CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
The role of Life Cycle Assessment to measure progress on the Circular Economy
(Corresponding) Corona B., Shen L.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
The circular economy (CE), as opposed to the current linear economy, is seen as a sustainable economic system where the economic growth is decoupled from the resources use, through the reduction and recirculation of natural resources. In the shift towards the CE, quantifying the circularity of...Read more
Improving the quality and quantity of source-separated household food waste in areas of different socio-economic characteristics: A case study from Lübeck, Germany
(Corresponding) Koerner I., Walk S., Deegener S., Wardle D.
Topic:
Food waste
A method aiming at improving source-separation performance of household food waste (FW) was investigated in two areas with different socio-economic characteristics in Lübeck, Germany. This included the test of a new FW collection system including the distribution of small collection buckets to each...Read more
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
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
Installation of a sewer mining unit in the Athens Urban Tree Nursery
(Corresponding) Plevri A., Samios S., Lytras E., Papadopoulos K., Lioumis C., Lazari A., Tazes N., Monokrousou K., Makropoulos C.
Topic:
Water and wastewater reuse
Within the framework of the Horizon 2020, a European project called NextGen evaluates and champions transformational circular economy solutions and systems around resource use in the water sector. The Athens demo site is located in the Athens Urban Tree Nursery which is part of the Goudi Park, an...Read more
Anaerobic MBR technology for treating municipal wastewater at ambient temperatures
(Corresponding) Plevri A., Mamais D., Noutsopoulos C.
Topic:
Wastewater treatment
An innovative way to treat municipal wastewater and produce energy at the same time is anaerobic treatment. Anaerobic processes are traditionally used for high-strength wastewater or municipal sludge treatment and only recently have been applied for the treatment of low strength municipal...Read more
Mine water management in abandoned mine sites: from waste to resource
(Corresponding) LOREDO J.
Topic:
Water and wastewater reuse
Mine water usually supposes one of the most important environmental problems of the extractive industry, where water quality is dependent of a great number of factors relatives to the ore deposit characteristics and to the exploitation method typology. But if water quality by nature or after...Read more
Keywords:
Mine water, water quality, water resource, circular economy
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
The green strategies together with decisions create a business ecosystem in the Environmental Goods and Services Sector (EGSS). Such an ecosystem is a result of both technological development and strategy evolution. This paper aims to present and discuss the outcomes (as relations) of this sector...Read more
Keywords:
Green Management, Green Decisions, Environmental Goods and Services Sector, Circular Economy.
A detailed characterisation of household food waste and the implications of sorting behaviour on potentials for anaerobic digestion and nutrient recovery
(Corresponding) Walk S., Hausbeck G., Körner I.
Topic:
Food waste
This study investigates household food waste (HH FW) generation in two socio-economically different areas in Lübeck, Germany. The applied waste characterisation protocol provided a detailed insight into the generation and separation behavior of FW collected in the municipal collection system. In...Read more
