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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.

Turning waste into new resources in small and medium sized enterprises

Christensen O.
Topic: 
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
Turning waste into new resources in small and medium sized enterprises (SME). During a three years period (2015-2018) a project involving SME's, was carried out in corporation of six Danish municipalities, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Symbiosis Center Denmark. The project was...Read more
Keywords: 
industrial symbioses, waist minimalisation, readiness
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00165

Novel technologies & methods for Lithium batteries expansion of life cycle

VLACHOU K., (Corresponding) KONDILI E., KALDELLIS J.
Topic: 
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
The technology of Lithium batteries is nowadays greatly developing, as they are an efficient mean of energy storage. Their main use is in electric and electronic devices. Moreover after 2010, these batteries are also used in the development of electric vehicles, an industrial sector which has a...Read more
Keywords: 
Lithium batteries, second life, energy storage materials
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00185

Challenges for the development of green organizations

(Corresponding) Grudziński A., (Corresponding) Sulich A.
Topic: 
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
The ecological nature of the organization is one of the important topics discussed in the field of the theory of durable and sustainable development and CSR practices. What is more, being a "green organization" has become not only fashionable but also beneficial. Ecological issues are...Read more
Keywords: 
green jobs, green management, qualitative analysis
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00466

The green projects as a source of proecological transformation

Grudziński A.
Topic: 
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
Green projects are unique, complex, one-time and intertwined activities that serve to preserve and protect the natural environment. The implementation of green projects may affect the greening of some enterprises. At the same time, so-called "brown" enterprises will have the chance to...Read more
Keywords: 
green and lean processes, green organisation, green economy
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00471

A database of existing solid industrial waste reuse schemes as the basis for an industry matching algorithm

(Corresponding) Angelis-Dimakis A., Arampatzis G., Solomou K., Dedousis P.
Topic: 
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
For the purposes of the SWAN Project, an integrated suite of on-line resources and tools has been developed aiming to assess novel industrial business models based on solid industrial waste reuse. One of the major components of this platform is an inventory of commercially implemented best...Read more
Keywords: 
Solid Waste, Industrial Symbiosis, SWAN Project, Best Practices
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00578

SWAN Platform - A web based tool to support the development of industrial solid waste reuse business models

(Corresponding) Angelis-Dimakis A., Arampatzis G., Apostolopoulos G., Dedousis P.
Topic: 
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
The SWAN platform is an integrated suite of on-line resources and tools for assessing industrial symbiotic opportunities based on solid industrial waste reuse. It has been developed for the purposes of the SWAN Project, a project of the transnational Cooperation Programme Interreg V-B “Balkan-...Read more
Keywords: 
Solid Waste, Industrial Symbiosis, SWAN Project, Web-Tool, Balkan Region
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00580

Benchmarking indicators to assess the level of circular economy strategy in Local Level

Loizia P., Inglezakis V., Navarro Pedreno J., Lasaridi K., (Corresponding) Zorpas A.
Topic: 
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
Sustainable waste management is an important global environmental agenda in the twenty- first century. The quantity of global waste increases as the population and the level of resource consumption rise over time. The increased generation of waste is also producing bigger environmental deprivation...Read more
Keywords: 
circular economy, bench marking indicators, SWOT analysis, strategy development, environmental performance
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00702

A methodology for boosting circular economy in olive oil and wine sectors: opportunities for the Italian competitiveness through eco-innovation strategies

(Corresponding) Mentore V., CHEBBI A., Franzetti A., Sbaffoni S.
Topic: 
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
Applying the principles of circular economy to agriculture is a very important contemporary issue on the international political and economic agenda. In this context, current knowledge and recent insights on biosurfactant production will be surveyed to apply these novel economic approaches in the...Read more
Keywords: 
Circular economy; Rhamnolipids; Waste valorisation, Eco-innovation, Integrative approach
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00742

Biomining - recovery of high-tech critical metals

BUTU A., RODINO S., (Corresponding) BUTU M.
Topic: 
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
Critical metals were defined as those metals essential for high-tech, medical and defense industry but with low availability due to uneven geographical distribution, thus resulting a high price volatility. The challenge of the future is to assure a stable supply of critical materials and implicitly...Read more
Keywords: 
critical metals, biomining, secondary sources, biotechnology
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00929

Implementing nature-based and other engineering solutions to recover water from non-conventional water sources

(Corresponding) Kappa S., Mamais D., Noutsopoulos C., Kisser J., Stanchev P., Katsou E., Malamis S.
Topic: 
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
Mediterranean (MED) islands and coastal areas are under pressure due to water shortage. Water reserves are depleted, while tourism in the summer months burdens the limited water sources. A persistent issue arising from the above activity is the increased seasonal loads of sewage that wastewater...Read more
Keywords: 
circular economy, Horizon 2020, wastewater treatment, water reuse
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00953