The circular economy is being proposed as a strategy to achieve sustainable development. However, operationalizing a circular economy is quite challenging. Moreover, circular economy adoption, while reducing the virgin material requirement, may result in other environmental impacts.
The goal of this project will be to study circular economy strategies in the larger context of sustainability. A particular sector will be considered for analysis. Our group has ongoing work on the plastics and tire sector. These can be considered. Other sectors based on mutual interest can also be considered.
The work is expected to be interdisciplinary. It will be conceptual and computational in nature.
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