The perception of circular economy in the framework of fashion industry

Papamichael, Iliana; Chatziparaskeva, Georgia; Voukkali, Irene; Pedreño, José Navarro; Jeguirim, Mejdi; Zorpas, Antonis A.

doi:10.1177/0734242x221126435

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“…KPIs are computational sets which try to measure, simplify and communicate data that is difficult to observe unequivocally. They can assess and optimize an establishment’s progress towards a specific goal ( Papamichael et al, 2023 ).…”

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“…Circular economy business models, close, narrow, slow, intensify and dematerialize loops in order to reduce materials inputs into and waste leakage from the organizational system. This includes recycling metrics, productivity improvements, life cycle extensions and product substitution with software and service alternatives ( Papamichael et al, 2023a ). The above strategies could be noticed through the creative design of resources recovery methods and associated circular supply chains ( Batista et al, 2019 ).…”

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Waste metrics in the framework of circular economy

Voukkali,

Papamichael,

Loizia

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Waste Manag Res

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There are several sustainability issues that the linear economy of today’s society cannot adequately tackle (i.e. resource depletion, waste treatment, etc.). As a result, the scientific community and policymakers give high priority to the implementation of the circular economy concept. The sustainable development goals of the United Nations are in line with the European Union’s (EU) commitment to a smooth transition to a circular economy. Circular business models require a shift in technical elements involving R strategies to replace traditional business models (i.e. reuse, reduce, recycle, etc.). Monitoring circular economy to provide quantifiable, measurable data is necessary for a successful transition. Monitoring tools (i.e. Key Performance Indicators, quality protocols) enable decision-makers to measure circular economy performance and identify circularity’s advantages and disadvantages. To stimulate the adoption of a circularity model addressing critical issues of excessive waste production and resource use, this mini review aims to address the literature gap of waste metrics in the framework of circular economy and offer insights on circular economy indicators to aid for a seamless transition to a more sustainable society. For this purpose, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis method was chosen to assess literature. The authors collected and analysed data from 101 records, 70 articles and 31 reports related to the topic under consideration. Through the literature review, it is obvious that moving away from linear production model frequently leads to the development of new internal capabilities along the value chain and, eventually, high efficiency that reduces costs, increasing productivity, encourages brand names, minimizes threats, creates new products and fulfils regulations and green consumer expectations.

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Waste metrics in the framework of circular economy

Voukkali,

Papamichael,

Loizia

et al. 2023

Waste Manag Res

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“…For the next generations' well-being, current vision towards these 'wastes' should be reviewed through a systematic integration of sustainability and circular economy concepts (Emmanouil et al, 2022;Loizia et al, 2019;Papamichael et al, 2022b). These concepts aim to transform these 'wastes' into resources and valueadded products that can be reused at local scale (Grace et al, 2016;Jellali et al, 2021a;Loizia et al, 2019;Saliu and Oladoja, 2021).This resource flow reduction aims at preserving their life cycle through repair, reuse, recycling, remanufacturing, refurbishing and other similar strategies (Papamichael et al, 2023;Provin et al, 2021).…”

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“…These concepts aim to transform these ‘wastes’ into resources and value-added products that can be reused at local scale (Grace et al, 2016; Jellali et al, 2021a; Loizia et al, 2019; Saliu and Oladoja, 2021). This resource flow reduction aims at preserving their life cycle through repair, reuse, recycling, remanufacturing, refurbishing and other similar strategies (Papamichael et al, 2023; Provin et al, 2021).…”

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Facile synthesis of double-cross-linked alginate-based hydrogel: Characterization and use in a context of circular economy for cationic dye removal

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Hydrogels based on natural polysaccharides have received special attention in the last decade due to their interesting features, such as availability, biocompatibility, biodegradability and safety. Such characteristics may make them sustainable and eco-friendly materials for water and wastewater treatment, meeting the concept of circular economy. In this study, a novel double-cross-linked alginate-based hydrogel has been successfully synthesized using epichlorhydrin and sodium trimetaphosphate (STMP) as cross-linker agents and then used for the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye under different operating conditions. The obtained hydrogel was deeply characterized by using various analytical techniques, namely Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Experimental results showed that the synthesized double cross-linked hydrogel with relatively high STMP concentration (0.26 M) has promising structural and textural properties. This material exhibited excellent removal ability towards MB with a maximum adsorption capacity of about 992 mg/g for an initial pH of 10. The kinetic and isotherm modeling study revealed that the pseudo-second-order and Freundlich models fitted well the measured adsorption experimental data. The MB adsorption process onto the synthesized hydrogel is exothermic, feasible and spontaneous. It mainly includes electrostatic interaction and hydrogen bonds. These findings suggest that double-cross-linked alginate-based hydrogel can be considered as an attractive and potential adsorbent for an effective cationic dye removal from aqueous environments. The use of such a green adsorbent for the treatment of organic-pollutants-rich industrial wastewaters promotes sustainability and circular economy concepts.

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“…Special thanks to Iliana Papamichael, Irene Voukkali and Antonis Zorpas -all of them contributes to three articles. The topics of these three articles cover waste metrics in the framework of a circular economy in general (Voukkali et al, 2023) and two more contributions were dedi cated to major waste streams such as construction and demo lition waste (Papamichael et al, 2023b) and textile waste (Papamichael et al, 2023a).…”

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