The occupation of a recyclable materials collector consists of a way to guarantee the income for many who carries out this work on the streets, landfills and dumps of Brazilian municipalities. These collectors can be ...

Recyclability is the ability of a material to reacquire the same properties it had originally. The aim of this work was to verify the recyclability of three printing and writing papers, from the characteristics of their ...

Recyclability is the ability of a material to reacquire the same properties it had originally. Knowledge of the recyclability of commercial paper is a tool for companies, when making decisions on expansions or process ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Recycling is a process carried out in the transformation of products. This can be done mechanically, chemically and energetically. In each of the defined types there are different processes, as well as the final products ...

Although additive manufacturing (AM) has offered proven ability to reduce waste when compared with traditional manufacturing techniques, however, AM processes such as fused filament fabrication (FFF) still poses some ...