Currently, the market for household appliances has many very similar products, resulting sometimes imperceptible for consumers to identify differences among them. This is more remarkable when products have been designed ...

This research explores the environmental performance of the life cycle of urban water systems by applying the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. The need for accurate and representative life cycle inventory (LCI) ...

Waste electrical and electronic equipment is one of the fastest growing waste categories in Europe, being its management regulated by Directive 2012/19/EU. This legal framework sets as a novelty, the prioritization of the ...