Advancing circular economy benefit indicators and application on open-loop recycling of mixed and contaminated plastic waste fractions

Huysveld, Sophie; Hubo, Sara; Ragaert, Kim; Dewulf, Jo

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.110

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“…Flynn and Hacking (2019) researched the issue of setting standards for CE practices. Huysveld, Hubo, Ragaert, and Dewulf (2019) developed a performance indicator to measure CE outcomes in the context of the plastic industry in Belgium, and Govindan and Hasanagic (2018) conducted a literature review to identify the drivers, barriers, and practices relevant to a CE.…”

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Critical success factors for a circular economy: Implications for business strategy and the environment

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Eco-efficiency and resource optimization for business strategy and the environment can be achieved by the circular economy (CE) practices in supply chains (SCs). The leather industry is a significant industrial contributor to the economic growth of some countries, but at the same time, it leads to tremendous environmental pollution. This research focuses on the identification and evaluation of critical success factors (CSFs) needed in the business strategy development of CE practices as well as to minimize environmental pollution in leather industry SCs. The CSFs are identified via a comprehensive literature review and are validated by experts' opinions. The validated CSFs are further analyzed using the best-worst method (BWM) and the decisionmaking trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL). The BWM is used to identify the weights of the CSFs, and DEMATEL is used to determine the cause-effect relationship between the CSFs. The findings show that "leadership and top management commitment" is the most important CSF. Six CSFs are classified as causal towards CE practices: "leadership and top management commitment," "strong legislation towards CE practices," "ecological scarcity of resources," "knowledge of CE practices," "funding support for R&D from the government," and "competitor pressure on CE practices." The findings of this study can help managers in the leather industry implement CE practices in their existing SCs to minimize waste.

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“… [ 71 ] X Framework combines AI/DB interface into DSC-TGA system with database of mix virgin-recycled ratio. [ 100 ] X X Propose improvement of Recyclability Benefit Rate and the Recycled Content Benefit Rate indicators. [ 112 ] X Organization behaviour to CE in Belgium.…”

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“…Reuse (R3) and recycle (R8) appear in the research on municipal household waste, where the largest value creation potential (economic, social, and environmental) is that of waste reuse [ 254 ]. Several papers refer to the use of energy recovery (R9) to process unrecyclable, contaminated, and mixed plastic waste [ 100 , 117 ] and propose improvements in Recyclability Benefit Rate and the Recycled Content Benefit Rate indicators [ 100 ] and use of a fuel mixture containing contaminated plastic for incineration [ 117 ].…”

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Bibliographic mapping of post-consumer plastic waste based on hierarchical circular principles across the system perspective

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Okdinawati

2021

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The current dominating production and consumption model is based on the linear economy (LE) model, within which raw materials are extracted-processed-consumed-discarded. A circular economy (CE) constitutes a regenerative systemic approach to economic development which views waste as a valuable resource to be reprocessed back into the economy. In order to understand the circular strategy for a systemic change from an LE to a CE as a means of resolving the issue of plastic waste, this research aims to map current circular strategy trends across the system perspective contained in the literature relating to plastic CE literature. The novelty of the research lies in the mapping and review of the distribution of comprehensive circular strategies within the 9R framework across the entire system perspective (e.g. micro-meso-macro) down to its sub-levels in the literature on a plastic CE. The bibliographic mapping and systematic literature review iindicateed that the majority of the research focused on recycle (R8), followed by refuse (R0), reuse (R3), and reduce (R2). Certain circular strategies are more appropriate to handling certain plastic materials, despite CE's favoring of prevention and recycling over incineration. Recover (R9) is often used to process mixed and contaminated plastic. Recycling (R8) is the most popular circular strategy and the most applicable to plastic material with three recycle trends, namely; mechanical recycling, chemical recycling and DRAM (Distributed-Recycling-and-Additive-Manufacturing). Prolonging the product life through refurbishing (R5) is not applicable to plastic due to its material limitations. Reduce (R2) popularity as circular strategy reflects the preference to reduce consumption, either by launching campaigns to prevent waste or increasing production efficiency. Research on Rethink (R1) has largely focused on rethinking product design, consumer and organization behavior and perceptions of CE. Refuse (R0) strategy is an adoption of bio-based plastics which have a similar function to fossil-based plastics.

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“…As for the theoretical development, several contributions focus on a single context. In terms of sector, studies address manufacturing in general [99,120], but many are tailored to specific sectors such as pulp and paper [102], tire production [78,95], plastics [104], or chemicals [124]. Concerning geographical areas, some studies focus on Europe [14] or emerging economies [15].…”

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Circular Economy Performance Measurement in Manufacturing Firms: A Systematic Literature Review with Insights for Small and Medium Enterprises and New Adopters

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The circular economy is a central and increasingly important topic within managerial and academic discourse. Although the circular economy could bring benefits to their performance, manufacturing firms still struggle with its adoption. As an effective adoption should pass for adequate performance measurement, the present study performs a systematic literature review to deepen the knowledge of circular economy performance-measurement systems for manufacturing firms, both from a general perspective and to provide specific insights for small–medium enterprises and new adopters. The results show the lack of an integrated, holistic, and scalable framework for measuring circular economy performance, and only a few and dispersed specific indications for small–medium enterprises and new adopters. Shortcomings of the extant literature are identified in terms of integration of the circular economy’s level, theoretical development and empirical application, characteristics of the indicators proposed, considerations of sustainability, holistic perspectives on industrial systems, and scalability to adapt to firms’ different characteristics. The study paves the way for further research while offering theoretical and practical implications.

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Advancing circular economy benefit indicators and application on open-loop recycling of mixed and contaminated plastic waste fractions

Cited by 79 publications

References 15 publications

Critical success factors for a circular economy: Implications for business strategy and the environment

Critical success factors for a circular economy: Implications for business strategy and the environment

Bibliographic mapping of post-consumer plastic waste based on hierarchical circular principles across the system perspective

Circular Economy Performance Measurement in Manufacturing Firms: A Systematic Literature Review with Insights for Small and Medium Enterprises and New Adopters

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