Kostyantyn Pivnenko

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What type of polymers (i.e., plastics) can one find in construction and demolition waste?

Plastics in construction and demolition (C&D) waste seem to be of little interest, as their mass contribution to the total is negligible. However, there is a variety of plastics used by the...

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How much of recycled plastics is actually used in Europe?

Plastics material is often considered problematic due to lack of recycling. However, it is unclear how much of recycled plastics is actually already in use in Europe.

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Is there bisphenol A (BPA) in receipts from your country?

Bisphenol A (BPA), as well as some other bisphenols, are hormone disrupting chemicals potentially present in conventional receipts that you and I are handling every day. Recentrly we have made a...

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Non-apparent consumption (i.e. packaging) of paper and board in Europe?

Keeping up with our "busy" lifestyle we more and more order products and services off the internet. Sometimes such products may come from other countries, some of which are half a globe far away...

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How do you model material upcycling in LCA?

Material recycling is of high relevance for LCA of Waste management systems. Lately, the material "upcycling" term has been voiced by a variety of stakeholders. How do you deal with it while...

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