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Fashion\u27s Destruction of Unsold Goods: Responsible Solutions for an Environmentally Conscious Future [PDF]
, 2020 Over the past two years, headlines of fast-fashion and luxury brands burning their merchandise have flooded media outlets. While this came as a shock to the general public, it has actually been a standard industry practice for decades.
Elia, Ariele
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Exploring the potential of ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) seed fat
Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.Abstract Ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) fat is an important income source for Amazonian communities. Local businesses typically process whole seeds for fat extraction; however, seed structural integrity may influence extraction efficiency and fat quality.
Juan David Marmolejo Tascón +4 more
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, 2014 Citation: 'incinerator' in the IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed.; International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. 10.1351/goldbook.I02997 • License: The IUPAC Gold Book is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA 4.0 International for individual terms.
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Life Cycle Assessment of Horse Manure Treatment
Energies, 2016 Horse manure consists of feces, urine, and varying amounts of various bedding materials. The management of horse manure causes environmental problems when emissions occur during the decomposition of organic material, in addition to nutrients not being ...
Ola Eriksson +3 more
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A Business Framework for Product Take‐Back—A Structured Multiple‐Case Analysis
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The potential of take‐back systems remains largely unrealized as initiatives have proven difficult to implement in practice. The question is why we do not see more take‐back systems given the substantial environmental benefits. We try to understand the challenges and stumbling blocks in setting up take‐back from a business perspective.
Rasmus Jørgensen, Torben Pedersen
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Physical and chemical characterisation of crude meat and bone meal combustion residue: “waste or raw material?” [PDF]
, 2005 As a result of the recent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) crisis in the European beef industry, the use of animal by-product is now severely controlled.
Deydier, Eric +3 more
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Circular Economy Pathways for Airport Climate Change Mitigation
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Airport operators face growing climate‐change pressures; the circular economy offers pathways to reduce impacts and recover resources. We examine how airport operators apply the circular economy in practice. We use an exploratory qualitative multicase design based on practitioner‐generated documents (e.g., press releases and sustainability ...
Michele Oppioli +3 more
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Frontiers in SustainabilityIntroductionSource segregation and recycling of waste are crucial components of sustainable solid waste management. They receive little attention due to lack of political interest and institutional capacity, weak regulatory frameworks and enforcement ...
Shahana Akther +2 more
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Study on Thermal Conversion of the Waste Oil Absorbin Activated Carbon
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017 The pyrolysis and combustion characteristics of a waste oil absorbing activated carbon were investigated using a thermogravimetric analyzer under heating rate of 10°C/min from 25°C to 1000°C. The activated carbon sample was used to adsorb waste oil.
Mao Qing +5 more
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The Life-Cycle Environmental Impact of Recycling of Restaurant Food Waste in Lanzhou, China
Applied Sciences, 2019 The recycling of restaurant food waste can bring environmental benefits and improve food safety for urban residents. We here assessed the entire life cycle of the anaerobic digestion−aerobic composting technique of restaurant food waste recycling ...
Zilong Zhang +5 more
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