Sustainable Waste Management in the Context of Circular Economy: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Waste and Recycling".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 325
Special Issue Editors
Interests: waste management; waste policy and regulation; circular economy; circular resources; environmental impact assessment; recycling and reuse; minimization; disposal methods; field monitoring
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Interests: waste policy and management; plastic waste recycling; e-waste recycling and management; environmental monitoring of hazardous chemicals
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Changes in living patterns due to COVID-19 have significantly impacted the types and characteristics of wastes generated, these wastes are causing difficulties in terms of their disposal and they are imposing a serious burden on the environment; thus, the treatment of rapid waste in pursuit of sustainability has emerged as a major concern.
Therefore, the purpose of this Special Issue is to focus on the effective management of recyclable and sustainable wastes in a circular system with the elements of products, consumption, discharge, and disposal; the aim being to reduce the amount of wastes generated and our dependance on natural resources. Ultimately, recyclable and sustainable wastes can be reused as a circular resource in the context of the circular economy. In addition, sustainable waste management (SWM) is the practice of pursuing a safer environment through policy planning, design, and the development of a framework before applying it as a technical or methodological action.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome, and research areas may include, but are not limited to:
- Policy planning, design, and frameworks for SWM within the context of the circular economy;
- Technology and its application in SWM;
- Improved methods and their application in SWM;
- Environmental impact assessment for the environmental consequences of policies, technologies, and methods;
- Field monitoring with the four elements of production, consumption, discharge, and disposal in a circular system;
- Country reports introducing success stories.
Additionally, other topics related to the keywords of waste; sustainable management; circular systems; recycling and reuse; minimization; environmental assessment; policy and regulations; planning, design, and programs; storage; collection; transport and transfer; landfill disposal; economic analysis; etc., are all welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Namil Um
Dr. JungKeun Oh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- waste
- sustainable management
- circular economy
- recycling
- reuse
- minimization
- environmental assessment
- waste policy
- regulation
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