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DrLeilaSheldrick

Faculty of Engineering, Dyson School of Design Engineering

Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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RCS1 1M02Royal College of ScienceSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Dieckmann:2020:10.3390/su12051725,
author = {Dieckmann, E and Sheldrick, L and Tennant, M and Myers, R and Cheeseman, C},
doi = {10.3390/su12051725},
journal = {Sustainability},
pages = {1725--1725},
title = {Analysis of barriers to transitioning from a linear to a circular economy for end of life materials: a case study for waste feathers},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12051725},
volume = {12},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - This research aimed to develop a simple but robust method to identify the key barriers to the transition from a linear to a circular economy (CE) for end of life products or material. Nine top-tier barrier categories have been identified that influence this transition. These relate to the basic material properties and product characteristics, the availability of suitable processing technology, the environmental impacts associated with current linear management, the organizational context, industry and supply chain issues, external drivers, public perception, the regulatory framework and the overall economic viability of the transition. The method provides a novel and rapid way to identify and quantitatively assess the barriers to the development of CE products. This allows mitigation steps to be developed in parallel with new product design. The method has been used to assess the potential barriers to developing a circular economy for waste feathers generated by the UK poultry industry. This showed that transitioning UK waste feathers to circularity faces significant barriers across numerous categories and is not currently economically viable. The assessment method developed provides a novel approach to identifying barriers to circularity and has potential to be applied to a wide range of end of life materials and products.
AU  - Dieckmann,E
AU  - Sheldrick,L
AU  - Tennant,M
AU  - Myers,R
AU  - Cheeseman,C
DO  - 10.3390/su12051725
EP  - 1725
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 2071-1050
SP  - 1725
TI  - Analysis of barriers to transitioning from a linear to a circular economy for end of life materials: a case study for waste feathers
T2  - Sustainability
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12051725
UR  - https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/5/1725
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/77660
VL  - 12
ER  -
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