Quo Vadis Recycling 6
A special issue of Recycling (ISSN 2313-4321).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2017) | Viewed by 55365
Special Issue Editor
Interests: waste treatment; recycling; municipal waste; industrial waste; hydrometallurgy; non-ferrous metals
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Dear Colleagues,
The focus of this Special Issue is on the field of material recycling, recycling technologies, recovery of valuable components, waste minimization, and the safe disposal of wastes. The international conference, “Quo Vadis Recycling 6”, mainly focuses on the exchange of knowledge and experience in the area of pre-treatment, sampling, handling, processing and material recycling of wastes and secondary raw materials, as well as their theoretical, practical, environmental, economic, and legislative aspects. Special attention was also paid to critical raw materials, circular economy, and recovery of metals from wastes. Obviously, waste has to be treated according to the law. Very often, it is taken as a valuable secondary raw material. There are also some advantages compared to primary raw materials when material recycling is applied. The EU waste hierarchy will apply, as a priority order in waste prevention and management legislation and policy: (a) prevention, (b) preparing for re-use, (c) recycling, (d) other recovery, e.g., energy recovery, and (e) disposal. This means that, according to waste law, we have forced discipline for maximum exploitation of waste constituent before its disposal. Although the raw materials are essential for the European Union’s economy, their availability is increasingly under pressure. It was decided to identify a list of critical raw materials at the European Union level, and the concept of their criticality was determined. The strategy of the European Union is based on three pillars, namely: (1) ensure a level playing field in the access to resources in third world; (2) foster a sustainable supply from European sources; and (3) boost resource efficiency and recycling. The international conference, “Quo Vadis Recycling 6”, offers the opportunity for further development in all aspects of the field of waste recycling, and to follow up on the principles of sustainability, resource management, and circular economy.
Dr. Dusan Orac
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Recycling
- Municipal Solid Waste
- Industrial Waste
- Hazardous Waste
- Wastewater
- Biological Waste
- Critical Raw Materials and Critical Metals
- Sampling and Assaying of Waste
- Waste Management and Legislation
- Circular Economy
- Design of Recycling Facilities and Plants
- Software products for recycling
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