Authors: Daniel Salmon, Callie W. Babbitt, Gregory A. Babbitt, and Christopher E. Wilmer Abstract: Despite the adoption of electronic waste recycler certification schemes in the United States, there remain notable instances in which recyclers might engage in dishonest practices. To better understand mechanisms that may encourage honest electronics end-of-life management, we develop a framework to analyze the decision calculus of electronic waste recyclers facing a decision between an honest choice that might be more expensive or a dishonest choice that saves money but has some probability of being caught. Building an analytical… Read More

Authors: Fernanda Cruz Rios, David Grau, and Melissa Bilec. Abstract: As discussions around the circular economy (CE) start to move beyond Eurocentric approaches, US stakeholders are left with the mission of carving their way into CE. The US building sector has substantial impacts in resource use, waste generation, and carbon emissions, and a long way to go on the path towards CE. Circular building design involve strategies such as design for disassembly (DfD) to allow future repair, remanufacture, and reuse of building components, building adaptive reuse, and using salvaged materials into new… Read More

Authors: Fernanda Cruz Rios, Sonia Panic, David Grau, Vikas Khanna, Joseph Zappitelli, and Melissa Bilec. Abstract: As one of the globe’s leading sectors for resource use and carbon emissions, the built environment could play a vital role in the circular economy (CE). This study investigated CE in the built environment from a systems-level perspective. First, we built on circular design frameworks to propose applications of CE in the building sector. Then, a bibliometric analysis revealed that the current literature is dominated by environmental themes with little regard for technology, education, and socio-cultural… Read More