Sustainable Waste/Materials Management and Circular Economy

Platform Chair(s)

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  Mingming Lu, PhD

  Professor
  Univ. of Cincinnati
  Cincinnati, OH

Platform Co-Chair(s)

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  Chih Chao, PhD, PEng

  Principal
  Cantech Environmental Services
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This platform session addresses the approaches and practices of sustainability enhancement through sustainable waste/materials management and circular economy actions. The papers include: waste tire repurposing, carbon-based economy, community-based biowaste circularity, economic analysis, global practices and policy instruments of circular economy.

Presentations:

• 4:00pm – 4:20pm PT

  The Repurposing of Tires
  

  Primary Author: Brian Gallagher – Wilkes University

  Co-Author: Owen Breisch – Wilkes University

  Co-Author: Andrew R. Slusser – Wilkes University

  Co-Author: Saritha Karnae – Wilkes University
• 4:20pm – 4:40pm PT

  A Carbon-Based Economy: The Future of Engineering
  

  Primary Author: Michael Lurenana, EIT, CCA, ENV SP – Burns & McDonnell
• 4:40pm – 5:00pm PT

  Community-Based Biowaste Circularity; Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Affordable Organic Waste Management in Low-Income Communities
  

  Primary Author: Atinuke Chineme, PhD Candidate – University of Calgary

  Co-Author: Getachew Assefa – University of Calgary

  Co-Author: Alejandro Padilla-Rivera – University of Calgary
• 5:00pm – 5:20pm PT

  Economic Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Management in the U.S. - A State-Level Review and Discussion
  

  Primary Author: Yufan Jiang, PhD student – University of Illinois Chicago

  Co-Author: Ning Ai, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago