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Recycling capacity through formal and informal activities in six cities in São Paulo State, Brazil
(2021-01-01)
Sustainability of waste management practices is a multidimensional challenge faced by authorities worldwide, especially in low and middle-income countries, where informal sector plays important role. In Brazil, municipal ...
Assessment of municipal waste management systems using performance indicators to analyze recycling capacity the case study of Corumbataí basin, São Paulo state, Brazil
(2021-01-01)
The analysis of waste management practices is a multidimensional challenge faced by authorities, especially in developing countries, where actions are needed to reduce, reuse and increase recycling. Performance indicators ...
Energy impact of waste recyclable in a Brazilian metropolitan
(Elsevier Science BvAmsterdamHolanda, 2010)
Understanding the influence of properties of fine recycled aggregates on recycled concrete
(ICE Publishing, 2020-12-07)
Scarcity of fine natural aggregates suitable for concrete, the pollution caused by their mining and the great environmental impact produced by the final disposal of waste concrete, have all motivated several studies about ...
Integration of informal recycling sector in Brazil and the case of Sorocaba City
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2017-07-01)
Catadores are people who collect and sell materials that can be recycled. This activity has been done informally in many countries for years. Recently, a recognition process has begun for the informal recycling sector, ...
Recycling cooperatives: Problems and challenges for social developmentCooperativas de reciclagem: Problemáticas e desafios para o desenvolvimento sustentável
(2018-01-01)
Municipal Solid Waste is still a challenging area for the integral municipalities sustainability because it involves economic, environmental and social issues. This paper traces a profile of three recyclable cooperatives ...
Recycling scrap automotive heat shield insulation material
(Springer, 2015-01-01)
Automotive heat shields are usually composed of two metal sheets enclosing an insulating material with a paper-like texture that contains refractory ceramic particles. This article discusses the results achieved by recycling ...
A review of waste paper recycling networks focusing on quantitative methods and sustainability
(Springer, 2020-10-13)
A discussion is currently under way in the literature on the sustainable benefits of recycling material, particularly paper, which has high global consumption and polluting capacity. Optimized planning of waste paper ...