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Circularity, Sustainability, and the Quality of Coffee Sold via Vending Machines: What Do Italian Consumers Prefer?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vending is an important sector in the daily lives of many people, and coffee is the most frequently consumed product in the European market. Like many other sectors, vending is responding to the challenge of sustainable development by taking various actions, such as offering increasingly ecologically sound coffee while maintaining/improving ...
Alberto Bertossi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sediment Dispersion at the New Auckland Marine Disposal Ground, Northeast New Zealand

open access: yes, 2013
A controversial history of near shore dredged material disposal east of Auckland, New Zealand, starting in the mid-1980s, resulted in the use of a temporary deep water site that did not satisfy the requirements of the London Dumping Convention.
Flaim, Bryna K.
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Reconfiguring Fresh Produce Supply Chains in Response to Drought Risk: Evidence From the U.S. Broccoli Market

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drought is among the most severe and persistent threats to food supply chains, and relocating production to less drought‐prone regions offers a strategy to reduce this risk. This is particularly relevant for fresh vegetables, which are highly water‐intensive, yet drought‐driven reconfiguration strategies remain understudied.
Bingyan Dai   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

COST COMPARISONS OF ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR PROCESSING RECYCLED WASTE NEWSPAPERS INTO FARM-ANIMAL BEDDING

open access: yes
The United States is facing a seemingly overwhelming problem of how to dispose of its solid waste. For disposal solutions to be viable, they must be environmentally sound and economically viable. Processing waste newspapers for farm-animal bedding offers
McSweeny, William T.   +2 more
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The role of households in solid waste management in East African capital cities

open access: yes, 2011
Solid Management is a concern in East African capital cities. The absence of managing solid waste is a serious problem. An ever bigger concern is the growing quantities of waste that are generatedat households level in informal settlements.
Solomon, A.O.
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Design, placement, and sampling of groundwater monitoring wells for the management of hazardous waste disposal facilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 1988
Groundwater monitoring is an important technical requirement in managing hazardous waste disposal facilities. The purpose of monitoring is to assess whether and how a disposal facility is affecting the underlying groundwater system. This paper focuses on
Tsai, S.Y.
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STANDARDIZATION OF DOE DISPOSAL FACILITIES WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROCESSES [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
On February 25, 2000, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Waste Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (WM PEIS) for low-level and mixed low-level wastes (LLW/ MLLW) treatment and disposal.
Paul J Macbeth, Todd A Shrader
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Automated generative process synthesis via transformer‐based dual‐loop simulation and optimization

open access: yesAIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study presents a novel framework for automated generative process synthesis, addressing the complexity of simultaneously optimizing discrete topologies and continuous operating variables. To overcome conventional superstructure limitations, we propose a dual‐loop architecture integrating generative transformers with rigorous process ...
Yeong Woo Son   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety assessment of introducing radioactive waste incineration facilities in Korea: An off-site resident dose evaluation

open access: yesNuclear Engineering and Technology
As nuclear power technology advances, radioactive waste accumulation rises, necessitating measures to alleviate strain on disposal facilities and minimize waste management costs.
Hyeonjune Noh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Economic Evaluation of Incineration as a Residual Municipal Solid Waste Management Option in Ireland [PDF]

open access: yes
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Competitiveness Council (NCC) report that despite pressing EU policy requirements, Ireland remains heavily dependent on indigenous landfill capacity and overseas markets for its Residual Solid Waste (
Erik O'Donovan, Micheál L. Collins
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