Recycling of landfill wastes (tyres, plastics and glass) in construction–A review on global waste generation, performance, application and future opportunities

W Ferdous, A Manalo, R Siddique, P Mendis… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
The world is moving towards a circular economy that focuses on reducing wastes and
kee** materials in use for the longest time possible. This paper critically reviewed three of …

From plastic waste to wealth using chemical recycling: A review

J Jiang, K Shi, X Zhang, K Yu, H Zhang, J He… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global plastic waste has grown at an alarming rate for decades. However, the traditional
landfill and incineration treatments may cause air pollution and valuable land squander …

Technical, economic, and environmental comparison of closed-loop recycling technologies for common plastics

T Uekert, A Singh, JS DesVeaux, T Ghosh… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Over 400 million metric tons of plastic waste are generated globally each year, resulting in
pollution and lost resources. Recycling strategies can recapture this wasted material, but …

[HTML][HTML] Recycling of post-consumer plastic packaging waste in the EU: Recovery rates, material flows, and barriers

I Antonopoulos, G Faraca, D Tonini - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing plastic waste recycling is a milestone of European environmental policy to reduce
environmental impacts and dependency on foreign resources. This is particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Recycling of European plastic is a pathway for plastic debris in the ocean

G Bishop, D Styles, PNL Lens - Environment International, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyethylene (PE) is one of the most common types of plastic. Whilst an increasing share of
post-consumer plastic waste from Europe is collected for recycling, 46% of separated PE …

Exergy, environ–economic and economic analyses of a tubular solar water heater assisted solar still

O Bait - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
Active solar stills are well known for their higher amount of distillate production than
conventional stills. In this paper, a tubular solar collector assisted solar still was suggested …

Plastic waste management: A review of existing life cycle assessment studies

H Alhazmi, FH Almansour, Z Aldhafeeri - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a tool that can help to quantify the impacts of different
processes to facilitate comparison and decision making. There are many potential methods …

Technical and market substitutability of recycled materials: Calculating the environmental benefits of mechanical and chemical recycling of plastic packaging waste

S Huysveld, K Ragaert, R Demets, TT Nhu… - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Most plastics are today mechanically recycled (MR), whereas chemical recycling (CR) is an
emerging technology. Substitutability of virgin material is vital for their environmental …

Engineering, recyclable, and biodegradable plastics in the automotive industry: a review

H Vieyra, JM Molina-Romero, JD Calderón-Nájera… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The automotive industry has used plastics almost since the beginning. The lightness,
flexibility, and many qualities of plastics make them ideal for the automotive industry …