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Knowledge management approach for sustainable waste management: evolving a conceptual framework
(Vaasan yliopisto, 2020-10-02)
Artikkeliväitöskirja
Artikkeliväitöskirja
Waste management is a global issue requiring radical change. Radical change for waste management can be achieved through the application of knowledge management (KM) tools and approaches. This dissertation develops a ...
Investigation of the factors enabling the development of medical waste treatment in Kathmandu, Nepal
(2020-06-18)
Pro gradu -tutkielma
Pro gradu -tutkielma
Medical waste generated from healthcare facilities (HCFs) is one of the most hazardous wastes worldwide. In the context of Kathmandu, medical waste management is found to be insufficient, because of various factors that ...
Modelling a sustainable industrial ecosystem
(Vaasan yliopisto, 2021-12-07)
Artikkeliväitöskirja
Artikkeliväitöskirja
Transforming business towards resource efficiency and the circular economy has been the key for sustainable development. The efforts in Finland for reducing waste and the carbon footprint are noteworthy. This research ...
Circular Economy and Industrial Packaging Material Waste in EU: Case Study
(2021-06-24)
Pro gradu -tutkielma
Pro gradu -tutkielma
Current linear economy is based on take-make-use-dispose model which is damaging the environment with unsustainable resource use and generated waste. Sustainable alternative to current linear model is circular economy (CE), ...
Biogas Utilization Opportunities in Ostrobothnia Region : findings from the project
(Vaasan yliopisto, 2022-11-10)
- book
This final report summarizes the key results of the "Biogas Utilization Opportunities in Ostrobothnia Region" project, which was conducted from March 2020 - September 2022 by the University of Vaasa.
Reducing greenhouse ...
Developing data analytics capabilities of circular economy SMEs
(Vaasan yliopisto, 2022-11-22)
Artikkeliväitöskirja
Artikkeliväitöskirja
The sustainability crisis demands action to match consumption and production to the limits of the nature. The circular economy is expected to solve the sustainability challenge, in which the recycling and waste management ...
Monetary and environmental damage cost assessment of source-separated biowaste collection : Implications of new waste regulation in Finland
(Sage journals, 2022-09-28)
- article
This study develops a cost model covering monetary and environmental damage costs for source-separated biowaste collection. The model provides an improved basis for decision-making by including environmental damage costs ...
A systematic review of recent developments in disaster waste management
(Elsevier, 2019-10-20)
- article
Disaster waste management received increasing attention in recent years, but there was no review updating the evolving development after the study of Brown et al. (2011a). To explore how the topics in disaster waste ...
From garbage to product and service systems : A longitudinal Finnish case study of waste management evolution
(Elsevier, 2022-03-01)
- article
This longitudinal case study analyses the development of the pioneering waste management (WM) system in the Vaasa region of Western Finland, since the late 1980s to the present. It reflects the general features of the ...
Waste management : relevance to environmental sustainability
(Inderscience Enterprises, 2019-06-03)
- article
Waste generation and its management present universal challenges related to negative impacts on the environment. Municipal solid waste generation in large quantities on daily basis constitutes serious environmental problems. ...