Vanuit een initiatief voor duurzaam ondernemen is het idee om een onderzoek naar het zuiveren van afvalwater stromen binnen de wijnbouw uit te voeren geboren. Met de huidige klimaatverschuivingen en strengere wetgeving op het lozen is hergebruik van afvalwater steeds interessanter. Hierbij zijn het huidige …

In deze bachelor thesis staat het managementvraagstuk 'Op welke wijze kan duurzaamheid bij het evenement Koningsdag Apeldoorn geoptimaliseerd worden, zodat het evenement kan bijdragen aan de strategische doelen van de Gemeente Apeldoorn? ' centraal. Deze vraag is opgedeeld in twee hoofdvragen met ieder …

Een onderzoek naar het effect van de Waste Challenge, bedoeld om studenten meer afval te laten scheiden. Dit onderzoek geeft de resultaten van de Challenge weer.

From the article: "To extend the lifetime of products, an agent is connected to the product. This agent has several roles. It depends on the phase of the lifecycle what these roles will be. One of the roles in the usage or recycling phase is to negotiate for buying spare parts in case a part of the product …

This article describes how Circular Economy (CE) and Cradle to Cradle (C2C) can be used in university teaching to address these frameworks’ strengths and weaknesses in practice. The advantages of these frameworks for radical change are outlined, including their emphasis on upcycling rather than recycling …

The country of Curaçao, a Small Island Developing State, is currently dealing with the challenge of waste mismanagement. Inhabitants generate approximately 2.5 kilograms of waste per day per capita, and the majority of this generated waste is landfilled at the Malpais landfill. The current issue is …

Meerlanden collects and recycles waste in order to create resources for new products. In addition, Meerlanden maintains the public area in a sustainable way. The communication team wonders whether the citizens (customers) and the employees view Meerlanden in terms of the desired corporate identity. The …

Confronted by more and more global sustainabilityrelated challenges, society is increasingly aiming for a circular economy. Wouldn’t it be ideal if we could contribute to an economic model with closed loops, where products and materials that are at the end of their functional life are reused in new products …

Recycling of cotton waste into high value products is a longstanding goal in textile research. The SaXcellTM process provides a chemical recycling route towards virgin fibres. In this study a Life cycle assessment (LCA) is conducted to measure the impact of the chemical recycling of cotton waste on the …

A lot of industries in the world use water and produce waste, and with limited water resources and an increasing population, industrial development has grown, putting even more stress on resources. This issue of concern has been recognized and efforts into conserving these precious resources has been …