Essays about: "waste recycling improvements"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words waste recycling improvements.
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1. Exploring the industrial packaging of components for complex electrical products and its sustainability and circularity
University essay from Lunds universitet/FörpackningslogistikAbstract : This master’s thesis explores the sustainability and the circularity of industrial packaging of components for complex electronic products. The research aims to gain insight into the structure of the packaging system between the suppliers and the manufacturers (EMS) and evaluate its circularity to identify the opportunities and challenges for future improvement. READ MORE
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2. Enhancing Sustainability in Building Construction in Developing Countries : Enhancing Sustainability in Building Construction in Developing Countries
University essay from KTH/Hållbara byggnaderAbstract : This master's thesis was conducted in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders Sweden and Tumaini Open School in Tabora, Tanzania. Tumaini Open School, located on the outskirts of Tabora, is a school under construction expected to host 450 students and to be completed by 2025. READ MORE
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3. Plastic pollution and circular economy in Sweden A case study of two Swedish plastic recycling companies
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Plastic as material has become ubiquitous in modern life and it is difficult to imagine a world without it. Since the proliferation of plastics on the consumer market in the 1950s, poor waste management and low recycling rates have resulted in overflowing landfills and leakage into nature. READ MORE
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4. Generating Design Improvements Using Circularity Indicators : A case study on how to measure, increase and evaluate the circularity of a fully automated coffee machine
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknikAbstract : This thesis presents how circularity indicators successfully can be used to generate concrete design improvements for commercial machines with the aim of making them better adapted to the Circular Economy. By using a methodology based on workshops, assessment of circular maturity from BS8001:2017- Framework for implementing the principles of the circular economy in organizations – guide, and use of the circularity indicator Circularity Measurement Toolkit (CMT) a fully automated coffee machine became 4 percent improved in the circular performance and an 80 percent landfill waste reduction was achieved. READ MORE
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5. Off-hour Deliveries as a Sustainable Alternative : A case study of a Swedish recycling company
University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)Abstract : Global climate change is already having a noticeable impact on the environment that threatens the future of all species including humans. Unfortunately, it is currently accelerating and global temperatures will continue to rise in the coming decades mainly due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities in daily life. READ MORE