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Format: 1 online resource (415 pages)

Edition: First edition.

ISBN: 3-031-55131-1

Note: Intro -- Contents -- From Waste to Wealth: The Impact of Waste Entrepreneurship on the Circular Economy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background and Context of the Circular Economy -- 3 The Growing Waste Problem and the Needs for Waste Entrepreneurship -- 4 How Waste Entreprenurship Aligns with Circular Economy Principles -- 5 The Evolution of the Concept of Waste Entreprenurship, Circular Economy and SDGs -- 6 Key Factors Influencing Waste Entrepreneurship, Circular Economy, and Sustainable Development -- 6.1 Role of Sustainable Consumption and Production on Waste Entreprenurship -- 6.2 Role of Sustainable Consumption on Waste Entrepreneurship -- 6.3 Role of Sustainable Production on Waste Entreprenurship -- 6.4 Role of Other (i.e., Green) Entrepreneurship -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Informal Waste Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of Roma Municipal Waste Collection in Hungary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Framework -- 2.1 Informal Entrepreneurship -- 2.2 The Circular Economy and Informal Entrepreneurship -- 2.3 Circular Economy Ecosystem Model -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Rationale -- 3.2 Implementation -- 4 Data Collection -- 5 Findings -- 5.1 Unstructured Discussions with Informal Collectors -- 5.2 Unstructured Discussions with Property Renovation Workers -- 5.3 Unstructured Discussion with Méhtelep Supplier -- 5.4 Unstructured Discussions with Flea Market Vendors -- 5.5 Semi-structured Interviews with MPAMC Officials -- 6 Discussion -- 6.1 Circular Economy Principles Are Tacitly Applied by Informal and Official Waste Collectors -- 6.2 Social Capital Utilization Enables Informal Entrepreneurship -- 6.3 Market Based Norms Drive an Informal Transactional Supply Chain -- 6.4 Informal Collectors Utilize Bricolage Capabilities -- 6.5 Paradoxes -- 7 Conclusion -- 8 Limitations -- Appendix: Scrapyard Enterprise Revenue, 2021 (000, HUF) -- References. , State of the Art of Economy-Wide Material Flow Accounting in the Scientific Literature -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The EW-MFA Methodology -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- 6 Statements & -- Declarations -- 6.1 Author Contributions -- References -- Opportunities and Challenges for Establishing Sustainable Waste Management -- 1 Introduction -- 2 What is Waste Management? -- 3 Different Types of Waste Management -- 3.1 State of Hazardous Waste Management -- 3.2 State of E-waste Management -- 3.3 State of Biomedical Waste Management -- 4 Waste Management Opportunities -- 4.1 Economic Opportunity -- 4.2 Environmental Opportunity -- 5 Waste Management Challenges -- 5.1 Rapid Urbanization Without Adequate Infrastructure -- 5.2 Lack of Data and Universal Benchmark Indicator -- 5.3 Lack of Public Awareness and Education -- 5.4 The Ongoing Rise and Endorsement of Disposable Plastic Materials -- 5.5 Hazardous Waste Management -- 5.6 Inefficiency in Thermal Conversion Methods -- 5.7 Complex Waste Streams -- 5.8 Lack of Government Policies and Regulations -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Waste Entrepreneurship in South Africa: A Review of the Existing Situation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Waste Management in South Africa -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Players in the Waste Entrepreneurship Sector in South Africa -- 5 Studies on Waste Entrepreneurship -- 5.1 Waste Entrepreneurship Through Waste Collection -- 5.2 Waste Transportation -- 5.3 Management -- 5.4 Waste Entrepreneurship for Recycling -- 6 Opportunities for Waste Entrepreneurship -- 7 Challenges of Waste Entrepreneurship -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Waste to Energy Technologies: A Sustainable Key Approach Towards Circular Economy and Energy Recycling -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Global Scenario of Solid Waste Generation -- 2.1 Municipal Solid Waste -- 2.2 Plastic Waste -- 2.3 E-waste. , 2.4 Medical Waste -- 3 Challenges and Issues of Solid Waste Management -- 3.1 Environmental Issues and Health Impact -- 3.2 Economic Basis -- 3.3 Improper Implementation of Government Policies -- 4 Significance of Waste-to-Energy Technologies -- 4.1 Direct Waste-to-Energy (WtE) Processes -- 4.2 Indirect Waste-to-Energy Processes -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Opportunities for the Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Mining Tailings and Urban Mining -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature on Environmentally Responsible Management of WEEE for Recovery -- 3 Sectors Where REEs from WEEE Are Recycled and Recycling Rates -- 4 A Literature Review on REE Recycling from WEEE and Mining Tailings -- 5 Comparison of REE Recovery Potentials from WEEE and Mining Tailings -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Waste Management Towards Achieving Environmental Sustainability: Some Perspectives -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Types and Composition of Waste Materials -- 3 Collection and Transportation of Waste Materials -- 4 Disposal of Waste Materials -- 5 Different Treatment Techniques of Waste Materials -- 6 Waste Substances as a Resource Materials -- 7 Waste Management and Environmental Sustainability -- 8 Challenges of Waste Materials -- 9 Environmental and Health Impacts of Waste Materials -- 10 Conclusion -- References -- Waste Management for Waste Entrepreneurship: An Emerging Concept -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Waste Management for Waste Entrepreneurship -- 2.1 Fundamentals of Waste Management -- 2.2 Emerging Concept of Waste Entrepreneurship -- 3 Strategies for Waste Management and Waste Entrepreneurship -- 3.1 Food Waste Biorefineries -- 3.2 Agricultural Waste for Product Recovery -- 3.3 Industrial Waste as Potential Substrate -- 3.4 Effluent and Wastewater for Waste Entrepreneurship -- 3.5 Other Wastes -- 4 Entrepreneurship in Waste Management. , 4.1 Factors Contributing to the Success of Entrepreneurship in Waste Management -- 5 Waste Management-Challenges and Opportunities -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Bacterial Biofuel Production: An Assessment of Machine Learning Technologies in Valorisation of Waste/Wastewater and Circular Economy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Rationale and Objectives of This Review -- 3 Bacterial Biofuels -- 3.1 Bioethanol Production -- 3.2 Biobutanol Production -- 3.3 Biogas Production -- 3.4 Biohydrogen Production -- 3.5 Biodiesel Production -- 4 Transforming Waste into Energy: Advancements in Biofuels Research Through Machine Learning Techniques -- 5 Enhancing Bacterial Biofuel Production: How Machine Learning is Tackling Challenges of Waste and Wastewater and Solving Circular Economy -- 6 Circular Economy and Bacterial Biofuels -- 7 Applications of Machine Learning in Bacterial Biofuel Production -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Challenges and Recovery Opportunities in Waste Management During the Mining and Enrichment Processes of Rare Earth Elements Containing Ores -- 1 Introduction -- 2 General Features of REEs -- 3 Wastes Contaınıng REE and Envıronmental Impacts and Management and Recoverıng -- 3.1 Wastes/Tailings Containing REE -- 3.2 Specific Elements/Compounds Found in REE Wastes -- 3.3 Environmental Impacts Resulting from REE Waste -- 3.4 Management of Waste Containing REE -- 3.5 Recovery of Tailings Containing REE -- 4 Challenges and Opportunities in REE Recovery -- 5 Conclusion and Suggestions -- References -- How Do the Regions of the European Union Perform in the Sustainable Management of Municipal Waste? An Analysis of the Performance and Convergence of European Union Regions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 3 Material and Methods -- 3.1 BoD Methodologies -- 3.2 The Convergence Analysis Methodology -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion. , 6 Annex -- 6.1 A.1 -- 6.2 A.2 -- 6.3 A.3 -- Appendices -- References.

Additional Edition: ISBN 3-031-55130-3

Language: English