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Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes (2023)
Journal Article
Sapsford, D. J., Stewart, D. I., Sinnett, D. E., Burke, I. T., Cleall, P. J., Harbottle, M. J., Mayes, W., Owen, N. E., Sardo, A. M., & Weightman, A. (2023). Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 176(2), 77-93. https://doi.org/10.1680/jwarm.22.00008

Many countries face serious strategic challenges with the future supply of both aggregates and critical elements. Yet, at the same time, they must sustainably manage continued multimillion tonne annual arisings of mineral-dominated wastes from mining... Read More about Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes.

Lessons, narratives, and research directions for a sustainable circular economy (2022)
Journal Article
Leipold, S., Petit-Boix, A., Luo, A., Helander, H., Simoens, M., Ashton, W. S., Babbitt, C. W., Bala, A., Bening, C. R., Birkved, M., Blomsma, F., Boks, C., Boldrin, A., Deutz, P., Domenech, T., Ferronato, N., Gallego-Schmid, A., Giurco, D., Hobson, K., Husgafvel, R., …Xue, B. (2022). Lessons, narratives, and research directions for a sustainable circular economy. Journal of Industrial Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13346

The current enthusiasm for the circular economy (CE) offers a unique opportunity to advance the impact of research on sustainability transitions. Diverse interpretations of CE by scholars, however, produce partly opposing assessments of its potential... Read More about Lessons, narratives, and research directions for a sustainable circular economy.

A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations: National outlook for implementation (2022)
Journal Article
Klein, N., Deutz, P., & Ramos, T. B. (2022). A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations: National outlook for implementation. Journal of environmental management, 314, Article 114982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114982

The Circular Economy (CE) is generally understood as an opportunity to transform the current unsustainable linear economic system by redesigning the way organisations provide goods and services rethinking how society consumes and uses those resources... Read More about A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations: National outlook for implementation.

Public-Private Partnerships in Denver, CO: Analysis of the Role of PPPs in the Financing and Construction of Transportation Infrastructure in the USA (2022)
Book Chapter
Brady, S. A., Goetz, A. R., & Jonas, A. E. (2022). Public-Private Partnerships in Denver, CO: Analysis of the Role of PPPs in the Financing and Construction of Transportation Infrastructure in the USA. In S. Hakim, R. M. Clark, & E. A. Blackstone (Eds.), Handbook on Public Private Partnerships in Transportation, Vol. 1 : Airports, Water Ports, Rail, Buses, Taxis, and Finance (195-222). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83484-5_11

This chapter examines the expanding role of public-private partnerships (PPPs or P3s) in metro transportation projects in the USA through the innovative funding and financing of transit and highway infrastructure. The chapter draws on research undert... Read More about Public-Private Partnerships in Denver, CO: Analysis of the Role of PPPs in the Financing and Construction of Transportation Infrastructure in the USA.

From linear economy legacies to circular economy resources: Maximising the multifaceted values of legacy mineral wastes (2021)
Book Chapter
Mayes, W. M., Hull, S. L., & Gomes, H. I. (2021). From linear economy legacies to circular economy resources: Maximising the multifaceted values of legacy mineral wastes. In A. Stefanakis, & I. Nikolaou (Eds.), Circular Economy and Sustainability Volume 1: Management and Policy (409-431). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819817-9.00009-0

Extractive industries represent the first stage of our global cycles of production and consumption. Environmental legacies associated with mining and mineral processing to all environmental compartments (air, soil, water) are extensive, long-lived, a... Read More about From linear economy legacies to circular economy resources: Maximising the multifaceted values of legacy mineral wastes.

Coping with Change: (Re) Evolution of Waste Management in Local Authorities in England (2021)
Book Chapter
Deutz, P., & Kildunne, A. (2021). Coping with Change: (Re) Evolution of Waste Management in Local Authorities in England. In W. Guo, H. Hao Ngo, R. Y. Surampalli, & T. C. Zhang (Eds.), Sustainable Resource Management, Volume I: Technologies for Recovery and Reuse of Energy and Waste Materials, I (47-82). John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527825394.ch3

In the context of ambitions for a circular economy, there is need for a fundamental transition in resource recovery practices. However, whilst the sustainability transitions literature focuses on the transition toward a more sustainable future, polic... Read More about Coping with Change: (Re) Evolution of Waste Management in Local Authorities in England.