This study provides the first life cycle assessment (LCA) for municipal solid waste waste management system in one of the largest cities in Europe, Moscow. Its significance stems from recent important changes in the waste management system, the introduction of limited source separate collection in 2020, and the first examination of sorted municipal solid waste (MSW) composition. Moscow city generates

Recently, with the aim of decreasing the environmental impact of concrete, developing an environmentally friendly construction material using industrial by-products has received great attention. This study aims for developing an eco-friendly construction material using industrial by-products as alternatives to cement, namely fly ash (FA) and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), and green nanoparticles

Ecological revetments, as a sustainable way of ecological construction of water conservancy projects, have attracted much attention. Herein, we synthesized a novel revetment material hydrothermally with the local sediment enriched with biochar made from waste biomass. The effect of Ca(OH)2 content, biochar content, curing temperature and curing time on the strength and porous structure of the material

The design of network utilities which share resources or infrastructural elements, and which aim for cleaner transmission processes, involves many decision-making issues. These utilities can best be designed with regard to the mean of various maximum-flow models, while considering network reliability as a quality factor. The development of such innovative interconnectivity within industrial domains

This paper uses financial data from listed Chinese manufacturing companies, combined with meteorological data, to estimate the microeconomic effects of temperature changes. By constructing seasonal average temperatures, we find that average summer temperatures significantly reduce the financial performance, while average winter, spring, and autumn temperatures do not have a significant effect on the

As an essential household economic factor, household savings with increasing income affect household energy access. However, there is limited understanding of the household savings accumulation differs the impact of income on household energy and related CO2. Based on the panel data of 284 cities in China, a threshold regression model is constructed to investigate the non-linear effects of income on

It is well known that supercritical coal-firing power plants (SCPP) are much cleaner and more efficient than subcritical units. The boiler operating pressure and temperature for supercritical units are much higher, which causes improved overall cycle efficiencies, less fuel consumption, and lower undesirable emissions. Apart from the requirements of the materials to tolerate supercritical conditions

A new alternative to support and promote sustainable development is the incorporation of waste from granite rock processing in manufacture of building paints. Thus, this study aims to evaluate and optimize the performance of latex paints based on poly vinyl acetate resin using granite waste as a pigment, varying the pigment particle size and the pH of the paints. The granite waste was tested in three

The thermal degradation of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) polymer during asphalt mixture preparation processes severely compromises the modifying effects of polymer on binder low-temperature performance. Sasobit/epoxidized soybean oil (Sasobit/ESO) compound has been demonstrated to be a promising warm-mix additive that can alleviate the negative short-term thermal aging influences on SBR modified asphalt

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has compromised to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the mid- and long-terms. Besides energy efficiency measures, the development of potentially carbon neutral fuels in the upcoming years is key to achieve the sector's goals. Brazil is a major commodity exporter whose unfavored geographical position increases the carbon intensity of its maritime

Peat use in horticulture is associated with a large ecological footprint. Peat is the predominant growing media in Europe. Modern cropping systems rely heavily on dynamic interactions of the crop with the microorganisms in the growing media and yet, in the search for sustainable peat-alternatives, the microbiome of the growing media has often been ignored. In mushroom cultivation, peat is a prime determinant

This editorial was designed to summarize the contents and key theoretical aspects highlighted in this Special Volume (SV) on “Industry 4.0, Cleaner Production and Circular Economy: An Agenda for Ethical Business Development”. The authors briefly reviewed the concepts of Industry 4.0 (I4.0), Cleaner Production (CP) and Circular Economy (CE) that provide the basic foundation for this SV. A summary of

Provision of effective taxi cruising recommendation strategy is vital to drivers for improving their profit and reducing taxi exhaust emissions. This paper focuses on the problem of mining environmental benefits from the taxi cruising recommendation strategy that maximizes the profit of drivers. With abundant global position system (GPS) trajectories of taxis in Beijing, China, passenger hotspots are

Life cycle analyses of novel food packaging materials do not often account for the environmental impact of a change in shelf-life, which can result in misleading comparisons. This paper established a methodology for comparative life cycle analyses, whereby the direct effects of the lidding films were compared whilst ensuring the indirect effects of the wasted food portion remained stable. Global warming

The search for new energy sources and the exploitation of renewable energies is moving on various fronts with the awareness of having to modify the abuse of fossil fuels. In these terms, the biomass gasification process is recognised as a sustainable energy production technology which, in addition, can also contribute to a circular economy. The study presents an Italian case study of a pilot micro-trigeneration

This study examines the impact of corporate governance mechanisms on corporate social performance. The amount a given country spends on corporate social responsibility activities varies due to various motives. Therefore, the objectives of the study involve examining the impact of board characteristics and ownership structure on corporate social responsibility. Based on a panel data regression, this

Due to the environmental awareness, researchers are focusing to replace the synthetic with natural fibers. However, the use of natural fibers has certain limitations like limited to geographical location, hydrophobicity, and compatibility. To overcome these, the current research presents a new novel resource of natural fiber from Morinda citrifolia as a cleaner material and bridges the gap between

Global concerns around climate change and the volatility of conventional fuel prices have prompted researchers and technologists to make significant efforts to identify and exploit alternative energy sources that are cleaner and more sustainable. Wind energy has seen considerable development among these alternative energy sources, mainly due to its abundance and global availability for extraction and

This study evaluates strategies to achieve carbon neutrality in office buildings in Hong Kong and examines whether current energy efficiency standards and guidelines foster a 40% reduction of energy use intensity (EUI) by 2025. EnergyPlus was used to simulate energy efficient tactics for the envelope and systems in a reference office building under climate scenarios predicted for 2050 and 2080. Current

Drawing on environmental sustainability and indigenous conservationism literature, we examine the influence of chief executive officers' (CEOs) beliefs on firms’ sustainability expenditure through the mediating mechanism of managerial attitudes towards the natural environment. Using data collected from 494 small and medium-sized enterprises in a developing country, we found that superstition positively

This study investigates the solidification/stabilization process of electroplating sludge in mortars with internal curing promoted by porous aggregates (lightweight and recycled aggregate). For that, cementitious mortars were manufactured with recycled or lightweight fine aggregates added in two conditions: saturated and dried before the mortar preparation. They were incorporated in partial replacement

This study presents a novel day-ahead optimal scheduling for a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) to enable optimal dispatch of Zero-Carbon Multi-Energy System (ZCMES) and EV multi-flexible potentials and the influence of uncertainties under various scenarios. The Latin Hypercube Sampling (LHS) method is used to quantify the uncertainties, while the multi-energy demand randomness is further analyzed using a

In the background of growing rural domestic waste pollution, encouraging the source classification of rural domestic waste is a critical way to address the inadequacies of rural environmental problems. Using the micro-survey data of rural residents in Shaanxi province, China, this paper explores the decision-making behavior (classification willingness and degree of classification) of rural residents’

Groundwater is a relevant source of drinking and agricultural water in many regions of the world, but many aquifers have been unsustainably over-drafted and polluted. This has significant environmental, health, and economic implications. We rely on panel analysis, with small-sample corrections for cluster-robust variance estimation and hypothesis testing, to investigate the dynamics of groundwater

Energy load forecasting is essential to effectively optimise the use of energy for the purpose of smart grid operation. In this work, a focus is placed on Short-Term Load Forecasts (STLF) using measured heat pump data from the UK utilising the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) method. A load forecasting program is developed to forecast the electricity consumption of heat pumps based on historical data

In the present study, the association of household livelihood and income inequality with sustainable food security was assessed in the rural areas. We used a cross-sectional data and quantitative analysis to follow the main goal of the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire through face-to-face interviews of a random sample of rural households. Food security status was assessed using HFIAS

How the Northeast Revitalization Plan is reshaping the socioeconomic and energy system of this rustbelt region in China remains unclear to date. In this study, an ecological network model based on environmentally extended input-output tables was developed to quantify the changes in the energy metabolic process of Jilin Province under the implementation of the revitalization policy from 2002 to 2012

China has the largest textile production and export in the world, with a massive amount of wastewater and related pollutants releasing. With an increasing concern to improve water quality, dyeing and finishing wastewater (DFW) requires better disposal or reclamation. In this review, the characteristics of wastewater in different natural and synthetic fiber production processes as well as the origins

Environmental sustainability in sport management is emerging as a topic of concern. The current paper reports on a study that address the desirability and feasibility of repair solutions in the domain of sport equipment with a short lifespan. A badminton shuttle is taken as a case study. By means of video observations (n = 8), a survey among badminton players (n = 404) and an expert interview, the

China has set new ambitious national determined contributions (NDC) target to reach the peak of CO2 emissions by 2030, and strive to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. This urges radical efforts for all industries to neutralize or zeroize their CO2 emission, especially for the iron and steel industry. Here, we establish a comprehensive model to explore the potential CO2 emission pathways of China's

The circular economy (CE) aims to reduce resource input and systematically avoid or reduce waste. In addition, the CE is an essential framework for achieving sustainable development. Understanding the barriers to construction and demolition waste (C&DW) recycling development under the CE model can promote sustainable C&DW management. This study used social network analysis (SNA) to explore the potential

Climate change, natural resource depletion and waste problems reveal the importance of natural resource saving. Resource-saving behaviour is necessary in order to enhance energy and water efficiency. By applying various theories of pro-environmental behaviour, researchers have recommended the main tools, such as financial, social and informational for the promotion of this behaviour. However, none

Ecological footprint calculators allow users to estimate their individual environmental impact, with the goal of raising awareness and changing behaviour. Prior to this study, little was known about users’ reasons for adopting a footprint calculator, their evaluation of these tools, and the effects of calculator use. With this paper, we aim to provide a deep understanding of these factors. Based on