of the Republic of Cyprus (RoC). The community displays typical characteristics and challenges of a small island economy …

Breaking and Recycling Industry (SBRI) and to investigate the feasibility of ship breaking countries in this region … ship breaking and recycling industry. The study addresses the following: i) it assessed the productivity, competitiveness … this study, ship breaking and recycling is defined as an industry that, through the use of land, infrastructure, machinery …

plastic waste, as well as sorting and then transporting plastic waste to a viable recycling market. This study combines a …

and circular economy approaches. A waste hierarchy approach prioritizes waste prevention, reuse, recycling, and recovery … designing products to reduce waste, using products and materials for as long as possible, and recycling materials from end …

plastic packaging waste is critical for building a reuse and recycling system that enables a circular economy (CE). However …, despite the efforts of APEC members, the recycling rate of post-consumption plasticpackaging remains relatively low in most …