Circular economy implementation in waste management network design problem: a case study

Waste and circular economy

Actor-Network Theory on Waste Management: A University Case Study

In developing countries, territorial planners are confronted with rapid urbanization and its inherent solid waste management (SWM) which has increased public health risks, and generated environmental and socioeconomic problems too. To analyze these issues, a University campus (as a scaled city) was studied applying the Actor-Network Theory to find key elements to take into account for sustainab...

A Study and Implementation of the Transit Route Network Design Problem for a Realistic Urban Case

The design of public transportation networks presupposes solving optimization problems, involving various parameters such as the proper mathematical description of networks, the algorithmic approach to apply, and also the consideration of real-world, practical characteristics such as the types of vehicles in the network, the frequencies of routes, demand, possible limitations of route capacitie...

Product Family Approach in E-Waste Management: A Conceptual Framework for Circular Economy

As the need for a more circular model is being increasingly pronounced, a fundamental change in the end-of-life (EoL) management of electrical and electronic products (e-products) is required in order to prevent the resource losses and to promote the reuse of products and components with remaining functionality. However, the diversity of product types, design features, and material compositions...

Solid Waste Management in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Moving towards a Circular Economy?

The paper presents the current situation of the waste management system of the megacity Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and the options for waste and land recycling in a low income country. Generally, there is a large potential for circular economy in the city as the main proportion of the waste flows are recyclables. Due to the missing selective collection system, this potential is not used in the ful...