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Sustainability Education for Recycling: Multidisciplinary Approaches and Innovative Practices

edited by

Giovanni De Feo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8260 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; community engagement; environmental education; environmental humanities; innovative teaching methods recycling; sustainability communication; sustainability education

Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery: Pathways to Circular Valorization

edited by

Miguel Angel Sandoval

and Martín Oscar Armando Pacheco-Álvarez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3105 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; resource recovery; circular economy; electrochemical processes; advanced oxidation processes; water reuse; sustainable technologies; valorization pathways

Advancing the Circular Economy: A Life Cycle Perspective on Waste Valorization

edited by

Sébastien M. R. Dente

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4510 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; waste valorization; upcycling; life cycle assessment (LCA); material flow analysis (MFA); secondary raw materials; resource efficiency; recycling systems

Resource Recovery and High-Value Utilization of Renewable Energy Solid Waste

edited by Feihong Guo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 492 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy solid waste; resource recovery; Joule heating; silicon material regeneration

Feature Reviews in Recycling: Waste Processing Technologies

edited by

Christos Vlachokostas

and Pedro Simões

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 478 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; waste management; repurposing materials; waste-to-energy; waste processing; smart technologies; reverse logistics; sustainable solutions

Emerging Technologies in the Hydrometallurgical Recycling of Critical Metals, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana Paula Paiva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary resources; critical metals; metals recycling; sustainable metals recovery; hydrometallurgy; solvometallurgy; bio-hydrometallurgy

Coastal Waste Recycling: From Beach Collection to Circular Economy

edited by

Leonardo Lopes Costa

and Igor David Costa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine debris; circular economy; reverse logistics; coastal waste monitoring; citizen science; clean-up; waste governance; sustainability indicators

Sustainable Management and Advanced Recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

edited by Maria Holuszko

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: WEEE management; circularity in electronics; LCA in WEEE recycling; social and environmental aspects of WEEE; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; biohydrometallurgy; sorting and physical separation in WEEE recycling

Lithium-Ion and Next-Generation Batteries Recycling, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sascha Nowak

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; lithium-ion batteries; next-generation batteries; hydrometallurgy; direct recycling; pyrometallurgy; extraction; resynthesis

Celebrating 10 Years of Recycling: Shaping the Future of Waste Management

edited by

Michele John

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 20 articles | Viewed by 23591 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; waste technology; circular economy; waste management innovation; behavioural change in waste management; waste policy and regulations

Selected Papers from the 1st International Online Conference on Recycling

edited by

Michele John

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 564 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; waste technology; circular economy; waste management innovation; waste policy and regulations

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