Under this perspective, the Special Issue (SI) was published in this journal to motivate prominent researchers to explore the relevance of assessing—and possibly integrating— those dimensions for the improvement and promotion of sustainable CE-based waste management systems. This SI was developed based upon the concern that sustainable waste management under the CE perspective can contribute to the transition towards equitable, sustainable, post fossil-carbon societies. It is time for CE-based societies where responsible and sustainable manners of managing waste are implemented and pursued. A successful transition should be, however, envisioned, designed, tested and implemented to ensure production, distribution and consumption of value-added waste-derived commodities that respond to the three dimensions of sustainability, or to the seventeen United Nations sustainable development goals. In this context, this SI attempts to highlight the importance of academic research to assess and stimulate holistically integrated sustainability of waste recovery systems in a CE perspective. By doing so, the SI could serve as a platform for enhancement of knowledge on emerging methods, practical implementations, state-of-the-art analyses, findings and lessons learned in this research content area. Finally, as the conclusive step of the SI development, this editorial was developed to review and build upon the seven collected papers, to highlight their main objectives and findings and, so, their contributions to CE research.
Life cycle sustainability analysis of resource recovery from waste management systems in a circular economy perspective Key Findings from This Special Issue
Ingrao C.
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2021-01-01
Abstract
Under this perspective, the Special Issue (SI) was published in this journal to motivate prominent researchers to explore the relevance of assessing—and possibly integrating— those dimensions for the improvement and promotion of sustainable CE-based waste management systems. This SI was developed based upon the concern that sustainable waste management under the CE perspective can contribute to the transition towards equitable, sustainable, post fossil-carbon societies. It is time for CE-based societies where responsible and sustainable manners of managing waste are implemented and pursued. A successful transition should be, however, envisioned, designed, tested and implemented to ensure production, distribution and consumption of value-added waste-derived commodities that respond to the three dimensions of sustainability, or to the seventeen United Nations sustainable development goals. In this context, this SI attempts to highlight the importance of academic research to assess and stimulate holistically integrated sustainability of waste recovery systems in a CE perspective. By doing so, the SI could serve as a platform for enhancement of knowledge on emerging methods, practical implementations, state-of-the-art analyses, findings and lessons learned in this research content area. Finally, as the conclusive step of the SI development, this editorial was developed to review and build upon the seven collected papers, to highlight their main objectives and findings and, so, their contributions to CE research.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
