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Recycling, Volume 5, Issue 4

December 2020 - 10 articles

Cover Story: While the increasing rate of urbanization is a critical concern for socioenvironmental reasons, this also leads to more extraction of natural raw materials and the generation of significant quantities of construction and demolition (C&D) waste. Although the use of recycled C&D waste products is technically feasible and regulated, and positive application examples are evident, it is still unclear how to engage key stakeholders to leverage this opportunity in construction projects. Our research investigates the main factors affecting stakeholders’ decisions to use recycled C&D waste products through a systematic literature review. The research contributes to the body of knowledge with insights into the factors that key stakeholders believe influence the market for recycled C&D waste products and provides a reference point for authorities to consider these behavioral insights for policy reform. View this paper.
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Articles (10)

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,240 Views
13 Pages

14 December 2020

In this work, different thermal analysis methods have been used to study the co-pyrolysis of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and motor oil. Two kinds of motor oil were considered, a fresh one and a used one. Through the comparison of experimental cur...

  • Review
  • Open Access
52 Citations
20,730 Views
20 Pages

Crumb Rubber as a Secondary Raw Material from Waste Rubber: A Short Review of End-Of-Life Mechanical Processing Methods

  • Vjaceslavs Lapkovskis,
  • Viktors Mironovs,
  • Andrei Kasperovich,
  • Vadim Myadelets and
  • Dmitri Goljandin

1 December 2020

Despite technological developments, modern methods for the disposal of end-of-life tires most often involve either their incineration in cement kilns or the destruction of tires in special landfills, demonstrating a lack of sustainable recycling of t...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
105 Citations
16,071 Views
16 Pages

24 November 2020

While the increasing rate of urbanisation is a critical concern for socio-environmental reasons, this also leads to more extraction of natural raw materials and the generation of significant quantities of construction and demolition (C&D) waste....

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,552 Views
9 Pages

9 November 2020

Styrofoam fish containers (fish boxes) are ideal for transporting fresh fish because of their light weight and insulation properties. However, due to fish-like odors, fish boxes are simply thrown out after use and are limited to low-grade recycling i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,800 Views
16 Pages

1 November 2020

This study investigates the performance of biodiesel produced from distilled waste tire pyrolytic oil through transesterification as a lubricant additive for aqueous drilling fluid systems. Aqueous-based drilling fluids have a high coefficient of fri...

  • Review
  • Open Access
55 Citations
18,258 Views
17 Pages

19 October 2020

Since the beginning of the first cases of the new coronavirus, opinions and laws on the use of plastic materials have been questioned around the world. Their importance in the manufacture of hospital devices and personal protective equipment (PPE) is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
8,288 Views
13 Pages

Organic Material for Clean Production in the Batik Industry: A Case Study of Natural Batik Semarang, Indonesia

  • Nana Kariada Tri Martuti,
  • Isti Hidayah,
  • Margunani Margunani and
  • Radhitya Bayu Alafima

19 October 2020

Batik has become more desirable in the current fashion mode within the global market, but the environmental damage induced by this fabric’s synthetic dye practices is a matter of concern. This study aimed to discuss the application of organic m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
8,264 Views
15 Pages

Phytoremediation of Soil Contaminated with Lithium Ion Battery Active Materials—A Proof-of-Concept Study

  • Jonas Henschel,
  • Maximilian Mense,
  • Patrick Harte,
  • Marcel Diehl,
  • Julius Buchmann,
  • Fabian Kux,
  • Lukas Schlatt,
  • Uwe Karst,
  • Andreas Hensel and
  • Martin Winter
  • + 1 author

10 October 2020

The lithium-ion battery is the most powerful energy storage technology for portable and mobile devices. The enormous demand for lithium-ion batteries is accompanied by an incomplete recycling loop for used lithium-ion batteries and excessive mining o...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,171 Views
18 Pages

Municipal solid waste collection and transport are functional activities in waste management, with a significant energy and carbon footprint and a significant effect on the urban environment. An issue related to municipal solid waste collection and t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
11,615 Views
12 Pages

Minimizing Organic Waste Generated by Pineapple Crown: A Simple Process to Obtain Cellulose for the Preparation of Recyclable Containers

  • Diana Choquecahua Mamani,
  • Kristy Stefany Otero Nole,
  • Efrén Eugenio Chaparro Montoya,
  • Dora Amalia Mayta Huiza,
  • Roxana Yesenia Pastrana Alta and
  • Hector Aguilar Vitorino

27 September 2020

In this study, cellulose was obtained from the residues of pineapple crown by means of simple acid pretreatment and subsequent alkaline treatment. The pretreatment consisted of washing, drying, and chopping with high shear at pH = 5 under heating. Th...

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