Essays about: "recycling rates"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 63 essays containing the words recycling rates.

1. 21. EU Waste Framework Directive, What's Next? : A cost­benefit analysis of an extended producer responsibility for textiles in the European Union

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Amanda Gerbendahl; Madeleine Johansson; [2020]
   Keywords : EU Waste Framework Directive; Extended Producer Responsibility; circular economy; fast-fashion; textile industry;

   Abstract : The objective of our thesis was to conduct a pilot study to evaluate if an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for textiles in the EU could be a socioeconomically beneficial policy to complement the EU Waste Framework Directive’s amendment of separately collected textiles. The aim was to investigate if the policy could achieve increased circular design of textiles as well as if it could work as a management plan for the increased collection rates. READ MORE

3. 22. A nexus in crisis: How Brazil’s push for energy security through sugarcane-based ethanol is affecting its water security

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Camila Fagundes Hubel; [2020]
   Keywords : Energy-water nexus; sugarcane ethanol; land use change; precipitation; sustainable development;

   Abstract : As reliance on energy and water resources grow, so do the concerns regarding their security, especially in terms of availability. A projected rise in population, accompanied by the relentless pursuit of economic growth and increasing climate change, indicate that greater stress will be placed on these same resources. READ MORE

4. 23. Cash is King in Plastic Recycling - An Experimental Study on How Monetary Incentives Impact Individual Motivation for Plastic Recycling

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Lucas Otterling; Kristoffer Östlin; [2020]
   Keywords : Individual Motivation; Monetary Incentives; Recycling; Plastic Waste; Waste Management;

   Abstract : This study aims to research, through an experimental study, how monetary incentives impact individual motivation for household plastic recycling. Sweden has one of the world's highest rates of plastic waste recycling. READ MORE

5. 24. Decreasing barrier while maintaining shelf-life for highly sensitive products - A more recyclable and sustainable packaging for infant formula

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Förpackningslogistik

   Author : Eva Weishaupt; [2020]
   Keywords : infant formula; packaging material; lipid oxidation; TBARS assay; shelf-life; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : With increasing concerns about environmental impacts of the food that is consumed, so is also the concern about packaging materials. This also comprises the packaging that is currently used to pack infant formula (IF), very often containing aluminum as the barrier material. READ MORE

6. 25. Small-scale biogas production from organic waste and application in mid-income countries – a case study of a Lebanese community

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Sebastian Huber; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Lebanon; small-scale; biogas production; organic waste; liquid digestate; anaerobic digestion; feasibility study;

   Abstract : The controlled anaerobic digestion of organic waste in a biogas facility aggregates advantages of waste treatment, energy recovery and nutrient recycling and is a promising technology to deal with contemporary issues of waste management and energy recovery. Small-scale biogas production units can be simply designed and successfully operated even in settings where means for advanced technology equipment are low and institutional capacities limited. READ MORE