Resources Conservation and Recycling

Article	Citations
Climate change mitigation investigating asphalt pavement solutions made up of plastomeric compounds	1019
Methodology for identifying cost-effective food waste-resource circulatory strategies toward zero-carbon cities: Linking valorization technologies with byproduct reutilization pathways	445
Evidence of animal productivity outcomes when fed diets including food waste: A systematic review of global primary data	434
Editorial Board	416
Keep manure fresh, get more!	333
Upcycling of air pollution control residue waste into cementitious product through geopolymerization technology	296
Material intensity variability-driven archetype classification for bottom-up modelling of building material stocks and flows	293
A structured approach for the compliance analysis of battery systems with regard to the new EU Battery Regulation	257
Promoting resource conservation in road flexible pavement using jet grouting and plastic waste as filler	256
Life cycle assessment of hydrogen-based fuels use in internal combustion engines of container ships until 2050	210
Municipal solid waste management technological barriers: A hierarchical structure approach in Taiwan	209
Towards the globally sustainable use of forestlands and wood resources: Estimating fair timber price deriving supply curves in a proven stable state	192
Do rivers get sufficient sleep—A global analysis of light pollution in rivers	186
The carbon footprint of the mussel food chain in Spain	180
Interpreting low-carbon transition at the subnational level: Evidence from China using a Natural Language Processing approach	175
Impacts of surrounding land development on fragmentation within global protected areas	175
Efficient removal of phosphonate and phosphorus recovery from reverse osmosis concentrate using electroactive membrane reactor	172
Valorization solutions for diverse commercial winery biomass wastes via sustainable processing	172
Packaging solutions for household food waste in the context of the food/beverage–packaging industry: A comparative review of empirical literature and industry press releases	172
Promoting circular economy: Comparison of novel coupled aquaponics with anaerobic digestion and conventional aquaponic systems on nutrient dynamics and sustainability	166
Evolving cobalt cycle and urban mines in the EU, 1988–2020	165
Spatial and in-product density characterization of in-use copper stocks in Japan for stock recyclability assessment	162
From waste to defense: Cost-efficient upcycling of boron mud to nuclear radiation shielding	153
Rapid identification of hazardous heavy metal-containing waste by combining EDXRF with machine learning: Taking zinc smelting waste as an example	152
Shower energy and greenhouse gas efficiency, significance, and reduction opportunities	150

Material flows and embodied carbon emissions of aluminum used in China's photovoltaic industry from 2000 to 2020	146
Identifying holistic actions for implementing the sustainable development goals related to livelihood–energy–ecosystem–water nexus in the Asian water tower region	145
Dual-coupling of carbon effects: Linking emission-absorption patterns to land use intensity and economic contribution in urban agglomerations	144
Mild chemical recycling of waste wind turbine blade for direct reuse in production of thermoplastic composites with enhanced performance	142
Editorial Board	141
Evaluating strategies for managing resource use in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles using the global MATILDA model	141
Uncovering the future environmental burdens of medical waste disposal in China and mitigation pathways	141
Evolution characters and regulation impacts within the global scrap rubber trade network	136
Rapid fiber-to-fiber recycling of poly (ethylene terephthalate) and its dye from waste textiles without damaging their chemical structures	132
Conserving asphalt resources: Rethinking rejuvenator performance evaluation through peptizing efficiency	131
Synthesis and application of geopolymers from municipal waste incineration fly ash (MSWI FA) as raw ingredient - A review	128
Identifying the needs for a circular workwear textile management – A material flow analysis of workwear textile waste within Swiss Companies	128
Context-dependent carbon mitigation potential using long-term onshore wind turbine datasets in China	125
Understanding the relationship between slag crystallization behaviour and electrical conductivity under isothermal conditions for online slag solidification monitoring in slag recycling	123
Integrated electroflocculation-membrane process for pre-concentration of domestic wastewater: Filtration performance, organics recovery and membrane fouling characteristics	119
Mapping material use and embodied carbon in UK construction	117
Temporal lag in nitrogen use efficiency and its implications for sustainable cropland management	115
Recent progress in silicon photovoltaic module recycling processes	114
Global stagnation and regional variations in steel recycling	114
Advancing geospatial methods for addressing global resource and sustainability challenges	113
Residential carbon emission flows embedded in population migration over time in China: A geospatial dynamics analysis	113
Greener green: The environmental impacts of the Canadian cannabis industry	111
Durability assessment of alkyl ketene dimer hydrophobic treatment of bio-based thermal insulation materials	111
Private financing and the circular economy	109
Reducing single-use plastic in everyday social practices: Insights from a living lab experiment	107
Toward sustainable utilization of tungsten: Evidence from dynamic substance flow analysis from 2001 to 2019 in China	106
Circularity scoring system: A product specific application to lithium-ion batteries of electric vehicles	103
Near-infrared-based determination of mass-based material flow compositions in mechanical recycling of post-consumer plastics: Technical feasibility enables novel applications	102
Assessment of microplastics production from waste plastics-modified asphalt pavement	99
Integration of anaerobic co-digestion of grass silage and cattle slurry within a livestock farming system in Ireland: Quantification of greenhouse gas emission reduction and nutrient flow	99
Perceived drivers and barriers in the governance of wastewater treatment and reuse in India: Insights from a two-round Delphi study	99
Aqua regia-based digestion methods for trace rare earth element recovery from coal fly ash	98
A material stock and flow analysis for Australian detached residential houses: Insights and challenges	98
The need for design-for-recycling of paper-based printed electronics – a prospective comparison with printed circuit boards	97
StrawFeed model: An integrated model of straw feedstock supply chain for bioenergy in China	97
Improving particle separation and recovery of valuable materials from end-of-life solar panels	95
Pollutant control and material conversion of the waste graphite recovered from spent lithium-ion batteries: Preparation of building composite materials	95
From LCA to circular design: A comparative study of digital tools for the built environment	95
Life cycle assessment of priority biochemicals: A review and meta-regression analysis	94
Evaluating real-time control of stormwater drainage network and green stormwater infrastructure for enhancing flooding resilience under future rainfall projections	93
Reuse of sludge waste in Electro-Fenton:Performance and life cycle assessment	93
The circular policy canvas: Mapping the European Union's policies for a sustainable fashion textiles industry	93
Multi-effect equilibrium analysis for sector-level direct/indirect socio-economic and environmental effects of large-scale hydropower initiatives: A case study for the world's 7th-largest hydropower p	93
Inconsistencies revealed: A critical analysis of circular economy assessment methods for buildings	92
Rural depopulation has reshaped the plant diversity distribution pattern in China	92
Urban greenhouse covering materials: Assessing environmental impacts and crop yields effects	92
An efficient recycling of PET bottles: “Participants screening” through the slightest unwillingness toward cap removal	91
Mechanistic-empirical pavement design to include mechanical performance of rubberized asphalt pavements in the use stage of life cycle assessment	90
Exploring diatomite as a novel natural resource for ecofriendly-sustainable hybrid cements	89
Assessment of carbon balance attribution and carbon storage potential in China's terrestrial ecosystem	88

Forecasting revenue from primary and secondary sources of rare earth elements	87
Optimal allocation of tomato supply to minimize greenhouse gas emissions in major U.S. metropolitan markets	86
Mining on land or in the deep sea? Overlooked considerations of a reshuffling in the supply source mix	85
Enhancement of recycling system for large WEEE plastics in Korea via material flow analysis (MFA) and hazardous substances assessment	85
Life cycle cost, energy, and carbon emissions of molds for precast concrete: Exploring the impacts of material choices and additive manufacturing	85
China's urban and rural residential carbon emissions: Past and future scenarios	85
Human health, economic, and environmental impacts of emergency drinking water contamination events and response actions	84
Resilience assessment of the electric vehicle lithium-ion battery supply chain under supply shortages of upstream mineral enterprises	83
Southern China can produce more high-quality rice with less N by green manuring	82
Applicability of the environmental Kuznets curve to construction waste management: A panel analysis of 27 European economies	82
Geospatial analytics and machine learning for forecasting county-level food waste in U.S. Retail markets	81
Advancing the circular economy of healthcare plastics: A systematic literature review	81
Assessment of forest disturbance and soil erosion in wind farm project using satellite observations	81
Phosphorus supply chain for sustainable food production will have mitigated environmental pressure with region-specific phosphorus management	79
Assessing critical materials demand in global energy transition scenarios based on the Dynamic Extraction and Recycling Input-Output framework (DYNERIO)	79
China's pathway towards a net zero and circular economy: A model-based scenario analysis	79
The influence of copper trade relation structure on copper price: From the perspective of industrial chain	78
An integrated supply chain analysis for cobalt and rare earth elements under global electrification and constrained resources	78
Environmental benefit of recycling plastics from waste electrical & electronic equipment	78
Mitigating flood impacts on road infrastructure and transportation by using multiple information sources	77
Does environmental regulatory pressure affect corporate debt financing?	77
Building-level material stock calculation method based on the room-specific material intensity and floorplan inferred by generative adversarial networks (GANs)	77
Assessing the impact of policy tools on building material recovery	76
Is repair of energy using products environmentally beneficial? The case of high voltage electric motors	76
Prospective assessment of transformation pathways toward low-carbon steelmaking: Evaluating economic and climate impacts in Germany	76
Material circularity in the UK’s foundation industries	76
The use of ships within a CCUS system: Regulation and liability	76
Recycling of pyrite and gypsum mining residues through thermochemical conversion into valuable products	75
Sustainable recovery and resynthesis of electroactive materials from spent Li-ion batteries to ensure material sustainability	74
Rate-limiting factors for indirect two-step biodismantling for printed circuit board recycling	74
Estimation of construction and demolition waste and assessment of disposal facility location: An integrated Material Flow Analysis and Geographic Information System approach	74
Fish beyond fillets: Life cycle assessment of cross-processing herring and lingonberry co-products into a food product	74
Recognizing the challenges of composting: Critical strategies for control, recycling, and valorization of nitrogen loss	74
Predicting potential climate change impacts of bioenergy from perennial grasses in 2050	74
Zero-waste city pilot and urban green and low-carbon transformation: Quasi-experimental evidence from China	73
Hydrogen production potential from wind power in China by 2060	73
Oriented conversion of spent LiCoO2-lithium battery cathode materials to high-value products via thermochemical reduction with common ammonium oxalate	73
Adopting circular strategies in medical device development: Mapping of methods along the engineering design process	71
The impact of mine ownership on trade of metal ores	71
Spatial expansion paths of urban heat islands in Chinese cities: Analysis from a dynamic topological perspective for the improvement of climate resilience	70
Evaluating emission reduction potential and co-benefits of CO2 and air pollutants from mobile sources: A case study in Shanghai, China	69
Assessing the carbon footprint of language models: Towards sustainability in AI	69
live (a) little: GHG emissions from residential building materials for all 400 counties and cities of Germany until 2050	68
Too many structures for the same function: Market evidence of circularity barriers in food packaging	68
Multi-objective optimization of bread waste valorization: a framework for integrated food waste management	68
Harvesting and preparation of sludge-based fibrous adsorbent for heavy metals removal: Effects of organic substances molecular weight	68
Government responsive selectivity and public limited mediation role in air pollution governance: Evidence from large scale text data content mining	68
Evolutionary trend and network structure characteristics of publicity information dissemination about waste separation by different opinion leaders	67
A solar-driven photo-thermoelectrochemical osmotic system with functions of water purification, metal recovery and power generation	67
An experimental study on premium measurement in response to residents' willingness to pay for green housing in urban areas	66
Empirical evaluation of reparability scoring systems for validity and reliability	66
Tracing the life cycle carbon footprint of staple crops in Belt and Road Initiative countries	66
Waste management strategies for military-generated waste in the United States	66
Design for circularity in manufacturing industries–operationalisation and decision support	65
Alloy selective optical sorting of mixed post-consumer aluminum scrap streams	65
Solvent switch strategy to facilitate the downstream process of chemical recycling of plastics	65
Resources, Conservation & Recycling 2022 Most Cited Paper Awards	64
Editorial Board	64
A green approach for preparation of MnFeTi Low-temperature NH3-SCR catalysts: utilizing spent V2O5–WO3/TiO2 Catalysts	64
LLM-empowered literature mining for material substitution studies in sustainable concrete	63
Textile waste in Ontario, Canada: Opportunities for reuse and recycling	63
Nutrient recovery in pyrolysis biochars for agricultural applications–Biochemical compositions and nutrient extraction techniques	63
Particle Packing Factor (PPF): A quantitative prediction parameter for designing sustainable Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)	63
End-of-life circulation of PFAS in metal recycling streams: A sustainability-focused review	62
Vegetable yields and environmental impacts vary widely across types, production technologies, and global regions	62
Unveiling the economic and environmental impact of policies to promote animal feed for a circular food system	62
Digitalization and Energy Sustainability in ASEAN	62
Short-chain fatty acid production from waste activated sludge and in situ use in wastewater treatment plants with life cycle assessment	62
Plastic Circular Economy Framework using Hybrid Machine Learning and Pinch Analysis	62
Addressing the ‘last mile’ deficiency: A bi-objective model for e-waste reverse logistics network design	61
Novel upcycling of mixed textile waste into valuable activated carbon: A circular economy solution	61
Integrated valorisation of a solid impurity stream in copper production: recovery and sustainability in metal extraction	61
High-quality development in industrial parks: New narrative and pathway to sustainable development from a policy perspective in China	61
Blending as a strategy for using phosphogypsum in granular road base: physical performance and implications	61
Building inequality: How construction materials shape service provision and socio-economic divides in Lima	60
Comprehensive regionalization and potential water crisis for solar power development in arid and semi-arid regions of northwest China	60
Global production potential and environmental benefits of alternative proteins from biowaste	60
Lifetime effects on wood waste generation and the cascading potential of waste wood from Finnish houses	60
Corrigendum to estimating the probability of export restrictions to inform mineral criticality Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Volume 226, February 2026, Article 108629	60
Bottom-up and top-down modelling of building material flows: a case study from Austria	59

Connecting consumers to production processes: A new pathway to sustainable behaviour	59
Life cycle assessment of integrated bioelectrochemical-constructed wetland system: environmental sustainability and economic feasibility evaluation	58
Trade-offs in packaging tape performances: Insights from life cycle assessment and multi-criteria decision-making	58
Platinum group metals: Key solid phase adsorption technologies for separation from primary and secondary sources	58
Revealing the overestimation of phosphorus fertilizer runoff to aquatic phosphorus pollution in China	58
Non-additive effect: Variation in the effects of the interaction between primitive components in anaerobic digestion	57
Effects of promoting decarbonization and digitalization on future copper cycles in Japan	57
Metabolism of interconnected cities: A review of the literature and analytical framework	57
Dietary patterns and environmental impacts of Chongqing hotpot in China	57
Improving the performance of post-consumer resin feedstocks for rigid packaging applications: A pilot-scale assessment	57
Waste LEDs in China: Generation estimation and potential recycling benefits	56
Future of battery metals supply	56
How demand for and trade of construction materials affects greenhouse gas emissions	56
An operation strategy towards efficient energy recovery from integrated anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis of corn stalk	56
Production of a novel belite-ternesite cement with high CO2 reactivity using 100% municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) residues	56
Advancing circularity metrics: Revisiting the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Material Circularity Indicator	56
Global value chain restructuring driven by critical material trade: a case study of graphite	56
Assessment of the significance of heavy metals, pesticides and other contaminants in recovered products from water resource recovery facilities	56
Torrefied paper as a packaging material and subsequently as a bioethanol substrate: Synergy of torrefaction and alkaline treatment for increased utility	56
Chemical recycling of polyvinyl chloride: Recent progress in pretreatment dechlorination and chlorine recycling	55
Environmental impacts of graphene at industrial production scale and its application in electric heating technology	55
Powder electrolysis for direct selective lithium recovery from spent LiFePO4 materials	55
What's stopping the waste-treatment industry from adopting emerging circular technologies? An agent-based model revealing drivers and barriers	55
The effects of product lifetime extension on short- and long-term supply chain circularity: A case study of the European aluminum automotive supply chain	55
Dynamic capabilities for a "circular accounting" and material flows in a circular economy	55
A Universal Circular Cities Declaration to Achieve Global Sustainability	55
Editorial Board	54
Circular Input Rate: novel indicator to assess circularity performances of materials in a sector – Application to rare earth elements in e-vehicles motors	54
Environmental impact assessment of cascading use of wood in bio-fuels and bio-chemicals	54
Used Disposable Nappies: environmental burden or resource for biofuel production and material recovery?	54
Life-cycle assessment and sustainable supply potential of charcoal for low-emission silicomanganese production in Gabon	54
Editorial Board	54
Synthesis of construction materials from low-quality sand: Impact of reaction time and ethanol recycling	54
Editorial Board	54
Seven principles for monitoring the physical economy	53
Recovery of pure lead and preparation of nano-copper from waste glass diodes via a clean and efficient technology of step-by-step vacuum evaporation-condensation	53
Fighting Fire with Fire: Carbon-Negative Heat Production in Canada's North Using Pyrolysis of Fire-Killed Trees	53
Efficient recovery of critical metals from spent NMC811 (LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2) cathodes in lithium-ion batteries via tandem leaching and selective separation	53
Estimation method to achieve desired mechanical properties with minimum virgin polymer in plastics recycling	53
The Circular Economy Life Cycle Assessment and Visualization Framework: A Multistate Case Study of Wind Blade Circularity in United States	53
Repairing of in-mold electronics and life cycle assessment	52
Recycled carpet-reinforced composites from post-consumer polypropylene carpet and recycled HDPE resin	51
Building stock modelling for circularity: Insights from a Danish component-level model	51
Effects of climate, socioeconomic development, and greening governance on enhanced greenness under urban densification	51
Waste PET plastic-mediated synthesis of manganese- and cobalt-doped RuO2 catalyst for electro-oxidation of water with robust stability	51
Decoding the influence mechanism of restaurant plate waste behaviors in urban China	51
Selective precipitation of rare earth and critical elements from acid mine drainage - Part I: Kinetics and thermodynamics of staged precipitation process	51
Transforming waste into wellness: Enhancing well-being through domestic food upcycling	51
Mapping the optimal marine zones for artificial upwelling and assessing its macroalgae-based carbon sink potential in China	51
The contribution of waste and bottom ash treatment to the circular economy of metal packaging: A case study from Austria	51
Selective precipitation of rare earth and critical elements from acid mine drainage - Part II: Mechanistic effect of ligands in staged precipitation process	51
Enabling mechanical recycling of plastic bottles with shrink sleeves through near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning algorithms	51
Catalytic microwave-assisted pyrolysis of plastic waste to produce naphtha for a circular economy	50
Solvent blends for selective elastane dissolution and recovery from mixed polyamide fabrics	50
Acetone as an agent for PVDF recovery and delamination of lithium-ion battery electrodes	50
Microbubble-assisted liquid oxidation for efficient one-step phase decomposition and recovery of V and Cr from vanadium slag	50
Industry-specific synergistic assessment of pollution and carbon reduction: a case study on photovoltaic waste recycling	50
Cluster-based identification algorithm for in-line recycled concrete aggregates characterization using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)	49
Simultaneous recovery of nitrogen and phosphorus from actual digester centrate in an electrochemical membrane system	49
Optimal strategies of critical mineral depletion and recycling	49
The p-hydroxybenzoic acid enhanced lipid accumulation of Chlorella under antibiotic stress	49
Probabilistic rewards increase the use of reusable cups	48
Multi-site forecasting of low-value recyclables for urban smart recycling systems	48
Life cycle assessment of recycling copper slags as cement replacement material in mine backfill	48
Recycling to alleviate the gap between supply and demand of raw materials in China's photovoltaic industry	48
The economic and environmental impacts of information and communication technology: A state-of-the-art review and prospects	48
Multi-metal electrochemical response mechanism for direct copper recovery from waste printed circuit boards via sulfate- and chloride-system electrolysis	48
Microalgae-based technologies for carbon neutralization and pollutant remediation: A comprehensive and systematic review	48
Helium resource global supply and demand: Geopolitical supply risk analysis	48
Simultaneous mass estimation and class classification of scrap metals using deep learning	48
Stability of China's terrestrial ecosystems carbon sink during 2000-2020	48
Disassembly technologies of end-of-life automotive battery packs as the cornerstone for a circular battery value chain: A process-oriented analysis	48
Curbside recycling increases household consumption	48
The computational microscope: 28,000 pathway tests reveal how urban expansion triggers the hidden carbon-heat-haze cascade	47
Which labour for the CE? An exploration of narratives on labour and circularity in Flanders	47
Anticipatory life cycle assessment of an industry-scale CdTe photovoltaic recycling process in the United States	47
Assessment of environmental sustainability of drinking water treatments for arsenic removal	47
Ecological disposal of bauxite tailings and red mud: A sustainable strategy for bauxite industrial waste reuse	47
Stochastic analysis for comparing life cycle carbon emissions of hot and cold mix asphalt pavement systems	47
Does higher climate concern lead to a smaller carbon footprint? A study among the Nordic country residents	47
Sustain China's copper resources with domestic mining, trading, and recycling	47
Atmospheric emission inventory of trace elements from non-ferrous metal smelting industries in China	46
Assessing the regional and temporal feasibility of urban-industrial symbiosis: meeting the demand for low-carbon construction materials with urban waste incineration ashes	46
SCES: Surface condition evaluation system for electrical and electronic equipment reuse grading by combining defect detection and segmentation—A case study of laptops	46
Overview on stress-induced strategies for enhanced microalgae lipid production: Application, mechanisms and challenges	45
Mining resources from wastes to produce high value-added MOFs	45
Evaluation of water supply reliability improvement enabled by on-site greywater reuse systems	45
Evaluating the nutrient and pollutant flows of the Chinese livestock manure management system from 1949 to 2050	45
Editorial Board	45
Plastic waste char as a nexus solution	45
Development of ceramic membranes for resource recovery from brine through percrystallization	45
The impact of digital technology development on carbon emissions: A spatial effect analysis for China	45
Which plastic recycling approaches maximize climate benefits and balance fossil energy? Evidence from the Japanese experience	45
Optimization of a parametric product design using techno-economic assessment and environmental characteristics with application to an electric traction motor	45
A novel foaming additive derived from waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for low-carbon warm mix asphalt	45