The use of recycled aggregate concrete can reduce the use of primary resources as well as the amount of waste generated. However, the diffusion of recycled aggregate concrete requires the price competitiveness. This study investigated the question of what the optimal price for recycled aggregate...

Much of extant research on the circular economy has explored intra- and inter-firm dynamics, activities, and influences, whilst macro level factors – systemic features of the national economy – have been somewhat neglected. In this conceptual article, we use the lens of national business...

Over the last century, humanity has thrown out so much plastic that microplastic particles have been found in every ecosystem in the world, from mountain peaks to ocean trenches. Humans consume a credit card’s weight in microplastics each week, microplastics that infiltrate our cells and fetal...

Purpose – In the current scenario of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Healthcare supply chain is an important part to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Implementation of sustainability practices in the healthcare supply chain makes the system very much robust and it also helps in achieving the circular...

Since the mitigation of climate change is one of the biggest challenges to face on a global scale, the topic has become more relevant also in industrial context. Learning factories have proven to be suitable environments to address and convey competencies to tackle industrial challenges in an...

Systematic infrastructure underinvestment – a $2.6 trillion ‘gap’ – and accelerating climate change have become facts of life in the United States. Though typically attributed to politics, this Article posits the underlying cause as a market disequilibrium rooted in infrastructure’s...

This study presents the hydrogen effect technique, which includes an upgraded input unit mathematical model, including real-simulated results using an Aspen Plus simulator and the enlarged products production. This technique is developed for optimal MSW combustion, gasification and reforming,...

While prior research suggests that consumers are willing to pay higher prices for products with environmentally friendly attributes, this relationship may not apply to “circular economy” products because of their perceived quality issues. The main aim of this study is to assess the...

Objective: This article is a research report that is part of a study that aims to build a measuring scale for circular economy business models based on the precepts of innovation and validation of the structural model. The report presented consists of the pre-validation of the research...

Abstract. Promoting investment in low carbon “clean” sectors has gained popularity over the last years under the heading of sustainable finance, at the same time raising concerns about adverse welfare effects of such policies. We analyze the economic impact of subsidizing investment in...