Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eleonore Maitre-Ekern
Summary: The transition to a sustainable Circular Economy involves moving away from linear production processes and throwaway mentality, extending product lifetime, and supporting second-hand trading. This transformation of consumption patterns requires a fundamental change in business models.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Khairun Tumu, Keith Vorst, Greg Curtzwiler
Summary: This study aims to discuss the role of global Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies in addressing plastic recycling challenges. By analyzing global EPR and recycling laws, it is found that EPR laws can increase producers' responsibility and promote plastic recycling, thereby reducing waste generation. Countries with EPR regulations and landfill bans usually have higher recycling rates.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Reid Lifset, Harri Kalimo, Antti Jukka, Petrus Kautto, Mirella Miettinen
Summary: Extended producer responsibility (EPR) makes producers responsible for waste management and eco-modulation is an additional component to incentivize eco-design.
Article
Economics
Arijit De, Ankita Ray, Tanmoy Kundu, Jiuh-Biing Sheu
Summary: This study investigates the impact of CPR legislation on OEMs and IRs, and finds that competition under the CPR legislation system is profitable for OEMs, leading to increased consumer surplus and improved collection and remanufacturing of used products.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Soroush Qoli Jafari, Sajjad Shokouhyar, Sina Shokoohyar
Summary: Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is widely accepted as a legal means of ensuring sustainable production. This study examines the interaction between consumers and manufacturers through the analysis of sustainability reports and tweets, and highlights the importance of culture building and social awareness programs in guiding individuals towards responsible consumption.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Management
Isil Alev, Atalay Atasu, L. Beril Toktay, Can Zhang
Summary: The study investigates the effectiveness of different extended producer responsibility (EPR) implementation models for pharmaceuticals, focusing on source reduction (SR) and end-of-pipe control (EC) models. Results show that the EC model can lead to higher total welfare in certain cases due to its effectiveness in eliminating overprescription. The study also reveals conditions where stakeholder preferences towards EPR implementation models are (mis-)aligned.
M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Arup Ratan Paramanik, Biswajit Mahanty
Summary: This paper presents a circular recycling system that integrates Individual Producer Responsibility and Industrial Symbiosis to address end-of-life tires under extended producer responsibility. The system aims to achieve sustainability and circularity in the tire industry while avoiding the negative impacts of landfilling. It emphasizes emission-free recyclers for environmental sustainability and uses dynamic pricing to collect end-of-life tires from consumers. By using a multi-period scenario-based nonlinear mixed integer programming model and evolutionary metaheuristic algorithms, the economic sustainability of the proposed system is investigated. The case study shows that the system is economically sustainable and can contribute to the successful implementation of extended producer responsibility in the tire industry.
MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stuart Jenkins, Margriet Kuijper, Hugh Helferty, Cecile Girardin, Myles Allen
Summary: Energy policy needs to balance the challenges of increasing resilience and security of supply, minimizing impact on consumer energy prices, and meeting climate goals. Applying extended producer responsibility (EPR) to fossil fuels can help achieve this by reducing global warming. Implementing EPR through CO2 storage and nature-based solutions can deliver net-zero emissions at comparable or lower costs than conventional scenarios driven by carbon pricing.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Danish Iqbal Godil, George Thomas, Muhammad Tanveer, Hafiz Muhammad Zia-ul-haq, Haider Mahmood
Summary: This research developed a dual-cycle ELV recycling and remanufacturing system to improve efficiency in the industry. By using evolutionary game theory, the study found that the optimal evolutionary stable strategies involve both original vehicle manufacturers and third-party recyclers with positive expected profits.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Changshu Zhan, Xuesong Zhang, Guangdong Tian, Duc Truong Pham, Mikhail Ivanov, Anatoly Aleksandrov, Chenxi Fu, Junnan Zhang, Zhen Wu
Summary: Due to environmental pollution and resource shortages, the electric vehicle industry has been rapidly developing, leading to increased market demand for batteries. Proper disassembly of end-of-life vehicle batteries is necessary to promote green remanufacturing, reduce environmental pollution, and decrease reliance on natural resources.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Luis E. Ruiz, Ana C. Pinho, David N. Resende
Summary: This study explores the challenges and strategies of 3D printing, recycling, and circular economy in the automotive industry. The findings suggest that 3D printing technology provides opportunities for small-scale polymer producers, recycling of ELV materials, and decentralization of plastic article supply chains. However, there is currently limited information available regarding the use of 3D printing for plastic parts in the automotive industry.
Article
Business
Zhi Liu, Ming-Dong Wan, Xiao-Xue Zheng, S. C. Lenny Koh
Summary: Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a policy tool that holds manufacturers accountable for recycling and remanufacturing their end-of-life products. This study explores the fairness concerns that arise when manufacturers pass on the responsibility to retailers through price markup. The findings show that a win-win situation can be achieved if manufacturers consider retailers' fairness concerns when determining wholesale prices and if retailers set lower prices to fulfill part of the upfront investment for EPR.
INDUSTRIAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Giovanni Francesco Cardamone, Filomena Ardolino, Umberto Arena
Summary: The study analyzes novel treatments for end-of-life vehicle plastics, showing significant improvements in polymer recycling and waste reduction, leading to better environmental performance.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2022)
Review
Business
Ya-Jun Cai, Tsan-Ming Choi
Summary: This paper conducts a systematic review on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) from an operations management perspective, categorizing EPR literature and discussing relevant issues. It highlights innovative measures and proposals in policy, product, process, supply chain, and technology areas, and provides insights on how EPR can help establish innovative operational measures to improve sustainability in the future.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Rima Grati, Faiza Loukil, Khouloud Boukadi, Mourad Abed
Summary: The transition of the automotive industry to a circular economy can be facilitated by the use of blockchain technology. This paper proposes the ELVTrac framework, which utilizes blockchain and smart contracts to improve the traceability and efficiency of end-of-life vehicle processing. A prototype was developed using the Ethereum blockchain to prove its feasibility and evaluate its performance through experiments and tests.
CLUSTER COMPUTING-THE JOURNAL OF NETWORKS SOFTWARE TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars odegaard Bentsen, Narada Dilp Warakagoda, Roy Stenbro, Paal Engelstad
Summary: This study investigates uncertainty modeling in wind power forecasting using different parametric and non-parametric methods. Johnson's SU distribution is found to outperform Gaussian distributions in predicting wind power. This research contributes to the literature by introducing Johnson's SU distribution as a candidate for probabilistic wind forecasting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Liu, Qiuchen Wang, Yunhao Wen, Long Li, Xinfang Zhang, Yi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the characteristics of process parameters in three lean gas ethane recovery processes and establishes a prediction and multiobjective optimization model for ethane recovery and system energy consumption. A new method for comparing ethane recovery processes for lean gas is proposed, and the addition of extra coolers improves the ethane recovery. The support vector regression model based on grey wolf optimization demonstrates the highest prediction accuracy, and the multiobjective multiverse optimization algorithm shows the best optimization performance and diversity in the solutions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cairong Song, Haidong Yang, Xian-Bing Meng, Pan Yang, Jianyang Cai, Hao Bao, Kangkang Xu
Summary: The paper proposes a novel deep learning-based prediction framework, aTCN-LSTM, for accurate cooling load predictions. The framework utilizes a gate-controlled multi-head temporal convolutional network and a sparse probabilistic self-attention mechanism with a bidirectional long short-term memory network to capture both temporal and long-term dependencies in the cooling load sequences. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method, which can serve as an effective guide for HVAC chiller scheduling and demand management initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Chen, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia, Jizhou Zhang
Summary: This study uses survey data from the Loess Plateau in China to evaluate the impact of social interaction on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technology by farmers. The study finds that social interaction increases the likelihood of farmers adopting SWC, and internet use moderates this effect. The positive impact of social interaction on SWC adoption is more pronounced for farmers in larger villages and those who join cooperative societies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenghua Zhang, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, Zongguo Xue, Jingxiang You, Yonghong Wu, Ziqiang He
Summary: This paper reports a novel method that significantly improves combustion performance, including heat transfer enhancement under steady-state conditions and adaptive stable flame regulation under velocity sudden increase.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)