Extract from Editorial by Dr David Greenfield in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers
Waste and Resource Management 168 February 2015 Issue WR1
This volume of Waste and Resource Management has presented some strategic and important challenges to achieving resource security through a circular economic approach; collaboration, sharing knowledge, prioritisation of materials, economic incentives and appropriate focus. All of these challenges need further research and analysis as the solutions will always evolve. This evolution is something that I have experienced in relation to the circular economy and local authority waste management in particular. In 2013 the journal published a briefing article on the public sector contribution to resource recovery in the UK, this paper introduced a matrix for supporting planning for new collection and treatment methodologies for consideration and future development (Greenfield, 2013a), subsequent comment and critique meant that this document evolved to the matrix published in 2013 Waste and Resource Management shown in Figure 1, it will continue to evolve (Greenfield, 2013b).
This process of evolution is a fundamental aspect for the circular economy and should be pursued, while being considerate of what has gone before, demonstrated by Hill in the first paper.
I am confident that you will enjoy this issue of Waste and Resource Management. I can only encourage you to submit your papers for consideration, especially on the circular economy in relation to waste and resource management. Finally as encouragement, as if you need it, it is free to submit to our journal, papers appear ahead of print as soon as they are ready to be published and ahead of print articles are fully citable using the DOI system. I hope this issue advances or supports your current thinking on waste and resource management.
REFERENCES
Dura˜o V, Caixinhas J, Oso´ rio-Peters S et al. (2014) Zero-waste
networks in construction and demolition in Portugal.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Waste and
Resource Management 167(4): 153–168, http://dx.doi.org/
10.1680/warm.13.00032.
Greenfield DW (2013a) Briefing: Public sector contribution to
resource recovery in the UK. Proceedings of the Institution
of Civil Engineers – Waste and Resource Management
166(3): 103–105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/warm.12.00022.
Greenfield DW (2013b) I C A solution. CIWM Journal
December: pp. 20–21.
Hill J (2015) The circular economy: from waste to resource
stewardship, part I. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil
Engineers – Waste and Resource Management 168(1): 3–13,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/warm.14.00003.
Stafford JL et al. (2012) Recommendations for assessing materials
criticality. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers -
Waste and Resource Management v1 165, 191–200.
von Gries N and Wilts H (2015) Resource-efficient conception of
waste electrical and electronic equipment collection groups.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Waste and
Resource Management 168(1): 26–36, http://dx.doi.org/10.
1680/warm.13.000022.
Warner CP, Phillips P, Santos A and Pimenta B (2015) Evaluation
of zero waste places projects 2009–2010 in England.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Waste and
Resource Management 168(1): 14–25, http://dx.doi.org/10.
1680/warm.13.00014.
Wilson CDH, Williams ID and Kemp S (2015) Environmental
(waste) compliance control systems for UK SMEs.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Waste and
Resource Management 168(1): 37–50, http://dx.doi.org/10.
1680/warm.14.00007.
Waste and Resource Management 168 February 2015 Issue WR1
This volume of Waste and Resource Management has presented some strategic and important challenges to achieving resource security through a circular economic approach; collaboration, sharing knowledge, prioritisation of materials, economic incentives and appropriate focus. All of these challenges need further research and analysis as the solutions will always evolve. This evolution is something that I have experienced in relation to the circular economy and local authority waste management in particular. In 2013 the journal published a briefing article on the public sector contribution to resource recovery in the UK, this paper introduced a matrix for supporting planning for new collection and treatment methodologies for consideration and future development (Greenfield, 2013a), subsequent comment and critique meant that this document evolved to the matrix published in 2013 Waste and Resource Management shown in Figure 1, it will continue to evolve (Greenfield, 2013b).
This process of evolution is a fundamental aspect for the circular economy and should be pursued, while being considerate of what has gone before, demonstrated by Hill in the first paper.
I am confident that you will enjoy this issue of Waste and Resource Management. I can only encourage you to submit your papers for consideration, especially on the circular economy in relation to waste and resource management. Finally as encouragement, as if you need it, it is free to submit to our journal, papers appear ahead of print as soon as they are ready to be published and ahead of print articles are fully citable using the DOI system. I hope this issue advances or supports your current thinking on waste and resource management.
REFERENCES
Dura˜o V, Caixinhas J, Oso´ rio-Peters S et al. (2014) Zero-waste
networks in construction and demolition in Portugal.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Waste and
Resource Management 167(4): 153–168, http://dx.doi.org/
10.1680/warm.13.00032.
Greenfield DW (2013a) Briefing: Public sector contribution to
resource recovery in the UK. Proceedings of the Institution
of Civil Engineers – Waste and Resource Management
166(3): 103–105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/warm.12.00022.
Greenfield DW (2013b) I C A solution. CIWM Journal
December: pp. 20–21.
Hill J (2015) The circular economy: from waste to resource
stewardship, part I. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil
Engineers – Waste and Resource Management 168(1): 3–13,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/warm.14.00003.
Stafford JL et al. (2012) Recommendations for assessing materials
criticality. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers -
Waste and Resource Management v1 165, 191–200.
von Gries N and Wilts H (2015) Resource-efficient conception of
waste electrical and electronic equipment collection groups.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Waste and
Resource Management 168(1): 26–36, http://dx.doi.org/10.
1680/warm.13.000022.
Warner CP, Phillips P, Santos A and Pimenta B (2015) Evaluation
of zero waste places projects 2009–2010 in England.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Waste and
Resource Management 168(1): 14–25, http://dx.doi.org/10.
1680/warm.13.00014.
Wilson CDH, Williams ID and Kemp S (2015) Environmental
(waste) compliance control systems for UK SMEs.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Waste and
Resource Management 168(1): 37–50, http://dx.doi.org/10.
1680/warm.14.00007.
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