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{"title":"A framework for assessing the circular economy potential in the water and agriculture sectors in Türkiye through the water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus","authors":"Ece Demir,&nbsp;Emre Alp","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The growing need for agricultural production and the consequences of climate change necessitate new paradigms for sustainable resource management such as the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) nexus and the circular economy approach. The WEFE nexus promotes a holistic perspective to improve resource management and economic outcomes by emphasizing the interconnectivity of its components. The circular economy framework complements the WEFE Nexus by promoting the efficient use and reuse of resources across its interconnected components. This study proposes an integrated framework for preliminary assessments of water and agriculture sectoral potentials in water reuse and bioenergy production at a macro scale. This framework includes priority assessments using multidimensional criteria through the developed Circular Agriculture Priority Assessment (CAPA) index, which provide actionable insights targeted policies, strategic investments, and research to provide water, food, energy security and maintaining of ecosystem health in Türkiye. The results indicate that Türkiye's annual resources include 22.5 million tons of crop residue, 93.8 million tons of animal manure, and 2594 hm³ of urban wastewater, which could meet 10 % of agricultural water needs through reuse and produce 12,908,772 MWh of bioenergy, covering 4.16 % of residential electricity demand. However, only 14.6 % of this energy potential is currently exploited. The CAPA index highlights certain provinces for targeted policies, strategic investments, and research initiatives. By providing a multidimensional evaluation of circular agriculture strategies within the WEFE nexus framework, this research contributes to advancing sustainable resource security and improving decision-making in agricultural production systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 335-347"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143159255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Peeling the orange: Delving into life cycle indicators for water footprint, ecosystem services, and biodiversity for orange cultivation in Uruguay","authors":"María Inés Cabot ,&nbsp;Joanna Lado ,&nbsp;Neus Sanjuán","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The relevance of certain environmental impacts on agricultural processes, such as water use and degradation, biodiversity loss, and effects on ecosystem services, is widely recognized by the Sustainable Development Goals. However, agricultural Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), among others, those on citrus fruits, often neglect or only partially address these impacts. This study seeks to fill this gap by evaluating these newly developed impact categories using orange cultivation in Uruguay as a case study. Updated and regionalized methods based on both midpoint and endpoint indicators are applied in a comprehensive cradle-to-farm gate analysis using mass and area functional units. The assessment specifically evaluates the effects of water consumption and degradation, land occupation on ecosystem services across five distinct potentials, as well as the impacts on biodiversity of both land use and those associated with resource use and pollutant emissions. Irrigation is the main contributor to water consumption-related impacts, with scores of 1545.2 m³ eq.·ha⁻¹ and 88.5 m³ eq.·tonne⁻¹ for blue water scarcity. As for water degradation, the main hotspots are fertilizers on-field emissions and production, along with that of copper oxides and the maritime transport of inputs. The pollution deprivation potential is quantified, obtaining scores of 1.1 · 10⁻² m³·ha⁻¹ and 5.7 · 10⁻⁴ m³·tonne⁻¹. Land occupation for orange cultivation is the critical stage for ecosystem services loss — although it positively affects groundwater regeneration. The scores for biodiversity loss due to land occupation are 4.4 · 10⁻⁷ PDF·ha⁻¹ and 2.6 · 10⁻⁸ PDF·tonne⁻¹. Regarding non-land use-related impacts on biodiversity loss, input transportation stands out due to its significant contribution to terrestrial ecotoxicity. Based on the results, suggested management practices are put forth to mitigate the environmental impacts. Furthermore, areas for potential methodological enhancement are identified. This study provides the first application of recently developed environmental indicators for agricultural LCAs to citrus fruit cultivation, aiming to boost the development of more comprehensive studies that consider critical environmental aspects of agricultural systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 261-273"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143158795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social life cycle assessment of low-tech digesters for biogas and biofertiliser production in small-scale farms","authors":"Kurt Ziegler-Rodriguez ,&nbsp;Irene Josa ,&nbsp;Liliana Castro ,&nbsp;Humberto Escalante ,&nbsp;Erik Vera-Mercado ,&nbsp;Marianna Garfí","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aimed to assess the social performance of a low-tech digester implemented in a small-scale farm in Colombia. To this aim, a Social Life Cycle Assessment framework was developed to evaluate two scenarios: i) previous (baseline) scenario where manure was stored in a manure pit, liquefied petroleum gas was used for cooking and synthetic fertiliser was applied to crops; ii) current scenario where a low-tech digester treats manure and produces biogas and biofertiliser (digestate). The biogas is used for cooking replacing the liquefied petroleum gas while the digestate replaces the synthetic fertiliser. The stakeholder groups considered were: farmers/digester users (i.e. workers), local community, value chain actors, society and consumers. The impact categories were: cultural heritage, health and safety, working conditions, education, human rights, socio-economic repercussions, and consumer vs. user relationships. Results showed that low-tech digester implementation had a better social performance than piling up organic waste (with a final score of 36 and 10, respectively). This was mainly due to: i) education improvement and poverty alleviation for farmers; ii) improvement of community engagement, access to material resources (fuels, fertiliser, food) and education for the local community; iii) enhancement of social responsibility and supplier vs. user relationships for value chain actors; and iv) improvement of transparency and feedback mechanisms for consumers. Implementing low-tech digesters in the frame of a wider programme led by local entities and aiming at training and empowering farmers is a key issue for achieving the aforementioned social benefits and deep and long-term social change. More efforts should be made to reduce potential health and safety risks for all the stakeholders by i) training users to perform daily maintenance checks, and ii) setting up strategies to improve digestate quality for its safe reuse in agriculture.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 303-323"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143159337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Moving towards a circular economy: A systematic review of barriers to electric vehicle battery recycling","authors":"Jianghong Feng ,&nbsp;Wenjing Liu ,&nbsp;Feng Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In view of the fact that the rapidly growing number of electric vehicles around the world will result in more used batteries, how to efficiently recycle used batteries has become an important issue for sustainable development practices. Recognizing that the recycling of used batteries is affected by many factors, there is an urgent need to clarify the barriers to recycling used batteries. The lack of systematic reviews has led to an incomplete understanding of the barriers to battery recycling and a failure to effectively integrate the results and perspectives of various studies. In this paper, a systematic literature review has been conducted according to the PRISMA systematic review checklist to explore the current state of scientific research on the factors influencing the recycling of used batteries in order to summarize the potential barriers to the recycling of used batteries. By analyzing 92 articles from Web of Science and Google Scholar, this study identifies the key factors affecting the recycling of used batteries, including six dimensions: technology, economy, society, environment, policies and regulations, and supply chain, and systematically analyses the barriers within each dimension. Furthermore, this paper highlights several potential future research directions to further overcome these barriers, i.e. the need for comprehensive influencing factor studies, recycling network optimization, consumer behavior, policy effectiveness assessment, recycling market mechanisms, life cycle assessment, case studies, battery life data and cross-industry collaboration. These research directions provide practical guidance for researchers to further explore the recycling of used batteries and provide insights for practice and research towards a circular economy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 241-260"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143159256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Let's get flexible: Exploring adaptable consumption toward reducing household food waste in the Netherlands","authors":"Hannah M. Goss,&nbsp;Jotte I.J.C. de Koning,&nbsp;Nynke Tromp,&nbsp;Hendrik N.J. Schifferstein","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Food waste remains a critical global challenge, undermining sustainability and straining food systems. This study investigates adaptable consumption as a transformative strategy for reducing household food waste, emphasising its role in enhancing resilience within food systems. Adaptability of consumption empowers households to adjust food-related behaviours in response to changes in food availability, household needs, and other disruptions. Through cultural probes and semi-structured interviews with 11 Dutch households (43 participants), this study identifies five actionable opportunities for supporting consumers in more adaptability toward food waste reduction: 1) supporting flexible meal moments, 2) reclaiming food edibility, 3) reintegrating food into routines, 4) integrating feedback loops, and 5) playing into life-changing moments. These opportunities represent critical moments in time, behavioural routines, or dynamics where food waste-reducing behaviours can be successfully introduced and fostered. The study identifies practical recommendations within each opportunity, including implementing sensory-driven food labels to guide safe consumption decisions, introducing storage tools to minimise waste, and leveraging digital tools to provide actionable feedback, which can support households in adopting sustainable and waste-reducing practices. By integrating such interventions, stakeholders can enable households to adopt concrete, sustainable practices that align with systemic goals for food waste reduction and resilience.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 274-288"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143158793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to “A life cycle assessment model to evaluate the environmental sustainability of lignin-based polyols” [Sustain. Prod. Consump. 52 (2024) 624–639]","authors":"Léo Staccioli ,&nbsp;Andreia Maria Rodrigues dos Santos ,&nbsp;José Gallego ,&nbsp;Ana Kalliola ,&nbsp;Olesya Fearon ,&nbsp;Pablo Ortiz ,&nbsp;Walter Pitacco ,&nbsp;Ana Carvalho","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"54 ","pages":"Page 129"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143159339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Environmental performance of second-life lithium-ion batteries repurposed from electric vehicles for household storage systems","authors":"Anna Spindlegger ,&nbsp;Lyubov Slotyuk ,&nbsp;Aleksander Jandric ,&nbsp;Ricardo Gabbay De Souza ,&nbsp;Stefanie Prenner ,&nbsp;Florian Part","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Repurposing lithium-ion batteries has proven to be a promising solution to address the rising number of end-of-life batteries that can be used for second-life energy storage systems and thus extend their service life. While previous research has provided valuable insights into the environmental benefits of battery repurposing, there is still a need to examine the repurposing process more thoroughly, in order to make well-informed decisions on the implementation of second-life battery storage systems. Therefore, this study examines the influence of different repurposing strategies on the environmental performance of second-life battery energy storage systems. A life cycle assessment was conducted, analysing four repurposing cases relating to the exchange of components, namely i) new battery management system and module casing (Base case), ii) new battery management system and reuse of module casing (Case 1), iii) new module casing and reuse of battery management system (Case 2) and iv) reuse of module casing and battery management system (Case 3). These impacts were compared to a storage system with new batteries, to determine the potential environmental benefits and identify the most suitable repurposing strategy. Our findings demonstrate significant environmental benefits of second-life battery energy storage systems across various impact categories and repurposing cases. The Base case and Case 1 resulted in environmental benefits across all impact categories. The highest benefits were observed for metal depletion with savings of 58 % and 61 %, respectively. Increased savings were obtained for Case 2 and Case 3. However, environmental drawbacks were identified for freshwater and marine ecotoxicity. In particular, Case 2 resulted in the highest drawbacks of −22 % and −16 %, respectively. These can be attributed to the allocation procedure, particularly affecting the recycling credits of battery management system recycling. The full allocation of end-of-life impacts and consequently the recycling credits to the second-life battery has not only led to a substantial increase in overall savings, but also resulted in impact categories that originally had disadvantages becoming those with the highest environmental savings. This study demonstrates the importance of carefully selecting repurposing strategies for second-life energy storage systems to maximize their environmental benefits and avoid drawbacks. Additionally, the results highlight the substantial influence of allocation procedures on overall environmental impacts, underscoring the need for clearer methodological guidance on addressing the multifunctionality of repurposed batteries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 227-240"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143158794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Agriphotovoltaics as a profitable land use approach for regions in transformation? - An economic analysis and technical validation of suitable concepts","authors":"Chantal Kierdorf ,&nbsp;Sabine Schlüter ,&nbsp;Matthias Meier-Grüll ,&nbsp;Sandra Venghaus","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The study explores efficient land use models and their contribution to the energy transition for transformation regions from the perspective of Agriphotovoltaics (APV) and examines the economic viability of APV using the example of the model region in the Rhenish lignite mining area. The high population density of the region and the simultaneous phase-out of fossil fuels make APV a promising solution for sustainable energy generation and efficient land use. Based on a mixed quantitative and qualitative research approach, the economic feasibility of potential suitable systems in the regions' main agricultural activity of arable farming such as vertical and high-mounted APV systems are analyzed, considering valid feed-in tariffs and agricultural factors' impact on profitability. Results show that current remuneration structures, especially national tariffs, are deemed non-viable. Vertical systems achieve stable profitability when higher tariffs of 0.09€/kWh outside the national tariff are considered, and show better profitability compared to high-mounted systems due to lower investment costs. Electricity sales overshadow agricultural revenue and reduce agriculture's influence on feasibility in arable farming settings that are typical for regional agriculture. Experts view APV in arable farming critically, expecting limited synergy and compatibility challenges. However, a funding measure from the state government amounting to 25% of the acquisition costs significantly increases the profitability of even the more expensive, high-mounted APV systems and is a valuable example of how innovative regional development concepts can be successfully promoted. The methodology presented here is transferable to other regional research approaches and provides practical guidance for land-efficient regional development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 115-128"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143158674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluating material passports for circularity in the construction industry","authors":"Siyi Mao,&nbsp;Wen-Jun Cao","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.12.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.12.021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recent research has introduced material passports for circularity to promote the construction industry's transition to a circular economy. Despite the availability of many reviews guiding material passports' developments, they mainly focus narrowly on specific strategies or structures and ignore the relationship between data and circularity. Moreover, existing case studies remain highly dispersed, leading to fragmented knowledge and experience. These shortcomings fail to address the uncertainties related to strategies and structures, diminish trust in decision-making, and prevent material passports' widespread adoption. To bridge these gaps, this study conducts a systematic literature review of existing material passports' contents and case studies. After the literature screening, a multi-stage analysis of 57 filtered files is performed to propose a tiered (Level 0 to 4) data structure for a standardized universal passport and explore their data preferences. The universal material passports consider multiple circular strategies and are suitable for different structures. Then, a comparative quantitative analysis of 34 selected case studies is conducted to examine their geographic distribution, building types, implementation statuses, and content, identifying current trends and developments. Our findings offer valuable insights for enhancing the effectiveness and adoption of material passports for circularity, suggesting a path forward for integrating diverse circular strategies within the construction industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 88-101"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143159240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reuse of consumer products: Climate account and rebound effects potential","authors":"Ruby Bubinek ,&nbsp;Ursula Knaack ,&nbsp;Ciprian Cimpan","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.12.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.12.019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The circular economy aims to enhance resource efficiency and mitigate environmental pressures, while contributing to innovation and growth. However, its actual effectiveness in reducing environmental impacts has come under scrutiny. This study evaluates the environmental benefits of reuse as a circular economy activity, using a municipal reuse program as case study. The analysis includes a detailed characterization of donated products, a comprehensive carbon footprint assessment, and an estimation of rebound effects caused by imperfect substitution and income changes. Findings reveal that the environmental impact of operating municipal reuse programs is relatively modest (0.28 kg CO₂e per kg of reused goods), while potential emissions savings can be significant (average 3.9 kg CO₂e per kg of reused goods). However, rebound effects pose a substantial challenge, driven by imperfect substitution and income-driven re-spending behaviors. Estimated rebound effects spanned 82–167 % for furniture products. Re-spending, in particular, risks negating the environmental benefits of reuse or even causing net negative outcomes. The rebound analysis pointed to green consumption and product eco-design policies as foundational elements to limit environmental impacts, but also to the importance of considering the social benefit contribution of reuse. This study underscores that while reuse and other circular economy activities hold promise, they are not inherently free of environmental impacts and can yield adverse effects. Incorporating user behavior and social dimensions is therefore essential for the effective assessment and strategic design of circular economy policies and initiatives.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 190-201"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143158677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}