Received:
2025-01-20 | Accepted:
2025-05-02 | Published:
2025-06-30
Title
Circular economy for production of renewable fuels and materials from waste-to-value technologies
Abstract
The circular economy offers a sustainable framework to address escalating environmental issues, particularly waste management and resource depletion. This paper investigates the role of emerging waste-to-value technologies in supporting circular economy goals by converting waste into valuable products such as fuels, chemicals, and bioplastics. These waste-to-value technologies are evaluated for their environmental benefits, scalability, and economic viability. The study highlights how integrating such innovations can reduce reliance on virgin resources, minimize landfill use, and lower carbon emissions. Real-world industrial applications are analyzed to illustrate their scalability, economic feasibility, and environmental benefits. Ultimately, waste-to-value innovations are shown to be fundamental to realizing the goals of a circular economy, offering sustainable pathways for resource efficiency. While these technologies show strong potential, further research, policy support, and technological development are needed to overcome challenges related to economic feasibility, regulatory barriers, and large-scale implementation. The transformation of plastic waste into valuable products presents a promising approach for addressing both waste management and sustainable energy production. The waste-to-value technologies, such as pyrolysis, provide viable solutions for reducing plastic pollution and minimizing dependence on fossil fuels. However, additional advancements are necessary in areas like process efficiency, economic feasibility, and environmental impact reduction to enhance the commercial viability and scalability of these technologies. By incorporating these innovations into the larger framework of a circular economy, we can make a substantial contribution to building a more sustainable and resource-efficient future.
Keywords
circular economy, plastic recycling, pyrolysis technology, waste-to-value technologies
JEL classifications
R20
URI
http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/1320
DOI
Pages
398-408
Funding
This is an open access issue and all published articles are licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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