Essays about: "recycling rates"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 63 essays containing the words recycling rates.

1. 11. Burn or Return? Evaluating Deposit Return Systems for Plastic Packaging Waste in Sweden : A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Martin Forsman Hedman; [2022]
   Keywords : Resource management; reuse; deposit return scheme; circular economy; polypropylene;

   Abstract : Plastics have become an integral part of modern life and global use is expected to grow almost two- fold until 2040. 40% of European demand for plastic raw materials is driven by the packaging industry and being a cheap material, focus on waste management has historically been neglected. READ MORE

3. 12. A Pre-Assessment related to Refractory Waste Management in Sweden : Pre-study of the performance of MgO-C bricks made from recycled MgO-C refractory materials for use in steel production

   University essay from KTH/Materialvetenskap

   Author : Pranav Jagtap; [2021]
   Keywords : MgO-C brick; Refractory; Recycling; Reusing; Swedish Steel industries; MgO-C tegel; Eldfast; Återvinning; Återanvändning; Svensk stålindustri;

   Abstract : Steel industries consume refractory materials on a large scale. High temperature resistant refractory materials are essential for linings of the steelmaking vessels, to protect them from corrosive environments, high temperatures, molten steels and slags during transportation and steelmaking operations. READ MORE

4. 13. Creating Value from Last Mile Deliveries to First Mile Recycling : A Case Study of an Urban Consolidation Center

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : GUSTAV WESTERLUND; DARIN BABAN; [2021]
   Keywords : Urban consolidation center; Urbanization; Urban waste management; Urban freight delivery; Business models; Value creation; Value proposition; Value capture; Urban samlastningscentral; Urbanisering; Urban sophantering; Urbana varuleveranser; Affärsmodeller; Värdeskapande; Värdeerbjudande; Värdefångst;

   Abstract : This study is a part of the HITS-project at the Integrated Transport Research Lab at KTH. The demand for urban freight transportation has continued to grow during the last decades due to increased urbanization. Road-based freight transport contributes to air pollution, traffic congestion and noise pollution. READ MORE

5. 14. Transaction costs in WEEE recycling value chains: an analysis of WEEE recycling under collective and individual producer responsibility

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Wan-Chun Hsieh; [2021]
   Keywords : waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE ; recycling; global value chain; transaction costs; collective responsibility system CPR ; individual responsibility system IPR ; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Increasing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has become a global issue that raises social and environmental impact concerns, and recycling and using recycled materials is proposed by policymakers and academics as a solution. Nevertheless, barriers still exist and result in low collection and recycling rates and underdeveloped recycling markets. READ MORE

6. 15. Modelling the Flow and Allocation of Materials from Battery Recycling through Production

   University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

   Author : Cecilia Kraft; Daniel Laving; [2021]
   Keywords : lithium-ion battery; recycling production; material flow allocation model; litiumjonbatteri; återvinning production; materialflödes- och allokeringsmodell;

   Abstract : With the current shift towards renewable energy sources, the demand for batteries is expected to follow an exponential increase in the future, and lithium-ion batteries will be the bulk of it. In order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from battery production and to secure future availability of critical metals, more batteries will need to be recycled. READ MORE