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ArticleACS sustainable chemistry & engineering2024

Strategies for Considering Environmental Justice in the Early-Stage Development of Circular Economy Technologies.

Taylor Uekert, Julien Walzberg, Hope M Wikoff, Meredith M Doyle, Alberta C Carpenter

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Article in ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Taylor UekertStrategic Energy Analysis Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7645-9166
Julien WalzbergStrategic Energy Analysis Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States.
Hope M WikoffStrategic Energy Analysis Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States.
Meredith M DoyleBio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment (BOTTLE) Consortium, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States.
Alberta C CarpenterStrategic Energy Analysis Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The circular economy could transform how industry and society approach resources and waste, resulting in significant environmental justice (EJ) implications. However, there are few resources for analyzing the EJ impacts of new circular economy technologies before they are deployed. This work presents an EJ framework tailored for early stage circular economy technologies and showcases its capabilities through a case study on enzymatic plastic recycling. By providing concise, actionable, and accessible guidelines based on technology readiness levels and a series of 20 questions, the framework empowers both experts and nonexperts to evaluate the justice implications of circular economy solutions. Preliminary user feedback highlights the approachability of the framework and its corresponding interactive worksheet, as well as their potential to stimulate innovative thinking toward a more just and sustainable future.

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PMID38845759
PMCPMC11151278

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