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| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 1096 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Sustainability |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 5 Apr 2018 |
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"Slowing" and "narrowing" the flow of metals for consumer goods : evaluating opportunities and barriers. / Dominish, Elsa ; Retamal, Monique L; Sharpe, Samantha ; Lane, Ruth; Rhamdhani, Muhammad Akbar; Corder, Glen; Giurco, Damien; Florin, Nick; Santos, Dan Eleazar.
In: Sustainability, Vol. 10, No. 4 , 1096, 05.04.2018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - "Slowing" and "narrowing" the flow of metals for consumer goods
T2 - evaluating opportunities and barriers
AU - Dominish, Elsa
AU - Retamal, Monique L
AU - Sharpe, Samantha
AU - Lane, Ruth
AU - Rhamdhani, Muhammad Akbar
AU - Corder, Glen
AU - Giurco, Damien
AU - Florin, Nick
AU - Santos, Dan Eleazar
N1 - Manuscript ID: sustainability-260384
PY - 2018/4/5
Y1 - 2018/4/5
N2 - Metal resources are essential materials for products and infrastructure, and it is therefore important to increase the sustainability of their production and use. Increasingly, the broad range of strategies and actions to improve sustainability are discussed in the context of the emerging concept of the circular economy. This paper uses this lens to evaluate the opportunities and barriers to improve the sustainability of metals, with a focus on metals contained in consumer products during the use‐phase. The sustainability of this phase has received less research attention compared to mining and production and recycling, yet it is vitally important for a sustainable circular flow of metals given the impact on demand.
AB - Metal resources are essential materials for products and infrastructure, and it is therefore important to increase the sustainability of their production and use. Increasingly, the broad range of strategies and actions to improve sustainability are discussed in the context of the emerging concept of the circular economy. This paper uses this lens to evaluate the opportunities and barriers to improve the sustainability of metals, with a focus on metals contained in consumer products during the use‐phase. The sustainability of this phase has received less research attention compared to mining and production and recycling, yet it is vitally important for a sustainable circular flow of metals given the impact on demand.
U2 - 10.3390/su10041096
DO - 10.3390/su10041096
M3 - Article
VL - 10
JO - Sustainability
JF - Sustainability
SN - 2071-1050
IS - 4
M1 - 1096
ER -