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Mike Louw, Sally Farrah, Max Maxwell and Sam Tomkins
For this special issue, sustainability and safety are discussed through the tropes of both material and work process substitution. As an architecture and industrial design team, we examine the potential of William McDonough?s and Michael Braungart?s ?cra...
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Miguel A. Franesqui, Jorge Yepes and Samuel Valencia-Díaz
Low-energy asphalt techniques, such as warm mix asphalt (WMA), combined with the rational consumption of geomaterials and waste recycling would promote more sustainable and energy-efficient asphalt pavements. In volcanic environments, a significant propo...
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Nikolay S. Ivanov, Arlan Z. Abilmagzhanov, Oleg S. Kholkin and Iskander E. Adelbaev
This article presents the results of the study of the morphological composition of municipal solid waste (MSW) from the landfill of Atyrau city, and the waste?s energy characteristics and presence of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi and viruses....
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Xuejun Zhang, Lei Guo, Jinshan Yan, Zenglu Shi, Mengchen Kang and Jieting Yao
The extended duration of mulching in Xinjiang cotton fields leads to a significant decline in the tensile strength of plastic film. When recycling is in operation, the soil and the spring teeth of the machinery used can easily cause secondary damage and ...
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Deli Jiang, Xuegeng Chen, Limin Yan, Jinhao Zhang, Tao Wu and Xuanhe Fu
Compared with the conventional horizontal conveyor-chain-type plastic-film-picking device, the longitudinal nail-tooth-chain-plate-type plastic-film-picking device developed by our team in the early stage has little tearing effect on the mulching film, a...
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Jung-Keun Oh, Jangho Lee, Soo Yong Lee, Tae Kyung Kim, David Chung and Jinwon Seo
This study assessed the distribution of microplastics (MPs) in the gills, intestines, and muscles of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio), one of main fish species consumed by humans living in the lower regions of the Han River in South Korea. In total, 891...
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Jianming Kang, Chenshuo Xie, Qiangji Peng, Nannan Wang, Xiaoyu Wang and Yaoli Zhang
A tumbler screen-type residual film?impurity mixture wind separator is the key equipment for the secondary utilization of farmland residual film. During its operation, the proportion of impurities in the separated waste mulch film intermittently increase...
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Gaetano Di Mino, Vineesh Vijayan, Shahin Eskandarsefat, Loretta Venturini and Konstantinos Mantalovas
Although the benefits of asphalt recycling have been scientifically proven and several best practices are being implemented, further research is required in specific and specialized areas. One of these circumstances is the recycling of Reclaimed Asphalt ...
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Dario De Fazio, Luca Boccarusso, Antonio Formisano, Antonio Viscusi and Massimo Durante
Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) materials are attracting growing interest because of their high specific mechanical properties. These characteristics, in addition to a high level of tailorability and design of freedom, make them attractive for marine, aer...
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Mohamed M. El-Attar, Hatem H. A. Ibrahim and Shereen F. A. Darwish
The disposal of waste plastic bags (WPB) represents an environmental challenge. Recycling (WPB) in the concrete industry would represent a huge environmental advantage if proven effective and economic. This study aims to investigate the viability of recy...
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