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Preparation of sludge derived fuels for co-incineration in waste incinerators: Industrial tests and life cycle assessment 污泥衍生燃料在垃圾焚化炉中共焚烧的制备：工业试验和生命周期评估

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Sustainable Production and Consumption Pub Date : 2025-08-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.004

Yanfei Lin , Hanqiao Liu , Guoxia Wei , Tong Li , Qianlong Han , Zilu Liu , Xinrui Su , Yifan Chen

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Environment-friendly diet and policy priorities to promote sustainable healthy aging across China 环境友好型饮食和政策重点促进中国可持续健康老龄化

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Sustainable Production and Consumption Pub Date : 2025-08-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.008

Bingqi Ye , Jialu Yang , Min Xia , Yan Liu

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Can hydrogen-powered air travel grow within the planetary limits? 氢动力航空旅行能在地球极限内发展吗？

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Sustainable Production and Consumption Pub Date : 2025-08-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.009

Yat Yin Lai , Alexis Laurent

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Stakeholder-driven circular economy on marginal lands: Governance and sustainability trade-offs in biomass value chains 边际土地上利益相关者驱动的循环经济：生物质价值链中的治理和可持续性权衡

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Sustainable Production and Consumption Pub Date : 2025-08-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.005

Thi Huyen Trang Dam, Philipp Grundmann, Richard Orozco, Naser Reyhani

{"title":"Stakeholder-driven circular economy on marginal lands: Governance and sustainability trade-offs in biomass value chains","authors":"Thi Huyen Trang Dam, Philipp Grundmann, Richard Orozco, Naser Reyhani","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Circular economy (CE) models have potential to advance sustainability in biomass-based value chains, but implementation on marginal lands is constrained by governance fragmentation, limited financing, and diverging stakeholder priorities. Using a mixed-methods approach—including stakeholder surveys, thematic coding, and concept mapping—this study examines governance expectations across seven international case contexts in Europe, South Africa, and Argentina. The results reveal pronounced differences across groups: businesses and investors prioritize infrastructure, financing mechanisms, and market stability; farmers emphasize land-use flexibility, compensation schemes, and long-term support; policymakers and environmental and conservation organizations focus on regulatory coherence, biodiversity protection, and inclusive governance; while research and innovation actors call for strengthened coordination, knowledge exchange, and locally adapted monitoring systems. In Global South cases, social equity issues—especially related to land access, participation, and benefit sharing—emerged as critical concerns. Across groups and countries, shared expectations for biobased products centered on climate and biodiversity benefits, affordability, traceability, and alignment with local needs and CE principles. Concept mapping illustrates interlinkages between stakeholder-defined priorities, governance gaps, and technical constraints, offering insight into underlying sustainability trade-offs. The findings highlight stakeholder governance as a central enabler of CE transitions, emphasizing the need for multi-level, participatory coordination, stable financial support, and cross-sectoral alignment. These insights contribute to context-sensitive strategies for circular bioeconomy development on marginal lands and support progress toward SDG 12.5, while reinforcing synergies with SDGs 13 and 15 on climate and biodiversity goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"59 ","pages":"Pages 82-98"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144852407","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}

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Environmental trade-offs of EV battery end-of-life options in Thailand: A life cycle assessment with sensitivity to electricity mix and battery degradation 泰国电动汽车电池寿命终止选择的环境权衡：对电力组合和电池退化敏感的生命周期评估

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Sustainable Production and Consumption Pub Date : 2025-08-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.007

Sakraan Sitcharangsie , Suwit Paengkanya , Seksan Papong

{"title":"Environmental trade-offs of EV battery end-of-life options in Thailand: A life cycle assessment with sensitivity to electricity mix and battery degradation","authors":"Sakraan Sitcharangsie , Suwit Paengkanya , Seksan Papong","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As electric vehicle (EV) adoption accelerates, understanding the environmental impacts of EV batteries—particularly at their end-of-life (EOL)—is essential. This study presents a comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) comparing two EOL strategies: (1) immediate recycling and (2) repurposing for an additional ten years prior to recycling. The analysis covers the entire battery life cycle, using real-world load profiles from a Thai fruit export community and projected electricity mixes under three national decarbonization pathways. Environmental performance is assessed across four impact categories: global warming potential, freshwater ecotoxicity, human non-carcinogenic toxicity, and mineral resource scarcity. Results highlight that the battery production and primary use phases contribute most to environmental impacts. However, second-life use can significantly offset emissions, especially in carbon-intensive grid scenarios. In the second-use phase, sensitivity analysis showed that variations in capacity degradation and usable cell rates did not affect the total energy savings or environmental outcomes when the lost capacity was compensated by additional repurposed batteries. Among all scenarios, repurposing batteries before recycling under “30% reduction in carbon intensity by 2030” policy achieved the highest overall sustainability score, offering a balanced reduction across all impact categories. Expert-weighted impact factors further enhance the robustness of the assessment. This study offers actionable insights for policymakers and stakeholders, supporting circular economy strategies and reinforcing the role of second-life applications in Thailand's low-carbon transition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"59 ","pages":"Pages 63-81"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144842502","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}

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Assessing the circularity potential of textile flows for future markets in Denmark: A study of textile anatomy 评估丹麦未来市场纺织品流动的循环潜力：纺织品解剖学研究

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Sustainable Production and Consumption Pub Date : 2025-08-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.002

Heather Margaret Logan , Valentina Rossi , Kamilla Kastrup Hansen , Maggie Ziggie Søndergaard , Anders Damgaard

{"title":"Assessing the circularity potential of textile flows for future markets in Denmark: A study of textile anatomy","authors":"Heather Margaret Logan , Valentina Rossi , Kamilla Kastrup Hansen , Maggie Ziggie Søndergaard , Anders Damgaard","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There is an urgent need to reduce the production and consumption of garments to curb the environmental emissions from the waste generated after their lifecycles. Nonetheless, even if drastic steps are taken today to reduce the production of textiles, the textiles already in circulation eventually need to be disposed of or recycled. To capture these garments and increase the quantity of textile available for recycling, the European Union (EU) has mandated the separate collection of the textile fraction across member states from 2025. However, collecting textiles for recycling does not guarantee that the collected textiles are recyclable. This study explores the recyclability of textiles by analysing the anatomy of textiles (linings, disruptors, adornments, and fibre blends) in Denmark and applies these findings to forecast the material available to different recycling routes in 2025. This study finds that in Denmark, after initial collection and sorting, textile complexity will likely result in the incineration of 36 % of textiles sent to recycling streams, 53 % will require disruptor removal, and 11 % will be available to different recycling routes. When the recycling capacity for high-quality recycling is considered, only a minor part (<2 %) of textiles in the Danish market can result in high-quality fibre-to-fibre recycling. These results emphasize the importance of considering textile anatomy both when designing textiles and determining recycling pathways. Moreover, our findings underscore that the Circular Economy (CE) transition cannot rely on recycling alone; instead, it must invest in avoidance and reuse approaches in addition to improved sorting and pretreatment facilities within Europe to best utilize the textiles currently in circulation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"59 ","pages":"Pages 127-142"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144865175","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}

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Sustainable construction based on green roofs designed to retain rainwater and provide food: An LCA compared to conventional roofs 基于绿色屋顶的可持续建筑，旨在保留雨水和提供食物：与传统屋顶相比，LCA

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Sustainable Production and Consumption Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.001

Florence Rezende Leite , Maria Lúcia Pereira Antunes , Diogo Aparecido Lopes Silva

{"title":"Sustainable construction based on green roofs designed to retain rainwater and provide food: An LCA compared to conventional roofs","authors":"Florence Rezende Leite , Maria Lúcia Pereira Antunes , Diogo Aparecido Lopes Silva","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study applied Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to compare the environmental performance of a conventional Ceramic Roof (CR) and a modular Green Roof (GR). As a novel contribution, the GR system was designed using <em>Pereskia aculeata</em>, a resilient, edible, and underutilized plant species, and included the analysis of rainwater retention impacts during the roof's use phase. The methodology was structured in three stages: (1) comparison between CR and GR systems, considering construction and the roof's first year of use; (2) sensitivity analysis of alternative materials for GR components, complemented by uncertainty analysis; and (3) a 30-years projection of use-phase impacts. Primary data were obtained from GR experimental prototypes monitored over one year, including irrigation volumes, plant development, and rainwater retention from 50 rainfall events. Secondary data were modeled using the ecoinvent database and literature sources. In the first stage, GR outperformed CR in 11 of 14 impact categories, with total normalized impacts 13 % lower. In CR, 80 % of impacts were from ceramic tile production, while in GR, polymer components were most impactful, polypropylene accounted for 82 % of Fossil Depletion and polyester for 95 % of Ozone Depletion. Sensitivity analysis showed that substituting the module and filter layers' materials with alternative polymers in GR reduced Marine and Freshwater Ecotoxicity by over 70 %. The optimized GR scenario achieved 71 % lower normalized impacts than CR and performed better in 13 of 14 categories. The 30-years projection reinforced the GR's superior performance over time. In conclusion, GR demonstrated substantial environmental advantages over CR. Additionally, GR adds value through food production, making it a promising strategy for promoting urban agriculture. Further studies on cost, end-of-life impacts, and species selection are needed to support broader adoption.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"59 ","pages":"Pages 1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144780454","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}

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Circular economy and the Titanic effect: Analysis of 145 case studies 循环经济与泰坦尼克号效应：145个案例分析

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Sustainable Production and Consumption Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2025.07.012

Miranda Braga Gomes Nogueira, Jeanette Simpson , Adam Christopher Snow , Fiona Charnley , Begüm Yontar Avcı, Kevin Brown , Tanvir Ahmed

{"title":"Circular economy and the Titanic effect: Analysis of 145 case studies","authors":"Miranda Braga Gomes Nogueira, Jeanette Simpson , Adam Christopher Snow , Fiona Charnley , Begüm Yontar Avcı, Kevin Brown , Tanvir Ahmed","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.07.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.07.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research explores challenges and critical factors in implementing circular economy (CE) initiatives, particularly in business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) contexts, through the analysis of previous failures. There is limited literature on CE implementation failure mechanisms and how learning from them can inform business operations.</div><div>A detailed analysis of 145 B2B and B2C primary and secondary case studies, combine insights from subject matter experts, examines outcomes against original objectives. Using a systems thinking framework, the research investigates the root causes of CE failures and whether such an approach might assist to prevent future breakdowns. This research positions itself by considering end-to-end circularity, while integrating environmental (e.g. greenhouse gas emissions), social, and systemic sustainability dimensions.</div><div>Findings reveal that failures often result from neglecting wider system impacts, including cost implications and waste management challenges. The complexity of CE implementation is underscored, supporting a systems approach that aligns environmental protection, social equity, economic feasibility, and consumer engagement. The study also highlights a clear gap in the literature on CE failure, reinforcing the need for more structure and systemic analysis. Actionable insights are offered to inform strategic planning, risk management, policy development, and investment in more resilient CE adoption</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"59 ","pages":"Pages 325-338"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145003561","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}

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Is that the way the cookie crumbles? Variation in household food waste by socio-demographics and food management behaviours 饼干就是这样碎的吗？社会人口统计和食物管理行为对家庭食物浪费的影响

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Sustainable Production and Consumption Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.003

Gülbanu Kaptan , Tom Quested , Chuyao Kuang , Marcel Torode

{"title":"Is that the way the cookie crumbles? Variation in household food waste by socio-demographics and food management behaviours","authors":"Gülbanu Kaptan , Tom Quested , Chuyao Kuang , Marcel Torode","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Households produce more food waste than the rest of the supply chain combined in most countries. Identifying which households contribute most to food waste is important for designing and implementing effective interventions to reduce food waste. However, previous findings on the impact of socio-demographic characteristics and food management behaviours on household food waste are inconsistent and often rely on <em>self-reported</em> food waste data. In this study, we examined the association of socio-demographics and food management behaviours with directly measured food waste in 1783 UK households using waste compositional analysis. Our findings indicate that household size, age, and education significantly influence food waste levels, with individuals holding a university degree wasting less food, contrary to previous studies that analysed self-reported food waste levels. Additionally, the behaviours of purchasing the right amount of food, reusing leftovers, and defrosting items from the freezer are found to mediate the relationship between age and food waste. While purchasing the right amount of food and reusing leftovers are associated with lower food waste, households better at defrosting tend to waste more food, an intriguing and previously unreported finding. Our results suggest that future behavioural interventions should focus on these significant socio-demographic factors and food management behaviours to reduce household food waste.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"59 ","pages":"Pages 39-48"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144829883","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}

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Including the agro-economic effects of diet shifts into environmental assessments: Implications for the world's largest red meat eaters 将饮食转变对农业经济的影响纳入环境评估：对世界上最大的红肉食者的影响

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Sustainable Production and Consumption Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.006

Aurore Guillaume , Lise Appels , Vladimír Kočí , Jan Aerts , Annemie Geeraerd

{"title":"Including the agro-economic effects of diet shifts into environmental assessments: Implications for the world's largest red meat eaters","authors":"Aurore Guillaume , Lise Appels , Vladimír Kočí , Jan Aerts , Annemie Geeraerd","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Shifting one's diet towards more plant-based products is seen as one of the most efficient ways to mitigate one's environmental footprint. Yet, associated market adjustments between global demand and supply are rarely considered in environmental assessments and could counterbalance expected environmental benefits. In this context, we used an agro-economic model to predict global production changes following a demand shift towards EAT-Lancet guidelines for red meat and legume intake for the year 2030. We modelled four scenarios which apply to diverse regions, namely, the European Union (EU), EU and China, 40 % of the largest red meat eaters and the whole world. The environmental impact of these subsequent changes was quantified using consequential Life Cycle Assessment. Results show that significant environmental benefits could be achieved already when 40 % of the largest red meat-eating population shifts its diet. For greenhouse gas emissions, it translates into 1.02 GtCO<sub>2</sub> eq and 1.27 GtCO<sub>2</sub> eq saved in the 40 % and global diet shift scenarios, respectively. This latter is equivalent to the annual savings needed to reach net zero in 2050 for the Paris Agreement. Most of the local environmental benefits are linked to the regional specialisation of agricultural production. For example, there would be lower acidification in Asia due to the decrease in livestock production and lower aquatic eutrophication and ecotoxicity in the Americas due to the decrease in feed production. To reach such diet shifts and associated environmental benefits, context-specific solutions should be defined considering cultural and, global and regional physical constraints.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"59 ","pages":"Pages 27-38"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144828212","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}

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