▪ Abstract The cement industry contributes about 5% to global anthropogenic CO 2 emissions,
making the cement industry an important sector for CO 2 -emission mitigation strategies. …

The circular economy (CE) is perceived as a sustainable economic system where the economic
growth is decoupled from the resources use, through the reduction and recirculation of …

A critical review of the literature highlighted the need for a new taxonomy encompassing the
most relevant barriers stemmed from previous studies, and accounting for interactions and …

The second government under Prime Minister Mark Rutte specified aspirations towards a
circular economy in its 2012 Coalition Agreement. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the …

For most materials used to provide buildings, infrastructure, equipment and products, global
stocks are still sufficient to meet anticipated demand, but the environmental impacts of …

All goods and services produced in an economy are directly and/or indirectly associated
with energy use and, according to the type of fuel utilized, with CO 2 emissions as well. …

Winner of the International Solid Waste Association's 2014 Publication Award, Handbook of
Recycling is an authoritative review of the current state-of-the-art of recycling, reuse and …

This article presents an in-depth analysis of cost-effective energy efficiency and carbon
dioxide emissions reduction opportunities in the US iron and steel industry. We show that …

Cement is considered one of the most important building materials around the world. It is
mainly used for the production of concrete. Concrete is a mixture of inert mineral aggregates, …

We review the relationship between energy efficiency improvement measures and productivity
in industry. We review over 70 industrial case studies from widely available published …