Essays about: "circular material flow"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words circular material flow.
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1. Circular economy: : Sustainability assessment of circular business models basedon material flow analysis.
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, design och hållbar utveckling (2023-)Abstract : This study has contributed to the developing concepts of circular economy by assessing circular business models and to test different approaches for circularity in a measurable way. In our current era of time, we stand against environment challenges with a warming planet and resources scarcity. READ MORE
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2. Towards Circular Business Models in Swedish Rock and Soil Material Management : An Ecosystem-level Exploration
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Projekt, innovationer och entreprenörskapAbstract : The rapid growth of Swedish metropolitan regions, has led to increased demand for rock and soil materials for building construction and infrastructural work. Sweden's rock and soil material management industry extracts over 100 million tons of aggregate per year, while only succeeding in recycling 1% of it. READ MORE
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3. Towards Water Resource Recovery Facilities : Environmentally Extended Techno-Economic Assessment of Emerging Sewage Sludge Management Technologies in Sweden
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Municipal sewage sludge (MSS) management varies widely between countries and legislative regimes. Within the European directive for sewage treatment France applies over half of MSS to arable land, while The Netherlands has banned the practice (Kelessidis et al, 2012). READ MORE
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4. Analysing the EU textile and clothing material flow with an emphasis on reuse-based value chains
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Textile waste amounts and its utilization are pressing problems in the EU today, with further expected worsening as legislations come into play, increasing collection rates. The EU strives towards a more sustainable future, however this future might entail initial disimprovement, as consumption and disposal behaviour are further expected to increase. READ MORE
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5. Quality Assurance of Recycled HDPE in the Plastic Packaging Industry
University essay from Lunds universitet/InnovationAbstract : The recycling of plastic has the potential to support circular material use, thus decreasing the need for virgin plastics. However, there is an existing issue with assuring quality of recycled plastic materials, causing finished products to perform with poorer properties and unexpected deviations. READ MORE