Environmental pollution has become a relevant issue as the population rises and resources decrease. Reuse and recycling still have the greatest potential as they turn the waste into a new resource, representing the ‘closed-loop’ step of a circular economy (CE). Looking for new applications for agro-industry waste represents both an environmental issue, as its incorrect disposal is a cause of pollution, and a chance to exploit zero-cost natural wastes. The present review, with around 200 articles examined, focuses on possible reuses of these residues in (a) building construction, as additives to produce thermal and acoustic insulation panels, and (b) in water treatments, exploited for removal of pollutants. The selected materials (coconut, coffee, corn, cotton and rice) have industry production wastes with suitable applications in both sectors and huge worldwide availability; their reuse may thus represent a new resource, with an impact based on the production rate and the possible replacement of current inorganic materials. Along with possible implementation of the selected materials in the building industry and environmental engineering, a brief description of the production and supply chain are provided.

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建筑和环境部门中农业工业残留物的价值化：综述

随着人口的增加和资源的减少，环境污染已成为一个相关问题。再利用和回收利用仍然具有最大潜力，因为它们将废物转化为新资源，代表了循环经济 (CE) 的“闭环”步骤。寻找农业工业废物的新应用既是一个环境问题，因为其不正确的处置是造成污染的原因，也是利用零成本天然废物的机会。本综述审查了大约 200 篇文章，重点关注这些残留物在 (a) 建筑施工中可能的再利用，作为生产隔热和隔音板的添加剂，以及 (b) 在水处理中，用于去除污染物。所选材料（椰子、咖啡、玉米、棉花和大米）具有工业生产废料，在这两个部门都有合适的应用，并且在全球范围内有大量供应；因此，它们的再利用可能代表一种新资源，其影响基于生产率和当前无机材料的可能替代。随着所选材料在建筑行业和环境工程中的可能实施，提供了生产和供应链的简要说明。