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Waste and Circular Economy

open access: yesMediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2021
This work aims to describe and analyze the new socio economic phenomenon of waste-based circularity. To describe this process of recovery and transformation of waste, which represents the basis of circular economy, it is necessary to understand the complex articulation of the production of goods and materials, their yield and their capacity of ...
Senatore, Gianluca, Teofili, Simone
openaire   +3 more sources

Stakeholder knowledge and perceptions of the circular economy in Ugandan cities

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainability, 2023
Transitioning to a circular economy (CE) has been touted as the necessary paradigm shift to counterbalance the ever-increasing socio-economic metabolism in the face of global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, population growth ...
Tom Geme   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eco‐Holonic 4.0 Circular Business Model to  Conceptualize Sustainable Value Chain Towards  Digital Transition  [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize a circular business model based on an Eco-Holonic Architecture, through the integration of circular economy and holonic principles.
Aguayo-González, Francisco   +3 more
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The Circular Economy

open access: yes, 2023
When production resources are considered significant economic variables, the circular economy (CE) is viewed as a closed-loop economic system. It is a sustainable development strategy based on limited resources that addresses urgent problems of environmental degradation and resource scarcity and depletion.
Heshmati, Almas, Mohsen Khezri
openaire   +2 more sources

Benchmark Study of Epoxy Coatings with Selection of Bio-Based Phenalkamine versus Fossil-Based Amine Crosslinkers

open access: yesMolecules, 2023
The phenalkamines (PK) derived from cardanol oil can be used as a bio-based crosslinker for epoxy coatings as an alternative for traditional fossil amines (FA).
Pieter Samyn   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Circular economy practices as a tool for sustainable development in the context of renewable energy: What are the opportunities for the EU?

open access: yesOeconomia Copernicana, 2023
Research background: In order to tackle climate change and ensure Paris agreements are met, countries are forced to look for alternative ways of producing, consuming, and wasting and adopt a circular economy. Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions becomes
Ugnius Jakubelskas, Viktorija Skvarciany
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Consumers in the circular economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The circular economy is poised to transform economic systems and contribute to sustainable development. Most of the attention has focussed on how production can become circular by developing innovative business models, processes and products that close material loops.
Camacho-Otero, Juana   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Circular Economy and MOOCs

open access: yes, 2021
In this chapter, we attempt to discuss the economics of education according to the supply of massive open online courses (MOOCs) that deal with the circular economy (CE). The thread of reasoning starts from a brief historical reflection on the economics of education, pointing out that the major contributions in this field of study maintain the ...
Pérez Calle, Begoña   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Infrastructuring the Circular Economy [PDF]

open access: yesEnergies, 2020
The circular economy (CE), and its focus on the cycling and regeneration of resources, necessitates both a reconfiguration of existing infrastructures and the creation of new infrastructures to facilitate these flows. In urban settings, CE is being realized at multiple levels, from within individual organizations to across peri-urban landscapes.
André Nogueira   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Exploring the Grid Electricity Saving Potentials of Using Hybrid PV Systems in European Countries: A Comparative Study

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2023
All over the world nations make efforts, albeit to differing degrees, to mitigate climate change by substantially changing the composition of their energy mixes by relying more on renewable sources of energy instead of fossil fuels.
Henrik Zsiboracs   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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