Industrial Waste Management Research Articles

In target areas where human mosquito-borne diseases are diagnosed, the inclusion of the pre-adult mosquito aquatic niches parameters will improve the integrated mosquito control program.

In human communities inhabiting areas–such as West Bengal- India–where perpetuate the pre-imago & adult developmental stages of mosquitoes; many infectious diseases are still diagnosed such as Dengue, Malaria and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome. The control of the aquatic developmental stages is one of the easiest way to prevent the emergence of adults—the blood feeding adult females being thus prevented to sample their blood meal and to lay their eggs in the aquatic milieu where develop the aquatic pre-imaginal developmental stages. Moreover, reducing the adult population size also the probability of for the blood feeding adult female mosquitoes to act as hosts and vectors of the arboviruses such as dengue virus & Japanese encephalitis virus as well as of Plasmodium. Several environmental factors including water quality parameters are responsible for the selection of oviposition sites by the female mosquitoes. In our study, larval densities of three important mosquitoes (Aedes/A. albopictus, Anopheles/An. stephensi and Culex/C. vishnui) were measured and water qualities of their habitat i.e. pH, Specific Conductance, Dissolved Oxygen, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Total alkalinity (Talk), Hardness, Nitrate nitrogen and Ammonia nitrogen were analyzed in 2017 and 2018 in many districts of West Bengal where humans beings are suffering from arboviruses and /or malaria. Whereas we have found positive correlation of density of C. vishnui and A. albopictus with the water factors except Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Talk, for An. stephensi all these factors except pH, COD and Talk have positive correlation. Hardness of the water shows positive correlation with the density of An. stephensi and C. vishnui but negative correlation with density of A. albopictus. Contour plot analysis demonstrates that occurrence of each mosquito species lies in between specific range of water factors. Inter- correlation analysis revealed that mosquitoes were negatively correlated with each other. A positive correlation of the water quality parameters and larval density, over two successive years, was also noticed. In conclusion, the increasing level of pollution due to industrial and other irresponsible waste management system which changes the water quality parameters may also influence mosquito population.

Advances in water treatment technologies for removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Existing concepts, emerging trends, and future prospects.

In the last two decades, environmental experts have focused on the development of several biological, chemical, physical, and thermal methods/technologies for remediation of PAH-polluted water. Some of the findings have been applied to field-scale treatment, while others have remained as prototypes and semi-pilot studies. Existing treatment options include extraction, chemical oxidation, bioremediation, photocatalytic degradation, and adsorption (employing adsorbents such as biomass derivatives, geosorbents, zeolites, mesoporous silica, polymers, nanocomposites, and graphene-based materials). Electrokinetic remediation, advanced phytoremediation, green nanoremediation, enhanced remediation using biocatalysts, and integrated approaches are still at the developmental stage and hold great potential. Water is an essential component of the ecosystem and highly susceptible to PAH contamination due to crude oil exploration and spillage, and improper municipal and industrial waste management, yet comprehensive reviews on PAH remediation are only available for contaminated soils, despite the several treatment methods developed for the remediation of PAH-polluted water. This review seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of existing and emerging methods/technologies, in order to bridge information gaps toward ensuring a green and sustainable remedial approach for PAH-contaminated aqueous systems. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Comprehensive review of existing and emerging technologies for remediation of PAH-polluted water. Factors influencing efficiency of various methods, challenges and merits were discussed. Green nano-adsorbents, nano-oxidants and bio/phytoremediation are desirous for ecofriendly and economical PAH remediation. Adoption of an integrated approach for the efficient and sustainable remediation of PAH-contaminated water is recommended.

Fe/Mn- and P-modified drinking water treatment residuals reduced Cu and Pb phytoavailability and uptake in a mining soil

Management of industrial hazardous waste is of great concern. Recently, aluminum rich drinking water treatment residuals (Al-WTR) received considerable attention as a low-cost immobilizing agent for toxic elements in soils. However, the suitability and effectiveness of modified Al-WTR as stabilizing agent for toxic metals such as Cu and Pb in mining soil is not assessed yet. We examined the impact of different doses (0, 0.5, 1.5, and 2.5%) of raw and Fe/Mn- and P- modified Al-WTR on the bioavailability and uptake of Cu and Pb by ryegrass in Cu and Pb contaminated mining soil. The addition of Fe/Mn-and P- modified Al-WTR to the soil reduced significantly the concentrations of Pb (up to 60% by Fe/Mn-Al-WTR and 32% by P-Al-WTR) and Cu (up to 45% by Fe/Mn-Al-WTR and 18% by P-Al-WTR) in the shoots and roots of ryegrass as compared to raw Al-WTRs and untreated soil. Our results demonstrate that modification of the raw Al-WTR increased its pH, CEC, specific surface area, active functional groups (Fe-O and Mn-O), and thus increased its immobilization efficiency. Our results highlight the potential of the modified Al-WTR, particularly the Fe/Mn-Al-WTR, for the remediation of Cu and Pb contaminated soils and recommend field scale verification.

Agricultural valorization by biotransformation of fish wastes combined with grape marc and molasses

<p>Since the advent of agriculture, organic wastes have been used to fertilize agricultural soils. The sustainability of the recovery of these wastes depends on the quality of the products developed in order to meet the expectations of the agricultural profession. The objective of our study was to evaluate the quality of the biotransformation of a ternary mixture of industrial waste: fish waste, molasses, and grape marc. Several balanced mixtures were developed and underwent natural biotransformation for two weeks to produce a fertilizer of good nutritional and microbiological quality. Quality control parameters (pH, conductivity, dry matter, phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium, carbon, etc.) were monitored during the time stipulated for biotransformation.</p><p>The results showed that the bio-fertilizer generated from the mentioned wastes is characterized by good agronomic quality (rich in phosphorus, nitrogen, and potassium), mature, with a stable pH and had an excellent hygienic condition, due to the absence of spoilage microorganisms, which would constitute a major obstacle to the adoption of this practice.</p><p>The fertilization test showed that our product is more interesting than commercial fertilizer. Triangular surfaces of iso-responses are established to identify the relevant formulations leading to a product of specific interest to build in practice a predictive operational model for industrial waste management. The biotransformation of a mixture consisting of approximately 50% of fish waste, 12.5% molasses, and 37.50% grape marc is an optimal formulation to generate a product rich in the nutrients essential for optimal growth plants (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium). The formulas do not integrate the grape marc was the most unfavorable mixtures from their efficacy and/or health safety criteria.</p>

Evaluating the impact of bird manure vs. mammal manure on Hermetia illucens larvae

Sound manure management plans enable limitation of manure accumulation, potential detrimental effects, and environmental pollution. Black soldier fly larvae play an important role in organic waste management for achieving a circular economy, sustainable development, and eco-friendly technology in developing countries. The present study evaluated the effects of bird manure vs. mammal manure as a substrate on the nutrient values of black soldier fly (BSF) larvae. Poultry and quail manure were used as bird manure, and goat and pig manure represented mammal manure. Quail manure and goat manure are new substrates for rearing BSF larvae. The percentages of water content, dry matter, total protein, total fat, fatty acids (FAs), and amino acids of different pre-pupae were analysed. The values of the essential amino acid index (EAAI) of pre-pupae were calculated to match the requirements of meat-type and laying hens, growing and breeding quail, growing pigs (20–50 kg), shrimp, fish and brood-stock Atlantic salmon compared with fish meal and soybean meal. The results indicated that the pre-pupae that fed on bird manure had higher body weights than mammal manure. The pre-pupae of pig manure took the longest to develop (36 days), and the pre-pupae of poultry manure and goat manure required the same development time (26 days). Thirty days were needed for pre-pupae to grow on quail manure. The percentages of total fat and dry matter were higher in the pre-pupae of bird manure (31.62 ± 1.53% and 35.04 ± 1.44%, respectively), and the percentage of the water content of pre-pupae was higher using mammal manure as a substrate (69.04 ± 2.11%). There were no significant differences in total protein between the pre-pupae (ranged from 39.88 ± 0.58% to 42.81 ± 1.17%). The percentages of saturated and polyunsaturated FAs were increased in pre-pupae of quail manure and poultry manure (69.70 ± 1.77%, 10.37 ± 0.42%; respectively), and the pre-pupae of pig manure recorded the highest value of monounsaturated FAs (35.52 ± 1.84%). All the pre-pupae had an ideal amino acid profile for the requirement of feeding different animals, and these values were higher than fish-meal and soybean meal. The nutritional values of BSF larvae reared on bird manure were better than larvae reared on mammal manure. The economic benefits of manure to feed BSF larvae will alleviate the increasing pressure on animal feed, which makes the production of BSF a realized revenue for economical industrial waste management.

Solid industrial waste management cyber-administration

The modern production defective product is solid industrial wastes, which must be manipulated with effectively designed technical solutions. The solid wastes are done with processing through the production cyber-systems functionality and are material pieces and raw materials left-overs, which have some negative effect for the environment and human health, which could be useful for the industry after the secondary recycling. The solid wastes collection and separation in a production are the rational nature consumption technologies elements to provide the ecology technical influence lower level. In the automatic production conditions the solid industrial wastes manipulation mechanisms are specially actual. There is a company infrastructure scheme, which is necessary to collect and primarily separate the solid industrial wastes in a production section. There is a sorting out complex scheme of the separation final stages and solid industrial wastes collective storage before they are to be shipped to a recycling factory. The ecologically dangerous industrial wastes manipulation technologies are described in an automatic production.

Incorporating location routing model and decision making techniques in industrial waste management: Application in the automotive industry

Increase in the consumption of natural resources in recent decades, followed by increased waste volume, has caused irreparable damage to the environment and society. The problems brought about by the waste in today's societies, if not attended to, may become more devastating in the future for generations after us. A myriad of research has been published in the area of industrial waste management; however, no study until now has pointed to the management of wastes produced in the automotive industry. Therefore, this study sought to describe an industrial waste transportation system in the automotive industry by proposing a capacitated location routing model with a heterogeneous fleet of vehicles. This research attempted to demonstrate the model efficiency considering a case from the SAIPA car Company in Iran. First, the waste collection network was considered based on a mixed integer bi-objective optimization model. Decisions about the route of collection vehicles, the location of collection centers, the inventory level in these centers, the reduction of the costs, the risk posed to the population, the categorization of transportation of different waste types and the estimation of the number of vehicles in the transportation phase were also made in this study. Second, to test the model as well as performing several numerical examples, the improved version of the epsilon-constraint was applied via the CPLEX solver embedded in the GAMS software. Decisions were also made regarding the optimal technology for the disposal of non-recyclable wastes and the selection of optimal sites for both disposal and recycle facilities, considering the irreconcilable economic, social, environmental, and technical criteria. Moreover, a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making approach, combining best worst method with PROMETHEE-II was proposed. Generally, numerical examples proved that the proposed MIP model with the consideration heterogeneous transport fleet and waste collection in separated manner was a safe solution in order to reduce logistics costs in the presence of transportation risk criteria.

Reuse of ornamental rock solid waste for stabilization and solidification of galvanic solid waste: Optimization for sustainable waste management strategy

Hazardous waste management is a current worldwide concern for academics, society, and governmental agencies. The objective of this work is to formulate a composition for Solidification and Stabilization (S/S) of galvanic solid waste, concomitantly with ornamental rock solid waste, with minimal Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) consumption, without additions and avoiding consumption of energy and environmental resources. A 23-full factorial experimental design focused on the influence of the three studied entrance variables (mass of galvanic solid waste, ornamental rock solid waste, and OPC as well as their interactions) on the response variable: the contaminant retention in the solid matrix. As sustainability was the aim, physical, chemical, and thermal treatment or additions to S/S where executed beforehand. Unconfined compressive strength, leaching, scanning electron microscope-X-ray, and chemical analyses were carried out to support the screening and S/S optimization procedures. Optimization tests at 7 days of curing indicate the 0.06 formulation mass ratio of OPC for each kilogram of wastes successfully reached unconfined compression resistance strength above 1 MPa and 97% of toxic retention. At 24 and 56 days of curing, 3.2 MPa was obtained, and retention efficiencies were 99% for toxic metals and organics, except for aluminum (95%) and iron (98%). The main retention mechanism was correlated to the sorption and electronegative density of the hydroxyl groups from fine particles of ornamental rock solid waste, which are rich in phyllosilicates. Therefore, this novel S/S formulation could contribute to the proper management of hazardous and industrial wastes while avoiding the consumption of energy and resources.

Exploring the management of industrial hazardous waste based on recent accidents

Three accidents occurred in east China's Jiangsu Province in March and April 2019. These accidents sounded the safety alarm for the management of industrial hazardous waste in the “heavy industry” era. This paper explored the internal causes of these accidents through the current situation of the generation, disposal and comprehensive utilization of industrial hazardous waste in China. The results of the analysis showed that the enterprises management systems of hazardous waste had serious problems at the current stage, leading to many potential risks. The chief problem resided in the fact that these systems failed to take full account of safety and environmental protection. Finally, suggestions for improvement were proposed concerning the above problems.

Recovery of silica nanoparticles from waste PV modules

Recycling of PV modules to recover raw materials is much needed in current scenario. In this work, silica nanoparticles are recovered from discarded PV modules using chemical and thermal treatment. I-V characteristics are performed to determine the type of doping on the front and back surface of silicon wafer. XRD characterisation is performed to find the orientation of recovered silicon. Further silica nanoparticles is synthesised from silicon wafer and result obtained is in agreement with UV–vis spectrophotometry. The use of waste PV modules as mobile charger is also discussed. This work will set new pathways for developing a PV module waste management industry which enhances the supply of future raw material requirement.

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Microwave-assisted and conventional phenolic and colour extraction from grape skins of commercial white and red cultivars at veraison and harvest

Phenolics and colourants in grape skin vary among cultivars. Their extraction under efficient and environmentally friendly methods is of high industry importance. Grape berry skins from six white and six red commercial Australian cultivars were collected at veraison and harvest over a single vintage. Phenolics and colourants were extracted from the skins of individual cultivars under microwave-assisted (MAE) and conventional thermal extraction (CTE) methods. The settings for each method, previously identified, were fixed at levels maximising total phenolic (TP) extraction from the mixture of those same white skins at veraison and harvest and, unconnectedly, from the mixture of the red skins at veraison and harvest. For white and red grapes, the current study quantifies the variation in TP and colour (CIELAB chroma C∗), which can be attributed to the joint effects of method of extraction, cultivar and time of berry development. The efficiencies of the extraction methods are compared for each cultivar. For each method, the average TP content achieved across corresponding individual skin collections and the TP extractions from their mixtures are well aligned for red cultivars and with a few exceptions for white cultivars. The results are of interest to researchers in phenolic and colour extraction, oenology and industrial post-winemaking waste management.

Effect of in situ recycling of sugarcane crop residue and its industrial wastes on yield and quality of sugarcane and soil sustainability in Inceptisol

A field experiment was conducted at Central Sugarcane Research Station, Padegaon Farm Tal Phaltan Dist Satara (M.S.) during 2015-16 to 2018-19 as a one plant cane and its three successive ratoon with object of to assess the effect of recycling of sugarcane crop residues and it’s industrial wastes on yield, quality and nutrient uptake of sugarcane, study the soil properties as influenced by decomposition of sugarcane crop residues and it’s industrial wastes, to assess the changes in soil organic carbon as influenced by various treatments of in situ decomposition of sugarcane crop residues and industrial wastes and to assess the possibility of saving of chemical fertilizers.The experimental results recorded and mentioned during harvest of second ratoon. It consists of main plot treatment as sugarcane crop residue and industrial wastes management with sub plot treatment comprising fertilizer levels. In situ recycling of sugarcane crop residues + pressmud compost + Post biomethanated spent wash + bagasse ash recorded significantly higher cane yield, CCS yield and number of millable canes per hectare also improved physico chemical properties of soil. However, effect of fertilizer levels results showed that the fertilizer level receiving 100 % recommended dose of fertilizers recorded significantly higher cane yield, CCS yield and number of millable canes and it was at par with 75 % recommended dose of fertilizers. While in terms of soil chemical parameters showed significant results for organic carbon, available nitrogen, available phosphorus and available potassium as compared to soil initial status. The higher gross and net return were observed in the In situ recycling of sugarcane crop residues + pressmud compost + Post biomethanated spent wash + bagasse ash (Rs.2,72,857 and Rs.2,02,815) with higher benefit cost ratio (2.90). The 100 % recommended dose of fertilizer recorded significantly higher gross and net return (Rs.2,78,614 and Rs.2,00,093) with higher benefit cost ratio (2.55). Thus, result shows that recycling of sugarcane crop residue and industrial wastes along with 100% or 75 % recommended dose of fertilizers found to be better for enhance farmers income as well as improves soil health.

Research on Industrial Hazardous Waste Generation in China Based on Combination Forecasting Model

As the largest developing country, with the rapid development of society and economy, China’s industrial hazardous waste generation is constantly increasing.. In order to promote the scientific and effective management of industrial hazardous wastes, it is necessary to carry out reliable prediction research on industrial hazardous wastes generation. In view of the analysis of existing studies, firstly, this article considers the trend model, gray model, support vector machine model, and ARIMA model based on the sample data amount and the applicability of the prediction method to predict the hazardous waste production data separately; Then, the entropy weight method is used to evaluate independent models through multiple error indicators to determine the combined weight of each independent model; Finally, a combination forecasting model was established to study the production of industrial hazardous waste, and the application of the combination forecasting model to the forecast of industrial hazardous waste production in China was explored.

The pre-acidification gas impact on upgrading the biogas produced in expanded granular sludge bed reactor

Two-stage anaerobic reactors are being widely used in the organic waste management industry. In these reactors, up to one-third of the chemical oxygen demand (COD) content is naturally pre-acidified in a first stage pre-acidification (PA) and then fed to a second stage digester for conversion to methane. Traditionally, all the generated gases from the PA tank will be vented to the atmosphere. Hydrogen and carbon dioxide are the main gases generated in the PA tank. A pilot-scale of two-stage anaerobic expanded granular sludge bed reactor was fabricated and used to investigate the impact of the PA gas injection into the second stage. The gas from the PA reactor was captured and stored in the storage tank. The tests were run under two temperature ranges and five organic loading rates (∼2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 g COD/L.day). For mesophilic range, the biogas production and energy yield increased by 10–90% and 40–130%, respectively, from without PA gas injection case compared to with PA injection case. For thermophilic range, the biogas production and energy yield increased by 12–40% and 90–140%, respectively, from without PA gas injection compared to with PA injection case. For each OLR, the gas production and energy yield were 90 to 160% more in thermophilic range than the mesophilic range for the cases with and without the PA gas injection. This implies that a higher temperature range has a significant impact on energy yield in a digester. One of the important findings was the amount of the PA gas injected into the EGSB reactor should be less than 50% of the theoretically calculated hydrogen gas based on ethanol substrate assumption.

Study on the Current Situation and Countermeasures of General Industrial Solid Waste Management in Beijing

Based on the present situation of general industrial waste management in Beijing as the research object, analyzed the 2008-2017, the trend of general industrial waste emissions in Beijing, several main waste disposal, the change of the quantity and the comprehensive utilization of the status quo, analysis of a series of problems, put forward three countermeasures of general industrial solid waste management.

Examining the Quality of a Compost Product Derived from Sargassum

The free-floating algae known as sargassum (Sargassum fluitans and Sargassum natans) drifts onto coastlines throughout the Atlantic Ocean during spring and summer months. Beach communities seek to maintain tourist appeal and, therefore, remove or relocate the sargassum drifts once it collects on shore. Maintenance efforts have attempted to incorporate the sargassum into dunes and beach sand. However, not all communities have the resources to manage the biomass and must dispose of it in a landfill. The utility of the seaweed biomass as a fertilizer for plant growth has been renowned for centuries. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the appropriate proportion of sargassum for other compost ingredients used in a large-scale composting system to create a quality product for utilization in horticultural and/or agricultural products. This study used ≈32 yard3 of sargassum as part of 96 yard3 of compost material that also included food waste, fish waste, and wood chips. Four protocols were prepared and included either 25% or 41.5% sargassum and various proportions of food or fish waste and wood chips, which are ingredients that would be readily available in coastline communities, to determine the ideal ratios of materials to create a quality compost. Piles were turned regularly and monitored for pH, moisture, and temperatures according to compost industry standards and approximately every 5 to 7 days. Piles cured for 4 to 8 weeks and the entire composting process lasted 5 months. Samples of compost were collected and tested through the Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory’s U.S. Composting Council’s Seal of Testing Approval Program at Pennsylvania State University. All final compost products and protocols had reasonable quality similar to those required by current compost standards. However, the protocol incorporating equal parts sargassum (41.5%) and wood chips (41.5%), fish waste (4%), and food waste (13%) had the best results in terms of organic matter content and overall nutrient levels. Therefore, this study determined that waste management industries can use sargassum as a feedstock through a large-scale composting system to create a desirable compost product that could be used in the horticulture industries. Sargassum could also be composted and then returned to the shoreline, where it would help build soils and vegetation.

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BADRI GECHBAIA
 Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor,
 Head of Department of Business Administration, Management and Marketing,
 Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia.
 E-mail: gechbaia.badri@bsu.edu.ge
 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2815-2228
 
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 “MANAGEMENT IN THE FIELD OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE CONDITIONS OF TRANSITION TO THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN UKRAINE”
 Authors (Viktor Koval, Inessa Mikhno and Mariana Petrova)
 
 
 
 Public welfare is the most important socio-economic category in macroeconomics. The level of social welfare of citizens is determined by the compliance of actual indicators with existing norms and standards, however, it is rarely used when comparing effective economic indicators among countries of the world. However, taking into account negative environmental externalities leads to a violation of the market situation and a decrease in the country's GDP in conditions of environmental degradation and irrational use of natural resources.
 The basis for the introduction of a circular economy is the sorting and recycling of waste, minimizing negative externalities in production activities. Ukraine has a negative tendency to introduce recycling, and most industrial enterprises use outdated, environmentally hazardous technologies that negatively affect the ecosystem. The processes observed in Ukraine are cumulative in nature, and the development is due to ecosystem degradation, that is, when negative losses in cash are taken into account, most enterprises must have negative indicators of economic activity, since more than could be spent on restoring the natural environment and production costs get profit from the sale of goods.
 Therefore, in the proposed monograph, sponsored by Viktor Koval, Inessa Mikhno and Mariana Petrova “Management in the field of waste management in the transition to the circular economy in Ukraine”, the problems of the formation of a circulating economy where the basis is the waste management scheme are investigated.
 The monograph studies that the filtrate from landfills is enriched with toxic substances that make up the waste, or are products of their decomposition (heavy metals, organic, inorganic compounds) and negatively affects the vital activity of soil microflora and plants, the enzymatic activity of soils and their fertility, and therefore the quality of agricultural products.
 The scientific results of the study indicate the solution of a number of theoretical and methodological issues of improving the sphere of household waste disposal in Ukraine, the methods of analytical accounting of losses from the functioning of landfills.
 The author’s scientific novelty consists primarily in substantiating the current situation in the field of waste management from the perspective of maximizing public welfare, creating models of anthropogenic impact on the ecosystem and models for analyzing the degree of introduction of the circular economy in the country, which contribute to the introduction of new environmentally and economically sound technologies in Ukraine.
 In the applied aspect, it represents the conceptual basis developed by the author for the formation of a model for calculating the anthropogenic impact on the ecosystem and forecasting the introduction and development of a closed-loop economy in Ukraine, which is based on the scientific, technological and innovative development of resource-saving systems based on the formation of the waste processing and utilization industry. The experience of the developed countries of the world indicates the possibility of achieving significant economic, environmental and social effects through the formation of the waste management industry and turning it into an integral element of the socio-economic infrastructure of regional economies.
 The monograph highlights the problem of increasing the amount of waste and the environmental impact of landfills, and evaluates macroeconomic indicators taking into account the environmental impact factor. A comprehensive theoretical analysis of the current state of the sphere of waste disposal, a justified organizational and economic basis for their disposal, and ways to solve the problem of waste accumulation are considered.
 The scientific results of the study indicate the solution of a number of theoretical and methodological issues of improving the sphere of household waste disposal in Ukraine, which increases the function of the country's public welfare.
 Using the models indicated in the monograph, it is possible to calculate the environmental burden from anthropogenic activities, determine the damage done and analyze the degree of introduction of the circular economy in a country or region.
 Technologies and strategies for introducing a circulating economy have been developed and partially implemented in developed countries, therefore, Ukraine can adapt them to internal capabilities and needs, and will reduce risks associated with innovation. The evolution of the economies of countries is necessary for the simultaneous development of the world economy and increase the potential of Ukraine and improve the quality of life of the population.
 The monograph of the authors Viktor Koval, Inessa Mikhno and Mariana Petrova “Management in the field of waste management in the transition to the circular economy in Ukraine” is a significant contribution to solving complex methodological problems associated with preserving the environment and developing a closed-loop economy in Ukraine.

Minimizing the Environmental Impact of Industrial Production: Evidence from South Korean Waste Treatment Investment Projects

This research deals with the theoretical and practical issues of investment support activities for industrial waste management in developed countries, based on the example of South Korea. The main goal of this research is the evaluation of waste treatment investment projects and understanding their impact on the development of environmental policies. The problems of forming the sustainable systems for controlling the disposal of industrial wastes are being studied. The authors discuss the practical application of environmental policies and modern technologies of South Korean companies in the field of industrial waste processing. The approaches of waste investment project’s evaluation are applied and multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods were discussed for various cases and applications. Using MCDM methods, the authors study the effectiveness of investment projects in waste treatment activities in Korea. The analyses of MCDM methods are implemented in this research to provide some instructions on how to effectively apply these methods in waste treatment investment project analyses. Furthermore, the authors propose a combination of multi-criterial selection and interval preferences to evaluate waste treatment projects. The proposed approach improves the method of calculating economic efficiency based on a one-dimensional criterion and sensitivity analysis. The main results of this research perform the investment impact and risk-analysis on the environmental policies development.

Considerations, challenges and opportunities when developing data-driven models for process manufacturing systems

The increasing availability of data, due to the adoption of low-cost industrial internet of things technologies, coupled with increasing processing power from cloud computing, is fuelling increase use of data-driven models in manufacturing. Utilising case studies from the food and drink industry and waste management industry, the considerations and challenges faced when developing data-driven models for manufacturing systems are explored. Ensuring a high-quality set of model development data that accurately represents the manufacturing system is key to the successful development of a data-driven model. The cross-industry standard process for data mining (CRISP-DM) framework is used to provide a reference at to what stage process manufacturers will face unique considerations and challenges when developing a data-driven model. This paper then explores how data-driven models can be utilised to characterise process streams and support the implementation of the circular economy principals, process resilience and waste valorisation.