Recycling | Most Viewed Papers and Hot Topic Special Issues in 2025

This collection of articles highlights recent advances in recycling, circular economy approaches, and sustainable resource recovery, as published in Recycling (ISSN: 2313-4321). Together, these contributions provide an overview of key challenges, technological developments, and emerging research trends across waste management and resource recovery. We hope these studies will be of interest to you.

1. “Exploring the E-Waste Crisis: Strategies for Sustainable Recycling and Circular Economy Integration”
by Shanti Quinto, Noah Law, Christopher Fletcher, Justin Le, Subin Antony Jose and Pradeep L. Menezes
Recycling 2025, 10(2), 72; https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling10020072
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/10/2/72

2. “A Review of Global Municipal Solid Waste Management and Valorization Pathways”
by Sagar Kafle, Bhesh Kumar Karki, Manish Sakhakarmy and Sushil Adhikari
Recycling 2025, 10(3), 113; https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling10030113
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/10/3/113

3. “Life Cycle Assessment of Recycling Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET): A Comparative Case Study in Taiwan”
by Allen H. Hu, Chih-Yu Ting, Ali Ouattara, Wei-Tse Chen and Chien-Hung Kuo
Recycling 2025, 10(3), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling10030098
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/10/3/98

4. “Sustainable Recycling of End-of-Life Electric Vehicle Batteries: EV Battery Recycling Frameworks in China and the USA”
by Amjad Ali, Mujtaba Al Bahrani, Shoaib Ahmed, Md Tasbirul Islam, Sikandar Abdul Qadir and Muhammad Shahid
Recycling 2025, 10(2), 68; https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling10020068
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/10/2/68

5. “FTIR-Based Microplastic Classification: A Comprehensive Study on Normalization and ML Techniques”
by Octavio Villegas-Camacho, Iván Francisco-Valencia, Roberto Alejo-Eleuterio, Everardo Efrén Granda-Gutiérrez, Sonia Martínez-Gallegos and Daniel Villanueva-Vásquez
Recycling 2025, 10(2), 46; https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling10020046
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/10/2/46

6. “Analyzing Organic Electrolyte Solvents from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries as a Basis for Distillative Value Component Recovery”
by Martin Wolke, Kai Schröder, Konstantin Arnold, Pamina Mozumder, Till Beuerle, Katharina Jasch and Stephan Scholl
Recycling 2025, 10(1), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling10010019
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/10/1/19

7. “Advancements in Sustainable Electrolytic Manganese Recovery: Techniques, Mechanisms, and Future Trends”
by Yunyu Li, Xuhai Pan and Bahman Amini Horri
Recycling 2025, 10(1), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling10010026
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/10/1/26

8. “Recycling Water Hyacinth as Supplementary Cementitious Material, Admixture, and Fiber in Mortar and Concrete: Current Trends and Research Gaps”
by Gilberto García, René Cabrera, Julio Rolón and Roberto Pichardo
Recycling 2025, 10(1), 18; https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling10010018
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/10/1/18

9. “Global Supply of Secondary Lithium from Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling”
by Carolin Kresse, Britta Bookhagen, Laura Buarque Andrade and Max Frenzel
Recycling 2025, 10(4), 122; https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling10040122
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/10/4/122

10. “Transforming Waste into Sustainable Construction Materials: Resistant Geopolymers from Recycled Sources”
by Rosalia Maria Cigala, Georgia Papanikolaou, Paola Lanzafame, Giuseppe Sabatino, Alessandro Tripodo, Giuseppina La Ganga, Francesco Crea, Ileana Ielo and Giovanna De Luca
Recycling 2025, 10(3), 118; https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling10030118
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/10/3/118

Special Issues:
“Celebrating 10 Years of Recycling: Shaping the Future of Waste Management”
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Michele John
Submission deadline: 31 December 2026

“Resource Recovery and High-Value Utilization of Renewable Energy Solid Waste”
Guest Editor: Dr. Feihong Guo
Submission deadline: 31 August 2026

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