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Circular Economy and Green Chemistry: The Need for Radical Innovative Approaches in the Design for New Products by Ncube, Amos, Mtetwa, Sandile, Bukhari, Mahak, Fiorentino, Gabriella, Passaro, Renato

“…The idea of a circular economy (CE) has gained ground over the past ten years as a means of addressing sustainable development and getting around the…”
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Potential Energy Savings from Circular Economy Scenarios Based on Construction and Agri-Food Waste in Italy by Ghisellini, Patrizia, Ncube, Amos, D’Ambrosio, Gianni, Passaro, Renato, Ulgiati, Sergio

“…In this study, our aim was to explore the potential energy savings obtainable from the recycling of 1 tonne of Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW)…”
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Evaluating Environmental and Energy Performance Indicators of Food Systems, within Circular Economy and “Farm to Fork” Frameworks by Ghisellini, Patrizia, Ncube, Amos, Rotolo, Gloria, Vassillo, Chiara, Kaiser, Serena, Passaro, Renato, Ulgiati, Sergio

“…This study proposes a framework of environmental and energy performance indicators identified and critically evaluated within the scientific literature and the…”
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Toward circular and socially just urban mining in global societies and cities: Present state and future perspectives by Ghisellini, Patrizia, Ncube, Amos, Casazza, Marco, Passaro, Renato

“…This study evaluates the perspectives of urban mining in the framework of the circular economy (CE) and starts with a brief analysis of the size of global and…”
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Moving towards resource efficiency and circular economy in the brick manufacturing sector in Zimbabwe by Ncube, Amos, Matsika, Rufaro, Mangori, Lynda, Ulgiati, Sergio

“…The life cycle assessment of the ABC (Pvt) Ltd brick manufacturing plant has considered land use, fossil resource scarcity, water consumption, global warming…”
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Circular economy paths in the olive oil industry: a Life Cycle Assessment look into environmental performance and benefits by Ncube, Amos, Fiorentino, Gabriella, Panfilo, Carolina, De Falco, Maria, Ulgiati, Sergio

“…Purpose The olive oil sector in Italy has a significant socio-economic, environmental, and cultural relevance. However, the environmental impacts of production…”
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Circular bioeconomy potential and challenges within an African context: From theory to practice by Ncube, Amos, Sadondo, Phineas, Makhanda, Raymond, Mabika, Charles, Beinisch, Natalie, Cocker, Jonathan, Gwenzi, Willis, Ulgiati, Sergio

“…A circular bioeconomy has the potential to minimize the environmental impacts of biowaste while simultaneously generating value-added bioproducts and…”
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Prospects towards sustainability: A comparative study to evaluate the environmental performance of brick making kilns in Pakistan by Rauf, Affan, Shakir, Sehar, Ncube, Amos, Abd-ur-Rehman, Hafiz Muhammad, Janjua, Abdul Kashif, Khanum, Saeeda, Khoja, Asif Hussain

“…For years the brick kiln industry has been perceived as the main stationary source of environmental pollution. Life cycle assessments (LCA) are necessary to…”
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Analysis of environmental sustainability of Cameroon tea production: an LCA study by Tiegam Tagne, Rufis Fregue, Ncube, Amos, Kenfack Atangana, Junie Albine, Tchuifon Tchuifon, Donald Raoul, Ateba, Francois Rene, Azambou, Ivane Christelle

“…Tea has received a lot of attention over the past few decades as the second most consumed beverage in the world after water. Due to the complex nature of tea…”
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Towards Sustainable Electronics: Exploring IC Reuse for Circular Economy Transformation by Stoddard, Nowell, Peterson, Lisa, Schaffer, Mark, Etheridge, Tom, Mathur, Nehika, Morris, KC, Laurin, Lise, Ncube, Amos

“…This perspective paper addresses the importance of responsible end of life (EOL) management of integrated circuits (ICs or chips), with a particular focus on…”
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Life Cycle Assessment of polyethylene terephthalate bottle by Ncube, A., Borodin, Y.

“…With increasing concerns over waste and the need for `greener' products, it is necessary to carry out LCAs of products and this will help manufacturers take…”
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