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{"title":"xploring the Limitations of a Circular Economy Under Capitalism and Raising Expectations for a Sustainable Future","authors":"Pauline Deutz","doi":"10.55845/heml8087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55845/heml8087","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of a circular economy has gained remarkable policy and academic traction.  Associated expectations of social benefits are underexamined.  Driven by the current perilous state of the environment and society, this article pulls aside the curtain of perceived academic political neutrality that hides the implications of capitalism.  Whilst a circular economy brings new options for business, places and individuals, political action is needed to bring about significant, and lasting, change.  A system driven by profit does not and cannot respond to needs.  It is time for a serious discussion to improve the prospects for everyone’s future.","PeriodicalId":100245,"journal":{"name":"Circular Economy","volume":" 43","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138614361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Slag chemistry, element distribution behaviors, and metallurgical balance of e-waste smelting process","authors":"Fengchun Ye ,&nbsp;Zhihong Liu ,&nbsp;Longgong Xia","doi":"10.1016/j.cec.2023.100062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cec.2023.100062","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The co-smelting of electronic waste (e-waste) in copper/lead pyrometallurgical processes is widely recognized as the preferred solution for sustainable development. However, aluminum and halogen elements in e-waste causes new challenges. To address this, the slag chemistry of high Al₂O₃-containing slag was studied, and the distribution behaviors of Au, Ag, Sn, and other elements in the copper alloy/slag/gas system were investigated in the presence of halogen elements (F/Cl/Br) using the equilibration method. The industrial practice of electronic waste smelting was modeled using METSIM, and the material and energy balances of one industrial process were obtained. Under the conditions of electronic waste smelting, the solubility of Al₂O₃ in the FexO–SiO₂–Al₂O₃–CaO slag system decreased with increasing CaO content. When the CaO content was 20 wt%, and the Fe/SiO₂ mass ratio was 0.62–0.95, the solubility of Al₂O₃ in the slag reached 20 wt%. When 1%–10% CaF₂ was added, 93% of Au entered the metal phase. When the same amount of CaCl₂ or CaBr₂ was added, up to 32% Au entered the gas phase. When CaF₂ was added to the system, 22%–49% of Ag entered the gas phase. However, when CaCl₂ or CaBr₂ was added, 3%–34% of Ag entered the gas phase. The proportion of tin in the gas and slag phases increased with increasing temperature or the addition of halides. The METSIM simulation results showed that under optimized conditions, the crude copper contained more than 90 wt% copper, the discharged slag contained approximately 0.5 wt% copper, and the recovery rates of copper, gold, and silver were ≥98%. The heat generated from raw materials and fuel accounted for the largest part of the heat income, representing 65.32% of the total.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100245,"journal":{"name":"Circular Economy","volume":"2 4","pages":"Article 100062"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773167723000390/pdfft?md5=c7b8e436b8583ae1902a1a3d59a0d80c&pid=1-s2.0-S2773167723000390-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138448206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Synthesis and electrochemical properties of porous carbon materials from sludge sources","authors":"Muqian Guo,&nbsp;Ying Li,&nbsp;Pengxiao Liu,&nbsp;Xiaotian Jia,&nbsp;Xingnan Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.cec.2023.100064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cec.2023.100064","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Anaerobic digestion sludge technology is a green and efficient method of treating sludge. However, the presence of humic acid (HA) in sludge can inhibit methanogenic efficiency, and it is necessary to reduce its impact on biogas production by removal or pretreatment. HA, a graphene oxide material can be used to produce high-performance energy-storage materials. Thus, this study examined the sludge source of HA as a precursor, and different electrode materials were prepared by varying the reaction conditions. The structure and electrochemical properties of the electrode materials were analyzed. The results showed that the electrode material prepared using KOH as an activator at 700 °C exhibited optimal performance, with a high specific surface area (1480.53 m²·g⁻¹), pore volume (0.943 cm³·g⁻¹), specific capacitance (185.9 F·g⁻¹), and equivalent series resistance (0.73 Ω). The material maintained 97.8% of its specific capacitance after 1000 cycles at a current density of 1 A·g⁻¹ with benign cycle stability. This study confirmed that the production of HA as an electrode material at a low cost with good performance presents significant prospects.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100245,"journal":{"name":"Circular Economy","volume":"2 4","pages":"Article 100064"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773167723000419/pdfft?md5=660b4cd51d664fc25a302d0bd5244bf9&pid=1-s2.0-S2773167723000419-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138453683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Learning and Knowledge Management in the Transition to Circular Economy (CE): Roots and Research Avenues","authors":"Chedrak Chembessi","doi":"10.55845/fjwu9610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55845/fjwu9610","url":null,"abstract":"Research has demonstrated the importance of learning and knowledge management in transition experiments. In this perspective, this paper explores how researchers can underline the role of learning and knowledge management in the transition to circular economy (CE). Drawing on research on the concepts of CE and intellectual capital, as well as field observations in CE experiments in the regional county municipality (RCM) of Kamouraska (Quebec), we identify at least three fundamental research perspectives on learning and knowledge management in the transition to CE. The first concerns the types of learning and knowledge that emerge in CE implementation. The second focuses on the learning and knowledge management process. It concerns the trial-and-error dynamics that facilitate mutual learning and effective knowledge management. The third research perspective consists of assessing how learning and knowledge management at the local level fosters a macro-societal transition to CE.","PeriodicalId":100245,"journal":{"name":"Circular Economy","volume":"152 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135161635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of factors influencing Indonesian residents’ intention to use a deposit–refund scheme for PET bottle waste","authors":"Akhmad Amirudin ,&nbsp;Chihiro Inoue ,&nbsp;Guido Grause","doi":"10.1016/j.cec.2023.100061","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cec.2023.100061","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The collection rate is a difficult and important issue in the management of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle waste, as it is related to the behavior of the community to participate and comply with the system established by the government. One system that has been shown to increase the collection rate of PET bottle waste is the deposit–refund scheme (DRS). We tested residents’ intention to participate in the DRS using the theory of planned behavior and complemented it with several important variables that could influence the model. The method used is partial least square-structural equation modeling. The result of the study is that all the variables studied were positively influenced according to their respective paths. Nevertheless, environmental awareness is the latent variable with the strongest positive effect on attitude, and attitude has the strongest positive effect on intention. Public information is the latent variable that positively influences all variables related to intention. The proposed model can be applied globally to identify factors that influence recycling participation, particularly for DRS, and help achieve sustainable development goals while initiating a circular economy by recycling plastic bottle waste.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100245,"journal":{"name":"Circular Economy","volume":"2 4","pages":"Article 100061"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773167723000389/pdfft?md5=c9d2ede5d837cdc3d5324a4bed57f223&pid=1-s2.0-S2773167723000389-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135963326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Additive manufacturing in cities: Closing circular resource loops","authors":"Elias Hernandez Valera ,&nbsp;Roger Cremades ,&nbsp;Eveline van Leeuwen ,&nbsp;Arjan van Timmeren","doi":"10.1016/j.cec.2023.100049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cec.2023.100049","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cities are the core of social interactions and resource consumption in our current times. However, urban systems are still largely based on linear activities in which resources are discarded after usage. Current practices around waste reduce possibilities of circularity, mainly due to low percentages of sorting and recycling practices in high- and middle-income countries and landfill practices in middle- and low-income countries. This resulted in a continuous increase in urban waste and negative environmental impact over the last decades. The development of circular practices and innovations, such as additive manufacturing, is crucial to modify the current supply chain and return valuable discarded materials to urban industries. Additive manufacturing is a novel technology based on the creation of objects layer by layer involving the use of a diverse range of materials. Several materials such as plastics, metal or concrete, for example, can be transformed into functional products for cities. Based on a literature review, this paper showcases the potential of urban waste for 3D printing with a main focus on recycling practices at the end of the supply chain. This paper aims to examine the current knowledge, regulations, and practices in circularity and additive manufacturing in the urban context, to identify opportunities and practices for material recovery applications, and showcase applications for additive manufacturing at the last stage of the supply chain. Furthermore, it identifies the needs for further research that could support the implementation and diffusion of additive manufacturing in society.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100245,"journal":{"name":"Circular Economy","volume":"2 3","pages":"Article 100049"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Circular use of fine-grained tailings to underground mine wind walls","authors":"Enming Li ,&nbsp;Bin Xi ,&nbsp;Ning Zhang ,&nbsp;Xiuzhi Shi ,&nbsp;Jian Zhou ,&nbsp;Pablo Segarra ,&nbsp;Hongzhou Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.cec.2023.100053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cec.2023.100053","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Mining activities tend to generate various waste including tailings, waste water and waste rock. Efficient management and disposal of these waste materials are critical to minimize their environmental impact and ensure the sustainable operation of mining activities. A huge number of tailings are produced all around the world each year. Generally, part of the tailings is used for underground backfilling and another part is discharged to the tailings dam. The former can provide underground support while the latter tends to cause some environmental problems because the tailings are generally mixed with some chemicals. Regarding this, enhancing the circular use of tailings is crucial to guarantee the sustainable mining engineering. In this study, the feasibility of using fine-grained tailings to make non-burning hollow bricks for underground windbreaks is investigated. A two-stage experiment was implemented where the first stage experiment indicated the threshold of water content, the ratio of cement and tailings and the ratio of fine-grained and rod-mill tailings. In addition, it can be indicated that the addition of polyethylene fibers would increase the compressive strength of hollow bricks in some extent. The second-stage experiment was conducted with no rod-mill tailing added and it can be found that when the ratio of cement and tailings is equal or higher than 1:6, fiber content is more significant in improving brick strength but when this value is lower, the ratio of cement is more important than fiber factors. When the ratio of cement and fine-grained tailings is 1:8 with 0.5 g/kg and 12 mm polypropylene fiber added, the hollow brick is capable of achieving strength of 1.4 MPa for 28 days curation with the price of 0.50 RMB/block. This proportioning scheme is the least expensive while meeting the strength of the windbreak wall for the Fan Kou lead–zinc mine. Finally, it can be indicated that the usage of fine-grained tailings to make underground windbreak wall is feasible and thus provide a new scenario to circular usage of tailings. In addition, other proportioning schemes proposed in this study perhaps can meet more engineering requirements so as to provide more alternatives for circular use of tailings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100245,"journal":{"name":"Circular Economy","volume":"2 3","pages":"Article 100053"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Consumer perceptions and behaviors toward take-out food plastic packaging reduction: A case study of college students in China","authors":"Yusheng Guan ,&nbsp;Fan Wei ,&nbsp;Sijie Liu ,&nbsp;Quanyin Tan ,&nbsp;Jinhui Li","doi":"10.1016/j.cec.2023.100052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cec.2023.100052","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>With the prevalence of online take-out food, the increasingly generated single-use plastic packaging waste has aroused public concern in the context of combating plastic pollution globally. The majority of present studies have focused on product design and policy design to influence the corporate behaviors in packaging waste management. Few attentions have been concentrated on consumer perceptions, a neglected vital factor in commercial practices, which determines whether the proposed measures can be effectively applied. This study takes college students, the main consumer group of take-out who are most likely to receive new environmental protection concepts, as a case study and employs the contingent valuation method to investigate their perceptions and behaviors toward emerging plastic packaging reduction approaches and taxation mechanisms. It was found that packaging circulation was preferred mostly with a proportion of 73.20% of the respondents, while taxation mechanism was more favored by those who have higher daily expenditure on meals. Gender, living costs and ordering frequency could significantly influence the acceptance levels. Therefore, a circulation mechanism using cabinet near take-out food hot spots and third-party cleaning services could target students and officers as pioneers. Regarding the taxation approach, it was suggested that the payment that most of the respondents could accept is 1.5 CNY. This study serves as a reference for the reduction of plastic waste from take-out packaging on campus, and provides a possible model that could reduce the environmental impacts of take-out food packaging through both taxation and circulation measures. The findings are expected to bring primary insights for take-out food plastic packaging reduction in China. For future studies, the methodology of this study was also well-prepared to investigate a larger scale of consumers and develop a more universal policy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100245,"journal":{"name":"Circular Economy","volume":"2 3","pages":"Article 100052"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The challenge of introducing design for the circular economy in the electronics industry: A proposal for metrics","authors":"Ab Stevels","doi":"10.1016/j.cec.2023.100051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cec.2023.100051","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The introduction of design for the circular economy (DfCE) in the electronics industry can strongly build on the earlier experiences in the field of applied ecodesign. Although the design methodology DfCE as such is identical compared to traditional ecodesign, DfCE needs different metrics because it includes apart from the environmental dimension also supply criticality and recyclability. Such metrics are proposed in the present paper. These will allow to come to prioritized action agendas for DfCE. Moreover, the numbers will allow to position the actions appropriately in the internal and external value chains. The basis for such metrics is to assign to each individual material in a product a weight based resource factor (RF). Such RFs include ‘factors’ for supply criticality, environmental load and recyclability. This allows to calculate ‘consolidated’ RFs for products as well. This approach will very effective in promoting circularity, because it starts from its core. That is: looking to how (and why) specific materials are applied and using a numerical method to put this into perspective. Primarily this is helpful to address the internal value chain. Also supply side issues and demand side issues (consumers) will get a lot of attention in this paper, both at the front side (design) and the back side (discarding behaviour of users). The combination of both aspects will allow to come to develop the best strategies for reuse for different product groups. For the informal sector application of the metrics is still premature, but in future there could be contributions as well. In the discussion section, issues are raised as regards possible contradictions between resource issues and emission issues and about conflicts of interest between DfCE and business interest in more general. Moreover, attention is paid to the way DfCE can contribute to enrich traditional ecodesign.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100245,"journal":{"name":"Circular Economy","volume":"2 3","pages":"Article 100051"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Valorization of agro-industrial biowaste to biomaterials: An innovative circular bioeconomy approach","authors":"Bishwambhar Mishra ,&nbsp;Yugal Kishore Mohanta ,&nbsp;C. Nagendranatha Reddy ,&nbsp;S. Deepak Mohan Reddy ,&nbsp;Sanjeeb Kumar Mandal ,&nbsp;Rajasri Yadavalli ,&nbsp;Hemen Sarma","doi":"10.1016/j.cec.2023.100050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cec.2023.100050","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Population growth and increased food demand have increased global waste. Converting biowaste into biomaterials has been the subject of extensive research, and various strategies have been investigated. Microorganisms can ferment a large amount of useable carbon in biowaste from the food and agricultural industries to produce valuable goods. Those who advocate for a “circular bioeconomy” aim to establish a system that eliminates waste by recycling and reusing its components. Various novel biomaterials, such as collagen, chitosan, pullulan, hydroxyapatite, cellulose, gelatin, and carbon-based nanocomposites, can be derived from biowaste through bioprocessing. This paper demonstrates to what extent we have succeeded in transforming biowaste into biomaterials with commercial value. Furthermore, this article discusses the most recent developments in waste valorization and circular economy concepts and the promising future of transforming agro-industrial wastes into functional biomaterials and their applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100245,"journal":{"name":"Circular Economy","volume":"2 3","pages":"Article 100050"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}