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View article: Approaches to Circular Economy Research
Approaches to Circular Economy Research Open
Understanding and developing a circular economy (CE) and the implications for doing so involves communication and collaboration across a wide variety of stakeholders. Research has a key role to play in providing the relevant evidence and w…
View article: Policy Considerations for a Circular Economy
Policy Considerations for a Circular Economy Open
Circular economy (CE) policies have been developed at all levels of government and address key actors in diverse ways. Some of the policies have a longer history initiated as elements of predecessors of the current CE policies, while other…
View article: Socio-Spatial Dimensions of a Circular Economy
Socio-Spatial Dimensions of a Circular Economy Open
Interest in the transformative potential of a circular economy (CE) has emphasised economic and environmental benefits with relatively little attention paid to how the changes anticipated might be distributed either spatially or socially. …
View article: Closing the Circular Economy Loophole
Closing the Circular Economy Loophole Open
The circular economy has gained recognition as a transition model in the European Union (EU) and worldwide, with the implementation of policies like the Circular Economy Action Plans. The main goal is to reduce waste and maintain its value…
View article: Ultimate producer responsibility for e‐waste management–A proposal for just transition in the circular economy based on the case of used European electronic equipment exported to Nigeria
Ultimate producer responsibility for e‐waste management–A proposal for just transition in the circular economy based on the case of used European electronic equipment exported to Nigeria Open
Used European electric and electronic equipment (UEEE) has multiple use cycles in various countries, including Nigeria. Although the EU‐Nigeria e‐waste trade is illegal under EU and Nigerian law, previous research shows that some imported …
View article: Transboundary movement of waste review: From binary towards a contextual framing
Transboundary movement of waste review: From binary towards a contextual framing Open
Multiple cases of toxic waste dumping from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries to non-OECD countries in the 1980s led to scholarly attention to transboundary waste movements. The Basel Convention was…
View article: Science with society: Challenges of early‐stage researchers engaging with transdisciplinary research in sustainability science
Science with society: Challenges of early‐stage researchers engaging with transdisciplinary research in sustainability science Open
The ongoing social and ecological crises create urgency in academia and elsewhere to devise actionable problem‐solving knowledge to tackle sustainability challenges. Transdisciplinary research (TDR) represents a problem‐solving methodology…
View article: Extended Producer Responsibility and Circular Economy: Three Design Flaws
Extended Producer Responsibility and Circular Economy: Three Design Flaws Open
The existing system of Extended Producer Responsibility focuses on waste generation on the national level. To account for the international trade of waste and second-hand products the concept of Ultimate Producer Responsibility is a promis…
View article: How circular is your tyre: Experiences with extended producer responsibility from a circular economy perspective
How circular is your tyre: Experiences with extended producer responsibility from a circular economy perspective Open
The circular economy (CE) emphasises closing material loops to retain material value. The current practice of tyre recycling in the Netherlands, through a system of extended producer responsibility (EPR), appears an overwhelming success, w…