Purpose: This study describes an empirical study demonstrating the application of circular economy (CE) to respond to an urgent call to reduce plastic waste by utilizing waste from the furniture industry.Design/methodology/approach: this study employed the measurements of environmental impacts...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Scenario of A Circular Economy -- Chapter 3: Life Cycle Thinking and Circular Economy -- Chapter 4: Policies Targeted To Circular Economy -- Chapter 5: Public Sector and Circular Economy -- Chapter 6: Production and Consumption Within Circular Economy...

In a dynamic general equilibrium model we explictly consider the relationship between the product attributes 'durability' and 'recyclability'. Both efficiency and sustainability aspects are taken into account. It turns out (a) that durability may be inefficient even in a perfectly competitive...