized valorization of biomass waste, addressing the high logistical and economic burdens of transporting low-density, moisture-rich feedstocks to centralized facilities. By operating...
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a proven and promising technology for recovering energy from biowastes, such as pig slurry (PS) from the fattening/finishing phase. The mechanisms of AD are widely studied, and nowadays, it is of the utmost importance to i...
The recycling of industrial biomass waste, such as black liquor rich in lignin from the pulp and paper industry, represents a sustainable strategy to reduce environmental impact and promote resource valorization. Enzymatic depolymerization of lignin...
The rapid increase in e-waste has become a significant global concern, influenced by swift technological advancements, shorter product lifecycles, and rising consumer demand. This situation leads to considerable environmental and health hazards, prim...
This study investigates the processability and performance limits of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) recovered from mixed polyolefin waste under realistic mechanical recycling conditions. The waste stream was processed by extrusion and injection mol...
The urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance resource circularity is driving the cement and construction industry to explore alternatives to clinker-based binders. Electric arc furnace slag (EAFS), a major steelmaking by-product, is...
Oily sludge is a complex emulsified waste consisting of water, oil, and solid particles. Conventional treatments are often inefficient, energy-intensive, and prone to causing secondary pollution. This study proposes a green demulsification technology...
Waste management remains a major challenge worldwide, as rapidly expanding urban populations put greater pressure on traditional disposal methods such as landfilling and incineration. Plasma-based waste treatment offers an innovative, sustainable was...
