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1. A conceptual and empirical framework to analyze the economics of consumer food waste

Author:
Drabik, Dušan; de Gorter, Harry; Reynolds, Christian
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 500-509
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
food consumption; food purchasing; food waste; models; poultry; prices; sales; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... We develop a microeconomic model to understand food waste of consumers. We capture at-home and away-from home food consumption and distinguish between food purchases and food consumption. We allow the consumer to choose the rate of food waste at home optimally to maximize her utility. We show that consumer purchases can decline or increase with a cut in the rate of consumer waste, depending on the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.06.008

2. A data driven technique applying GIS, and remote sensing to rank locations for waste disposal site expansion

Author:
Richter, Amy; Ng, Kelvin Tsun Wai; Karimi, Nima
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 352-362
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
Canadians; cloud cover; data collection; decision support systems; expert opinion; geographic information systems; incinerators; issues and policy; landfills; municipal solid waste; pastures; remote sensing; standard deviation; vector data; Saskatchewan
Abstract:
... Landfilling is the most common method for final treatment of municipal solid waste worldwide. Canadians generated 973 kg/cap of waste in 2016, and 73% of that was sent to landfills or incinerators. This study proposes a novel method which combines remote sensing and vector data to rank the suitability of current landfill sites and their area of influence for expansion in Saskatchewan, Canada; wher ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.06.013

3. Analyzing differences between different types of pro-environmental behaviors: Do attitude intensity and type of knowledge matter?

Author:
Casaló, Luis V.; Escario, José-Julián; Rodriguez-Sanchez, Carla
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 56-64
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; cans; energy efficiency; issues and policy; lamps; men; national surveys; women
Abstract:
... This study explores whether the associations between general environmental attitudes and pro-environmental behaviors are heterogeneous and whether these associations depend on attitude intensity and the specific pro-environmental behavior. The study also examines the association between objective and subjective knowledge and behavior and the relationship with socioeconomic and personal characteris ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.024

4. A new era for reuse social enterprises in Ireland? The capacities required for achieving sustainability

Author:
Doyle, Gerard
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 65-74
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
business enterprises; funding; issues and policy; motivation; producer responsibility; stakeholders; sustainable communities; urban areas; Ireland
Abstract:
... The conventional linear relationship between production and consumption is no longer sustainable. A key component of the transition towards a more sustainable society is the continuation in use of products for longer and the development of a repair and reuse culture. Reuse social enterprises contribute to addressing a range of environmental, economic and social issues facing urban areas. This pape ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.012

5. Assessment of carbon footprint of nano-packaging considering potential food waste reduction due to shelf life extension

Author:
Zhang, Bruce Yizhe; Tong, Yifan; Singh, Soumya; Cai, Hua; Huang, Jen-Yi
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 322-331
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
carbon footprint; consumer behavior; developed countries; emissions; food industry; food preservation; food waste; foods; global warming potential; life cycle assessment; nanomaterials; polymers; shelf life; waste reduction
Abstract:
... Approximately 30 to 50% of food produced is wasted in industrialized countries, which has caused severe impacts both economically and environmentally. Recently, nano-packaging has been proved to be a promising technology to significantly prolong the shelf life of many food products, and thus a potential solution for source reduction of food waste. However, the production of nanomaterials requires ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.030

6. Characteristics, influencing factors, and environmental effects of plate waste at university canteens in Beijing, China

Author:
Wu, Yinglei; Tian, Xin; Li, Xinran; Yuan, Haoming; Liu, Gang
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 151-159
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
appetite; attitudes and opinions; carbon; college students; eating habits; educational status; environmental impact; females; food quality; income; lifestyle; males; meat; nitrogen; phosphorus; plate waste; questionnaires; regression analysis; school food service; society; staple foods; surveys; sustainable development; universities; vegetables; China
Abstract:
... Food waste in China has gained increased attention in recent years due to its rising quantity and adverse environmental, economic, and societal impacts. As university students are an indispensable part of Chinese society and will become the backbone of China’s future sustainable development, their dietary habits and food-wasting behaviors are of both societal and scientific relevance. In this stud ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.022

7. Comparative life cycle analysis for value recovery of precious metals and rare earth elements from electronic waste

Author:
Li, Zhen; Diaz, Luis A.; Yang, Zhiyao; Jin, Hongyue; Lister, Tedd E.; Vahidi, Ehsan; Zhao, Fu
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 20-30
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
copper; ecological footprint; electrochemistry; electronic wastes; energy; hydrochloric acid; hydrogen peroxide; laws and regulations; life cycle assessment; oxidants; rare earth elements; recycling
Abstract:
... There is an ever-increasing concern regarding the electronic waste (e-waste), which is the fastest growing waste stream in the world. Incentivized by various legislations and the intrinsic value of critical metals inside, recycling of e-waste is becoming an attractive business opportunity that also benefits the environment. A novel electrochemical recovery (ER) process has been developed as a prom ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.025

8. Comparative life cycle assessment of a waste to ethanol biorefinery system versus conventional waste management methods

Author:
Papadaskalopoulou, Christina; Sotiropoulos, Aggelos; Novacovic, Jelica; Barabouti, Elli; Mai, Sofia; Malamis, Dimitris; Kekos, Dimitris; Loizidou, Maria
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 130-139
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
biofuels; biorefining; emissions; environmental impact; environmental performance; enzymes; ethanol; ethanol production; feedstocks; global warming; life cycle assessment; waste management; wastes
Abstract:
... Biowaste is a prominent source for second generation biofuels and other biobased products since it constitutes an abundant feedstock, the current treatment of which poses challenges to the environment. In the current paper, the environmental sustainability of a biorefinery system producing ethanol from biowaste is assessed by means of Life Cycle Assessment. It is shown that the biorefinery system ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.006

9. Contribution to a low-carbon society from improving exergy of waste-to-energy system by upgrading utilization of waste

Author:
Fujii, Minoru; Dou, Yi; Sun, Lu; Ohnishi, Satoshi; Maki, Seiya; Dong, Huijuan; Dong, Liang; Chandran, Remi
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 586-594
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; carbon dioxide; case studies; cost effectiveness; developed countries; developing countries; energy costs; energy recovery; exergy; fossil fuels; greenhouse gas emissions; life cycle assessment; power generation; solid wastes; waste utilization
Abstract:
... Efficient energy recovery from burnable solid waste is considered an important component in a low-carbon society. Herein, we discuss the optimization of energy recovery from waste and how to reduce the environmental load of waste. First, we introduce the concept of upgrading waste-to-energy (WtE) processes to improve the exergy efficiency of society as a whole and provide guidance for selecting an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.06.038

10. Could future electric vehicle energy storage be used for hydropeaking mitigation? An eight-country viability analysis

Author:
Román, Alfonso; García de Jalón, Diego; Alonso, Carlos
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 760-777
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
automobiles; batteries; ecosystems; electric vehicles; electricity; energy; solar energy; streams; water flow; water power; wind power; China; Germany; Japan; Spain; United States
Abstract:
... Hydropower short-term response capability and operating flexibility are critical in some electricity systems, especially during peak demand periods. However, operational variability at hydro plants may originate relevant water flow fluctuations (i.e., hydropeaking) that cause severe alterations in stream ecosystem functionality. Such harmful consequences could be reduced if other energy storage we ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.04.032

11. Digital twins probe into food cooling and biochemical quality changes for reducing losses in refrigerated supply chains

Author:
Defraeye, Thijs; Tagliavini, Giorgia; Wu, Wentao; Prawiranto, Kevin; Schudel, Seraina; Assefa Kerisima, Mekdim; Verboven, Pieter; Bühlmann, Andreas
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 778-794
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
air flow; air temperature; ambient temperature; cold; cooling; energy; environmental impact; exports; food waste; fruit pulp; fruit quality; fruits; mangoes; markets; mechanistic models; model validation; refrigeration; supply chain; thermal properties; twins
Abstract:
... Refrigerated transport and storage of mango fruit are essential to maintain quality, reduce food waste and the associated embodied energy losses. Refrigeration is also key to enable successful transcontinental export to distant markets. To minimize the environmental impact of the cold chain and to optimize logistics, a better knowledge of the fruit quality evolution within individual shipments wou ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.06.002

12. Do green practices really attract customers? The sharing economy from the sustainable supply chain management perspective

Author:
Hu, Jiayao; Liu, Yu-Lun; Yuen, Tsun Wai Wesley; Lim, Ming Kim; Hu, Jialun
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 177-187
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
assets; consumers (people); corporate social responsibility; design for environment; markets; supply chain; surveys
Abstract:
... The notion of the sharing economy has been introduced in many sectors and provided significant benefits to consumers and asset owners. Despite the remarkable improvement of the sharing economy in recent years, its relationship with sustainability remains insufficiently researched. This study adopts a sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) perspective. A large-scale survey with 420 participants ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.042

13. Do monetary and non-monetary incentives influence environmental attitudes and behavior? Evidence from an experimental analysis

Author:
Rajapaksa, Darshana; Gifford, Robert; Torgler, Benno; Garcia-Valiñas, Marian; Athukorala, Wasantha; Managi, Shunsuke; Wilson, Clevo
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 168-176
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; households; humans; issues and policy; models; resource management; surveys; Australia
Abstract:
... There is a wide array of empirical work on the use of monetary and non-monetary measures to manage residential water consumption. However, there has been little focus on exploring the ability to change human attitudes and behavior through offering consumers sustainable resource management. This research helps bridge this gap, through an experimental trial in Brisbane, Australia. Choices of differe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.034

14. Eco-efficiency assessment of technological innovations in high-grade concrete recycling

Author:
Zhang, Chunbo; Hu, Mingming; Dong, Liang; Gebremariam, Abraham; Miranda-Xicotencatl, Brenda; Di Maio, Francesco; Tukker, Arnold
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 649-663
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
European Union; air; analytical methods; backfilling; concrete; decision making; eco-efficiency; economic development; economic evaluation; heat; issues and policy; life cycle assessment; life cycle costing; manufacturing; recycling; value added; wastes; Europe
Abstract:
... The increasing volume of Construction and demolition waste (CDW) associated with economic growth is posing challenges to the sustainable management of the built environment. The largest fraction of all the CDW generated in the member states of the European Union (EU) is End-of-life (EOL) concrete. The most widely applied method for EOL concrete recovery in Europe is road base backfilling, which is ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.06.023

15. Effect of crushed concrete waste’s maximum size as partial replacement of natural coarse aggregate on the mechanical and durability properties of concrete

Author:
Ghorbani, Saeid; Sharifi, Sohrab; Ghorbani, Sahar; Tam, Vivian WY; de Brito, Jorge; Kurda, Rawaz
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 664-673
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
abrasion resistance; concrete; durability; freeze-thaw cycles; statistical analysis; sustainable development; tensile strength; wastes; water uptake
Abstract:
... The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of the incorporation ratio of various maximum sizes of crushed concrete waste (CCW) on the mechanical and durability characteristics of concrete mixes. CCW is undoubtedly one of the main focuses of researchers in the field of sustainable development. However, knowledge regarding the effect of its maximum size on concrete is very scarce. For ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.06.030

16. Environmental impact assessment of sound absorbing nonwovens based on chicken feathers waste

Author:
Casadesús, Marta; Álvarez, María Dolores; Garrido, Núria; Molins, Gemma; Macanás, Jorge; Colom, Xavier; Cañavate, Javier; Carrillo, Fernando
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 489-499
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
acoustic properties; chickens; environmental assessment; environmental impact; environmental performance; eutrophication; feathers; humans; insulating materials; life cycle assessment; manufacturing; nonwoven fabrics; rockwool; solid wastes; toxicity; wool
Abstract:
... Chicken feathers (CFs) are currently a biogenic solid waste generated on a large scale and around the world. Its valorization could provide a great opportunity to manufacture environmentally friendly materials and increase the profit of poultry processors. The aim of this study was to fabricate sound absorbing nonwoven materials using CFs wastes to evaluate both the environmental impact of their f ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.06.009

17. Estimating in-use wood-based materials carbon stocks in Indonesia: Towards a contribution to the national climate mitigation effort

Author:
Aryapratama, Rio; Pauliuk, Stefan
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 301-311
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
buildings; carbon; carbon sequestration; carbon sinks; climate; climate change; developing countries; environmental assessment; forest resources; infrastructure; issues and policy; society; steel; uncertainty; wood; wood cement; Indonesia
Abstract:
... The carbon sequestered in harvested wood products (HWP) can contribute to climate change mitigation. As a fast-growing country with abundant forest resources, Indonesia potentially has vast HWP carbon stocks that need to be accurately assessed as a first step towards understanding the extent of their potential contribution in climate change mitigation. In this study, a dynamic materials stock and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.06.010

18. Estimation of industrial water demand in India using census-based statistical data

Author:
Joseph, Naveen; Ryu, Dongryeol; Malano, Hector M.; George, Biju; Sudheer, K.P.; Anshuman,
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 31-44
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
data collection; industrialization; international organizations; models; principal component analysis; surveys; variance; water resources; India
Abstract:
... Rising population and industrialisation aided by technological advancements have resulted in increased industrial water demand in India. Industrial water demand accounts for about 8–10 % of the total water demand in the country. Although some national and international organisations report industrial water demand, there is a wide variation in data due to the scarcity of the reliable data and incon ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.036

19. Evaluating chromium coupled with carbon metabolism and environmental performance in the chromate industrial symbiosis network in China

Author:
Wu, Junnian; Lv, Jingwen; Shang, Jiangwei; Guo, Yan; Pu, Guangying
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 188-196
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
aluminum hydroxide; carbon; carbon metabolism; carcinogenicity; chromium; emissions; environmental performance; industrial symbiosis; industry; mutualism; pollution; recycling; slags; sodium dichromate; sodium sulfide; steel; China
Abstract:
... The pollution of toxic and carcinogenic chromium slags of the chromate industry has been a public concern and industrial symbiosis is proved to be feasible and efficient in recycling chromium slags. How to appraise and improve sustainability of chromate industrial symbiosis networks is still an open problem where functional and structural performance are key approaches to solve. This paper aims to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.016

20. Expanding perceptions of the circular economy through design: Eight capitals as innovation lenses

Author:
Nogueira, André; Ashton, Weslynne S.; Teixeira, Carlos
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.149 pp. 566-576
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
capital; circular economy; humans; politics; Illinois
Abstract:
... We widely recognize that systems approaches are necessary to tackle the complex and urgent challenges of the unsustainability of human actions on the planet. However, how we perceive systems is largely framed by who is in included in the discussion and the experiences and interests that they bring to bear. Efforts to create the circular economy aim at closing material loops, but these efforts are ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.06.021