Sustainability assessment of plastic circular economy: transitional probabilities with innovative separation

References

• Addor, J. A., Wiah, E. N., & Alao, F. I. (2022a). An improved two-states cyclical dynamic model for plastic waste management. Asian Research Journal of Mathematics, 18(5), 52–13. https://doi.org/10.9734/arjom/2022/v18i530378
   Google Scholar
• Addor, J. A., Wiah, E. N., & Alao, F. I. (2022b). Mathematical model for the cyclical dynamics of plastic waste management: A two-state closed model. Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews, 9(2), 15–36. https://journaljmsrr.com/index.php/JMSRR/article/view/30234
   Google Scholar
• Addor, J. A., Yeboah-Forson, D., & Padi, A. (2015). Robustness of the job-finding, job loss model in modelling the employment and unemployment rates of Ghana. Mathematical Theory and Modelling, 5(8), 114–133.
   Google Scholar
• Bonifazi, G., Capobianco, G., Palmieri, R., & Serranti, S. (2019). Hyperspectral imaging applied to the waste recycling sector. Spectrosc Europe, 31, 8–11. https://doi.org/10.1255/sew.2019.a3
   Google Scholar
• Bucknall, D. G. (2020). Plastics as a materials system in a circular economy. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 378(2176), 2019026820190268. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0268
   Google Scholar
• Choi, J., Lim, B., & Yoo, Y. (2023). Advancing plastic waste classification and recycling efficiency: Integrating image sensors and deep learning algorithms. Applied Sciences, 13(18), 10224. https://doi.org/10.3390/app131810224
   Google Scholar
• Dahlbo, H., Poliakova, V., Myll¨ari, V., Sahimaa, O., & Anderson, R. (2017). Recycling potential of post-consumer plastic packaging waste in Finland. Waste Management, 71, 52–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.10.033
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF). (2013). Towards the circular economy: Economic and business rationale for an accelerated transition. online report. https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/towards-the-circular-economy-vol-1-an-economic-and-business-rationale-for-an
   Google Scholar
• Eriksen, M. K., Damgaard, A., Boldrin, A., & Astrup, T. F. (2018). Quality assessment and circularity potential of recovery systems for household plastic waste. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 23(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12822
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Global Environment Community (GEF). (2018). Plastic and circular economy. 54th GEF councelling meeting, June 24-26, 2018, a STAP document. GEF/STAP/C.54/Inf.05.2018
   Google Scholar
• Grigore, M. E. (2017). Methods of recycling, properties and applications of recycled thermoplastic polymers. Recycling, 2(4), 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling2040024
   Google Scholar
• Heinzel, J. V., Larsen, C. S., Tønning, K., Malmgren-Hansen, B., & Nilsson, N. H. (2015). Meka-nisk sortering af plastaffald fra husholdninger (mechanical sorting of plastic waste from households) [report]. Danish Environmental Protection Agency.
   Google Scholar
• Huysman, S., De Schaepmeester, J., Ragaert, K., Dewulf, J., & De Meester, S. (2017). Performance indicators for a circular economy: A case study on post-industrial plastic waste. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 120, 46–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.01.013
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kara, S., Hauschild, M., Sutherland, J., & McAloone, T. (2022). Closed-loop systems to circular economy: A pathway to environmental sustainability? CIRP Annals, 71(2), 505–528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2022.05.008
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LACW. (2017). Statistics on waste managed by local authorities in England in 2016/2017. Retrieved January 3, 2022, from. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/664594/LACW_mgt_annual_Stats_Notice_Dec_2017.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Ledsham, N. (2023). Creating circular economy for plastics. The sustainability institute by ERM, 2020-2023. https://www.sustainability.com/thinking/creating-a-circular-economy-for-plastics/
   Google Scholar
• Moroni, M., & Mei, A. (2020). Characterization and separation of traditional and bio-plastics by hyperspectral devices. Applied Sciences, 10(8), 2800. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10082800
   Google Scholar
• Nunez, C. (2021). Four key ideas to building a circular economy. National Geographics. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/paid-content-four-key-ideas-to-building-a-circular-economy-for-plastics
   Google Scholar
• Petersen, C., Mayland, C., & Manokaran, S. (2015). Plast fra restaffald—analyse af restaffald med fokus p°a plast (plastic from residual waste—analysis of the residual waste with focus on plastic). EcoNet and ARC.
   Google Scholar
• Ragaert, K., Delva, L., & Geem, K. (2017). Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste. Waste Management, 69, 24–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.07.044
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Serranti, S., & Bonifazi, G. (2019). Techniques for separation of plastic wastes. In F. Pacheco-Torgal, J. Khatib, F. Colangelo, & R. Tuladhar (Eds.), Woodhead publishing series in civil and structural engineering (pp. 9–37). Woodhead Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102676-2.00002-5
   Google Scholar
• Shimer, R. (2012). Reassessing the ins and outs of unemployment. Review of Economic Dynamics, 15(2), 127–148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.red.2012.02.001
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tao, J., Gu, Y., Hao, X., Liang, R., Wang, B., Cheng, Z., Yan, B., & Chen, G. (2023). Combination of hyperspectral imaging and machine learning models for fast characterization and classification of municipal solid waste. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 188, 106731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106731
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tretsiakova McNally, S., Lubarsky, H., Vennard, A., Cairns, P., Farrell, C., Joseph, P., Arun, M., Harvey, I., Harrison, J., & Nadjai, A. (2023). Separation and characterization of plastic waste packaging contaminated with food residues. Polymers, 15(13), 2943. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15132943
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vadenbo, C., Hellweg, S., & Astrup, T. F. (2016). Let’s be clear(er) about substitution—A reporting framework to account for product displacement in life cycle assessment. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 21(5), 1078–1089. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12519
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• van der Harst, E., Potting, J., & Kroeze, C. (2016). Comparison of different methods to include recycling in Lcast of aluminium cans and disposable polystyrene cups. Waste Management, 48, 565–583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2015.09.027
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wiah, E. N., Addor, J. A., & Alao, F. I. (2022). Transitional probability for plastic waste management and implication on sustainability. Sustainable Environment, 8(1), 2118654. https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2022.2118654
   Google Scholar
• Wu, X., Li, J., Yao, L., & Xu, Z. (2020). Auto-sorting commonly recovered plastics from waste household appliances and electronics using near-infrared spectroscopy. Journal Cleaner Production, 246, 118732. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118732
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yu, J., Liu, X., Manago, G., Tanabe, T., Osanai, S., & Okubo, K. (2022). New terahertz wave sorting technology to improve plastic containers and packaging waste recycling in Japan. Recycling, 7(5), 66. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling7050066
   Google Scholar
• Zhao, Y. B., Lv, X. D., & Ni, H. G. (2018). Solvent-based separation and recycling of waste plastics: A review. Chemosphere, 209, 707–720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.06.095
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zheng, Y., Bai, J., Xu, J., Li, X., & Zhang, Y. (2018). A discrimination model in waste plastics sorting using NIR hyperspectral imaging system. Waste Manag, 72, 87–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.10.015
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar