Article
Engineering, Environmental
Carolina Amaral, Maria Isabel Pedro, Diogo Cunha Ferreira, Rui Cunha Marques
Summary: The unprecedented population increase has resulted in various consequences for the environment, such as increased urbanization levels and the production of municipal solid waste (MSW). This study examines the efficiency of MSW management in Portuguese municipalities and explores the relationship between performance indicators and efficiency.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Cristina Maria Campos-Alba, Juan Carlos Garrido-Rodriguez, Ana Maria Plata-Diaz, Gemma Perez-Lopez
Summary: This study analyzed the efficiency of waste management services in Spain from 2005 to 2015, finding that cost efficiency is increased by selective collection and certain political and socioeconomic factors. Municipal direct provision was identified as the least efficient management form for this service.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Michal Struk, Martin Bod'a
Summary: This study focuses on the factors influencing performance in municipal solid waste management in the Czech Republic. The research finds that the availability of recycling consolidation facilities improves the performance of waste management, while programs encouraging waste separation or green waste collection do not have the anticipated effect.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Paula Llanquileo-Melgarejo, Maria Molinos-Senante, Giulia Romano, Laura Carosi
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of selective collection and recycling of MSW on the performance of municipalities in Chile providing MSW services. The results showed that there is significant room for improvement in the management of MSW by Chilean municipalities, as indicated by the low percentages of efficient and eco-efficient municipalities. Lack of collaboration between municipalities at the regional level, along with exogenous variables, also influenced the efficiency and eco-efficiency scores.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Corrado lo Storto
Summary: This study presents a comprehensive approach to analyze the effectiveness-efficiency nexus in municipal solid waste management performance evaluation in 258 municipalities in Apulia region, Southern Italy. The research reveals that most municipalities need to improve their waste management performance, with efficiency mainly affected by pure technical efficiency.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
O. O. Ayeleru, F. N. Okonta, F. Ntuli
Summary: The study conducted a cost-benefit analysis of establishing a waste recycling facility, finding an internal rate of return on investment of 42%, internal rate of return on equity of 98%, and a net present value of R 63,420,000 (USD$ 4646225.33). The research indicated the feasibility of the project and the potential to create around 677 jobs.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Alejandro Salazar-Adams
Summary: The study found that private waste collection companies are more efficient than municipal governments in Mexico. Environmental variables such as population density, average household income, and tourism were also found to impact waste collection efficiency. Additionally, curbside collection was associated with higher efficiency, while separate collection of waste was negatively correlated with efficiency.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Bhupendra K. Sharma, Munish K. Chandel
Summary: This study quantifies and compares the cost of municipal solid waste (MSW) management systems under different scenarios using life cycle cost (LCC) analysis approach. The study found that the scenario combining recycling and sanitary landfill was the most economically viable option, while the incineration-based scenario was the most cost-intensive. Sensitivity analysis showed that O&M cost was the most sensitive parameter affecting the net LCC of scenarios.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yao Wang, Yu Shi, Jizhi Zhou, Jun Zhao, Tek Maraseni, Guangren Qian
Summary: The study investigated the municipal solid waste management in Shanghai under compulsory waste sorting rules, revealing both successes and challenges. Effective waste classification in Shanghai has reduced carbon emissions, but has also led to some negative outcomes. To address the challenges, recommendations include establishing a more refined classification and recycling system, developing highly-efficient resource recovery technologies, and proposing optimization adjustments for overcapacity in incineration facilities.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Estefani Rondon Toro, Amaya Lobo, Antonio Gallardo Izquierdo
Summary: Circular Economy is crucial for sustainability, and waste processing plants play a key role in minimizing resource loss. This study proposes a new circularity indicator for municipal solid waste treatment plants, which evaluates material and energy recovery efficiency.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Afzal Husain Khan, Mufeed Sharholy, Pervez Alam, Abdullah Al-Mansour, Kafeel Ahmad, Mohab Amin Kamal, Shamshad Alam, Md Nahid Pervez, Vincenzo Naddeo
Summary: The rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) generation in developing countries is continuously increasing in proportion to the gross national product. This study aims to analyze the MSW management activities in India's capital, Delhi, and the cost-benefit analysis of MSW management systems. The results show that only about 80% of the garbage generated in Delhi is collected and storage, collection, transportation, and recycling information were gathered from various departments. The study also reveals the potential for composting and bio-methanation of MSW with high organic moisture content.
JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Bingchun Liu, Lei Zhang, Qingshan Wang
Summary: The study utilized Grey Relational Analysis and Long and Short-Term Memory (GRA-LSTM) to predict MSW generation in Beijing and estimated landfill area. The MAPE value of the combined model was 7.3, indicating better performance compared to other methods, while landfill demand in Beijing is on the rise.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Maria Molinos-Senante, Alexandros Maziotis
Summary: Efficient management of municipal solid waste sector is crucial for a sustainable circular economy, and the eco-efficiency assessment reveals significant eco-inefficiency in the sector. Reducing unsorted waste can greatly reduce operational costs, with an average marginal cost of 32.28 Chilean pesos per ton.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Seejeen Park, Sounman Hong
Summary: This study analyzed the impact of outsourcing solid waste services on the solid waste management budget using time-series cross-sectional data, finding that outsourcing does not save costs. The proportion of private sector waste treatment also does not significantly affect the solid waste management budget.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Laura Delgado-Antequera, German Gemar, Maria Molinos-Senante, Trinidad Gomez, Rafael Caballero, Ramon Sala-Garrido
Summary: This study evaluates the eco-efficiency of a sample of Spanish municipalities in providing MSW services, finding that one third of the municipalities are eco-efficient. Factors such as municipality size, population served, population density, tourism, and availability of containers for separative collection of paper, glass, and plastic significantly affect the eco-efficiency of the municipalities.
Article
Economics
Tom Van Puyenbroeck, Nicky Rogge
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES
(2020)
Article
Management
Elisa Fusco, Francesco Vidoli, Nicky Rogge
OMEGA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Management
Nicky Rogge, Geoffrey Archer
Summary: This study recalculates the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business index using a more flexible weighting method, revealing significant differences in changes within and between regions for the period 2010-2019. Clustering patterns of similar improvement or deterioration rates were also observed in some regions.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Economics
Nicky Rogge
Summary: This study measures and compares the sunk-cost bias among autistic adults and neurotypical controls, controlling for various influencing factors. Results show that both groups are subject to the bias, with autistic individuals being less affected. There are significant differences among subgroups, with those with more autism traits being less subject to the bias. Time spent in the decision task is found to be negatively associated with the bias for individuals with autism.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Business
Nicky Rogge, Alena Kolyaseva
Summary: This paper measures and compares the opportunity sets for ease of doing business across World Bank regions from 2010 to 2019. The results show significant differences among regions, which have decreased over the study period. By 2019, regions have grouped into two clusters, aligning with the concept of development clustering.
JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS
(2022)
Article
Economics
Charlotte Wust, Nicky Rogge
Summary: This paper quantitatively analyzed and compared the performance evolutions of EU Member States towards their Europe 2020 targets from 2006 to 2018. The results showed a positive trend overall, with newer EU Member States making more significant progress compared to older ones. Southern EU Member States faced more difficulties post-financial crisis, but started to recover and demonstrate progress in the Europe 2020 strategy from 2016 onwards.
Article
Education, Special
Nicky Rogge
Summary: This study examines whether individuals with autism have a higher tendency to maximize in decision-making. The results show that autistic individuals score higher in terms of adopting a fearful and resolute maximizing tendency, similar to neurotypical individuals in terms of satisficing or minimizing tendency. This finding may explain some of the difficulties experienced by autistic individuals in decision-making.
RESEARCH IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Nicky Rogge
Summary: The present study explores the anchoring bias in individuals with autism. The anchoring bias is a strong choice heuristic. The study compares the anchoring bias between adults with autism and neurotypical controls matched for age, gender, and education level. Differentiation is made between high and low anchors. The results indicate that individuals with autism are similarly susceptible to the anchoring bias in judgment and decision making as neurotypical individuals.
JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DECISION MAKING
(2023)
Article
Business
Perrine Dehaspe, Nicky Rogge
Summary: This paper examines gender (in)equality in the European Union and the EU countries across six core life domains, 'Work & Money', 'Knowledge', 'Power', 'Health', 'Safety, Security & Trust', and 'Life Satisfaction', for the period 2010-2018. The paper advocates a non-parametric (Benefit-of-the-Doubt) frontier estimation approach for estimating gender inequality across these six domains. The results reveal considerable differences across the domains with larger gender inequalities towards women being observed in the domains 'Power' and 'Work & Money'. However, overall, gender gaps seem to have decreased over the years. By 2018, results indicate a situation of (near) gender equality in four of the six domains in the European Union. At the level of the Member States, results show a geographical pattern with northern countries being more gender-equal and attaining higher achievement scores across the domains, followed by western and then southern countries.
JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS
(2023)
Article
Economics
Pim Verbunt, Nicky Rogge, Tom Van Puyenbroeck
Summary: This article proposes a non-parametric framework to construct individual capability sets based on observed functionings, providing robust empirical estimators for comparison and analysis.
OXFORD ECONOMIC PAPERS-NEW SERIES
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Eni Dardha, Nicky Rogge
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2020)
Review
Psychology, Developmental
Nicky Rogge, Juliette Janssen
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2019)
Article
Public Administration
Nicky Rogge, Ryan Self
JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY
(2019)
Article
Economics
Nicky Rogge
JOURNAL OF POLICY MODELING
(2019)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Nicky Rogge, Ilse Van Nijverseel
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xiaojian Liu, Bei Wang, Yayun Ma, Xiangyang Zhou, Juan Yang, Yuehui He, Jingjing Tang, Fanyun Su, Wan Yang
Summary: This study proposes a combined process of reduction roasting of herb-medicine residue and oxalic acid leaching to improve the recovery efficiency of lithium from spent lithium-ion batteries. By utilizing the reducing gas produced from the pyrolysis of herb-medicine residue, the layered structure of the cathode powder is destroyed and converted into Li2CO3, Ni, Co, and MnO. Additionally, selective extraction of lithium is achieved using oxalic acid, and the efficiency and kinetics of lithium extraction are improved under the combined action of herb-medicine residue and oxalic acid.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Muxina Konarova, Nuno Batalha, Gabriel Fraga, Mohamed H. M. Ahmed, Steven Pratt, Bronwyn Laycock
Summary: This study presents a proof of concept for a technology that integrates PET recovery from mixed plastic waste and plastic pyrolysis. By depolymerizing PET into TPA using a low volatility oil as medium, it achieves low-pressure operation and a selective separation and recovery of TPA from the product mix. Full PET conversion and high TPA recovery were achieved, making it an effective solution for processing mixed waste streams and improving the yield and quality of liquid product from thermal pyrolysis compared to untreated feedstock.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhenhua Sun, Jing Li, Xuejiang Wang, Siqing Xia, Jianfu Zhao
Summary: This study investigated the influence of in-situ formed MgFe2O4 on the hydrothermal treatment of swine manure. The results showed that the in-situ formation of MgFe2O4 improved the dehydration and decarboxylation of organic components in swine manure, thereby improving its carbonization degree. Furthermore, it enhanced the stabilization of heavy metals and the retention of phosphorus. MgFe2O4 modified hydrochars exhibited remarkable adsorption capacity for Pb(II) and Cu(II) without any leaching of heavy metals.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yijing Jiang, Boyang Leng, Jingxin Xi
Summary: The increased generation of municipal solid waste has had a significant impact on the economy, environment, and public health. The current waste treatment process has limitations. By developing a comprehensive social costing model, this study assesses the impacts of municipal solid waste management throughout its life cycle and provides policymakers with best practices and feasibility information.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Marina Hernandes de Paula e Silva, Ricardo Coser Mergulha, Jose Geraldo Vidal Vieira, Andrea Brasco Pampanelli, Rodrigo Salvador, Diogo Aparecido Lopes Silva
Summary: This study developed and implemented a self-assessment tool to assist companies in decision-making processes for establishing circular flows based on Lean Manufacturing and Circular Economy principles. The tool utilized a maturity model and was applied to nine companies of varying characteristics. The findings revealed that certain companies showed higher maturity in water-waste and chemical-emissions management, with larger enterprises focusing on these strategies. However, many companies lacked sufficient training and employee awareness prior to seeking cleaner alternatives, and comprehensive actions to manage the product lifecycle were lacking. To address these gaps, the tool provided tailored recommendations for each company to improve their processes, products, and value chain.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Gamze Dogdu, Turgay Pekdemir, Sanaz Lakestani, Seyda Karabork, Osman Cavus
Summary: This paper presents data on food waste associated with mini size food packaging services, highlighting the difficulties in emptying the food and consumer wastefulness as the main causes. These findings have significant implications for the sustainability of food and relevant packaging.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Qingxia Li, Xin Kong, Yuxin Chen, Jianan Niu, Jia Jing, Jin Yuan, Yifeng Zhang
Summary: This study investigates how to enhance methane production from food waste after hydrothermal pretreatment. The results demonstrate a significant increase in methane yield when zero-valent iron and magnetite are used together, and high organic loading is favorable for methane production. Microbial diversity analysis further reveals the dominant pathways and metabolic processes involved in methane generation.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
D. H. H. Sim, I. A. W. Tan, L. L. P. Lim, E. T. Lau, B. H. Hameed
Summary: The development of controlled-release fertilizer formulation is important for preventing environmental pollution caused by nutrient leaching and volatilization. This study combined biochar-based fertilizer with encapsulation technology to improve the nutrient release mechanism. Optimal conditions for synthesizing urea-impregnated biochar (UIB) were determined using central composite design, and the release of nitrogen was described by mathematical models. Results showed that encapsulated UIB (EUIB) achieved complete release of nitrogen in water and exhibited improved water retention in sandy-textural soil. Therefore, EUIB derived from peppercorn waste has the potential to be used as a sustainable controlled-release fertilizer for agriculture.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yuchuan Wang, Neslihan Akdeniz
Summary: Incorporating biochar into composting systems can increase compost temperatures. This study developed a heat transfer model for a biochar-amended co-composting system and found that biochar increased thermal conductive losses but also enhanced microbial activity, resulting in an overall increase in total heat unit. When biochar was applied on the surface, it mainly functioned as an insulator.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
George Tsalis, Birger Boutrup Jensen, Jessica Aschemann-Witzel
Summary: This paper empirically explores the relationship between retail price promotions and household food waste. The results show that households with a higher proportion of discount food purchases and environmental awareness tend to waste less food, while larger households and those lacking food handling skills tend to waste more food.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Lukas Friederici, Arne Koch, Patrick Martens, Jana Pantzke, Sebastiano Di Bucchianico, Thorsten Streibel, Christopher P. Rueger, Ralf Zimmermann
Summary: The increasing demand for lightweight materials has led to a rise in fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) production. However, the properties and compositional range of FRPs pose challenges to recycling strategies. Pyrolysis has emerged as a promising method for separating the fibers from the polymer matrix. This study investigated the pyrolysis process using thermal analysis and high-resolution mass spectrometry, and also assessed the toxicity of the recovered fibers using an in vitro model.
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Devika Kannan, Shakiba Khademolqorani, Nassibeh Janatyan, Somaieh Alavi
Summary: This paper introduces Smart Waste Management (SWM) that applies Industry 4.0 technologies in waste management. A framework called SWM4.0 is developed, which highlights the importance of smart people, smart cities, smart enterprises, and smart factories in achieving successful waste management. The paper also suggests future research directions and managerial implications.
