[HTML][HTML] Circularity for circularity's sake? Sco** review of assessment methods for environmental performance in the circular economy.

S Harris, M Martin, D Diener - Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Circular Economy (CE) concept is receiving increasing global attention and
has captivated many disciplines, from sustainability through to business and economics …

A systematic literature review on the circular economy initiatives in the European Union

P Mhatre, R Panchal, A Singh, S Bibyan - Sustainable Production and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The circular economy (CE) paradigm fosters to rethink and redesign the manufacturing
process, usage and disposal pattern of products and services in an economy. In the past few …

[HTML][HTML] Circular products and business models and environmental impact reductions: Current knowledge and knowledge gaps

P Van Loon, D Diener, S Harris - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The circular economy is billed as a solution to increase economic growth while reducing
environmental impact. It is argued that retaining the value of products, components and …

The adoption of internet of things in a circular supply chain framework for the recovery of WEEE: The case of lithium-ion electric vehicle battery packs

C Garrido-Hidalgo, FJ Ramirez, T Olivares… - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapid growth in the sales of electric and electronic devices over recent decades is
generating worldwide concern about the management of Waste Electrical and Electronic …

[HTML][HTML] Map** and testing circular economy product-level indicators: A critical review

A Jerome, H Helander, M Ljunggren… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Numerous indicators have been suggested as tools for assessing progress towards the
circular economy (CE). However, it is unclear what specifically is captured by CE indicators …

[HTML][HTML] The circular economy implementation at the European Union level. Past, present and future

A De Pascale, G Di Vita, C Giannetto, G Ioppolo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Shifting from a traditional linear to an alternative circular paradigm can foster economic
growth and support sustainable capital renewal in the European Union. This topic has …

[HTML][HTML] Supporting disassembly processes through simulation tools: A systematic literature review with a focus on printed circuit boards

C Sassanelli, P Rosa, S Terzi - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
Several strategies have been detected in the extant literature to understand how Circular
Economy (CE) can be pursued. Considering all the End-of-Life (EoL) management practices …

The environmental impacts of preparation for reuse: A case study of WEEE reuse in Germany

S Boldoczki, A Thorenz, A Tuma - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
According to the European waste management hierarchy, preparation for reuse (PfR) is
preferable to recycling. From an environmental point of view, reuse is beneficial, if the …

The impact of digital transformation on environmental sustainability

TC Truong - Advances in Multimedia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, digital transformation is supposed to affect all aspects of human life profoundly.
Nevertheless, there is a lack of summaries map digital transformation in the environmental …

Resource efficiency indicators to assess circular economy strategies: a case study on four materials in laptops

G Moraga, S Huysveld, S De Meester… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electronics require a complex composition and energy-intensive manufacturing. Yet, most of
the world's waste electrical and electronic equipment is not collected and recycled. Circular …