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Enablers and Associated Risks to Implementing Circular Economy
Published in Ifeyinwa Juliet Orji, Frank Ojadi, The Circular Supply Chain, 2023
Ifeyinwa Juliet Orji, Frank Ojadi
Waste can be in any state (solid, liquid, gas) and normally gets discarded. They make their way into the environment and landfills. Toxic waste, if not disposed properly, are hazardous to the environment and health and well-being of society. Plastic waste is threatening our marine life and ecology. Waste management and recovery is a very important step toward having ecological balance and protection. Electronic waste (e-waste) is another problem that the world is facing now more than ever, and efforts are on to harness the value in them and reduce pollution. Methodologies to locally manage e-waste and infrastructure network needed to facilitate these are also taking place.
Classification of Waste Materials
Published in Saleh S. Al Arni, Mahmoud M. Elwaheidi, Concise Handbook of Waste Treatment Technologies, 2020
Saleh S. Al Arni, Mahmoud M. Elwaheidi
Toxic waste materials refer to those materials that are poisonous in nature. These include chemicals, medicines, paints, bulbs, tube lights, fertilizer, tires, pesticides, batteries and cans. In fact, toxic materials create health problems for the people living close to areas that represent sources of these materials. Among other health problems that are caused by such materials, we can mention nausea, allergies and eyes irritation.
Alternate Feedstocks
Published in James G. Speight, Refinery Feedstocks, 2020
There are five broad categories of municipal solid waste: (i) biodegradable waste, such as food and kitchen waste and green waste, (ii) recyclable material such as paper, glass, cans metals, and certain types of plastic, (iii) inert waste such as construction and demolition waste, dirt, rocks, debris, (iv) composite waste which includes waste clothing, and waste plastics, and (v) domestic hazardous waste (also called household hazardous waste) and toxic waste such as discarded medications, paints, chemicals, light bulbs, fluorescent tubes, spray cans, fertilizer containers, pesticide containers, batteries, and shoe polish.
Fragmented institutional fields and their impact on manufacturing environmental practices
Published in International Journal of Production Research, 2018
Guang Victor Shi, James Baldwin, S.C. Lenny Koh, Thomas Y. Choi
National-level policy influence on manufacturing environmental practices can be a threat to a manufacturing organisation that is not demonstrating sufficiently that they care about the natural environment. Nevertheless, environmental regulations are effective in mitigating against environmental issues. For instance, the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) in the United States, a policy that regulates toxic waste and emissions, sets a standardised environmental practice that organisations must undertake to remain within the law (Sharma and Henriques 2005). Similarly, the European Union has banned the sale of 320 agricultural chemicals since 2003, thus affecting the export of pesticides and many agricultural products to which those pesticides are applied (Lawrence 2011).