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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.

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
Conference: 
CEST2019
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00578

Health Care Waste Management: Challenges and Solutions

(Corresponding) Halldorsdottir S.
Topic: 
Hazardous waste management
Limited attention has been paid to health-care waste management despite an increase in public concern about the management of such waste on a global basis. The objective of this study was to analyse the issues and challenges of health-care waste management as well as possible solutions. It is...Read more
Keywords: 
Health-care waste management; Sustainable practices; Protection of the environment; Environmental pollution; Infectious waste.
Conference: 
CEST2019
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00787

Identification and Assessment of Food Waste Prevention Practices Throughout The Food Supply Chain

Chroni C., Synani K., (Corresponding) Abeliotis K., Homatidis D., Gaitanarou Z., Korizi K., Lasaridi K.
Topic: 
Food waste
Food waste generation is an issue that poses grave environmental, social and economic repercussions for the entire European Union (EU). According to the findings of the UNEP Food Waste Index Report (2020), approximately 931 million tonnes of food waste were generated in 2019. To tackle this issue,...Read more
Keywords: 
food waste; prevention; best practices
Conference: 
CEST2021
Paper ID: 
cest2021_00838