To Recycle or Not to Recycle? An Intergenerational Approach to Nuclear Fuel Cycles

AbstractThis paper approaches the choice between the open and closed nuclear fuel cycles as a matter of intergenerational justice, by revealing the value conflicts in the production of nuclear energy. The closed fuel cycle improve sustainability in terms of the supply certainty of uranium and involves less long-term radiological risks and...

The ecology of metals

Slag treatment process in the magnesium recycling industry

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Quality improvement of granular secondary raw building materials by separation and cleansing techniques

Contaminated granular wastes are potentially reusable because they have similar physical and chemical properties as primary raw building materials. From environmental aspects, the reuse must not result in polluting the soil, groundwater and surface water. Therefore the leaching values of inorganic components such as heavy metals and the...

Closing the clay brick cycle

Removal of N2O and Isoflurane from the exhaust stream of the operation rooms in hospitals

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The QWERTY/EE concept, Quantifying Recyclability and Eco-Efficiency for End-of-Life Treatment of Consumer Electronic Products

The QWERTY/EE concept addresses recyclability and eco-efficiency of take-back and recycling of consumer electronic products, a topic currently receiving large international attention. Through the environmental part of the concept an alternative for usual weight based recycling percentages is presented. In addition, economic effects of take-back...

Registratie productie en afzet secundaire grondstoffen: Inventarisatiegegevens 1989-2000

Ten behoeve van het beleid voor de bouwgrondstoffen-voorziening worden jaarlijks cijfers ingezameld over de productie en afzet van secundaire grondstoffen. Daarbij wordt tevens aandacht gegeven aan actuele ontwikkelingen rond deze grondstoffen. Voor het jaar 2000 zijn de volgende secundaire grondstoffen meegenomen: AVI-bademas, AVI-vliegas,...

Application of construction and demolition waste

Construction and demolition waste: General process aspects

Excuse me Sir, but you appear to be full of lead: Customs X-ray detection system separates waste

Waste separation has never been easy, but the increasing need to recycle materials has made it an economic necessity to rid useful components of any undesirable or even harmful ingredients. Just a handful of pottery shards in a mountain of recycled glass can have disastrous consequences for the finished glass product. Raw materials technologists...

Recycling of road pavement materials in the Netherlands

This report deals with the Rijkswaterstaat's work on the recycling of road pavement materials in the Netherlands. We, the authors, were involved in some of this work, the rest of it - and some of the report - having been done by our colleagues and assistants. We also received help from the regional directorates of the Rijkswaterstaat and from...