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Recycling Operations

Recycling Operations is a systematic process within sustainable operations management that involves the collection, processing, and reintegration of waste materials into value-added products or raw material streams, distinguished from other resource recovery activities by its focus on closed-loop material cycles and industrial scalability.

440

Publications

21.3K

Citations

1.3K

Authors

510

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

161

Parents

Publications

440

Open-loop recycling: A LCA case study of PET bottle-to-fibre recycling

Li Shen, Ernst Worrell, M. Patel · Resources Conservation and Recycling · 2010 · 490 citations

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Sustaining the environment through recycling: An empirical study

T. Ramayah, Jason Wai Chow Lee, Shuwen Lim · Journal of Environmental Management · 2012 · 458 citations

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A two-level network for recycling sand: A case study

Ana Isabel Barros, Rommert Dekker, V. Scholten · European Journal of Operational Research · 1998 · 445 citations

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Analysis for strategy of closed-loop supply chain with dual recycling channel

Min Huang, Min Song, Loo Hay Lee et al. · International Journal of Production Economics · 2013 · 368 citations

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Waste printed circuit board recycling techniques and product utilization

Pejman Hadi, Meng Xu, Carol Sze Ki Lin et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials · 2014 · 325 citations

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Authors

1.3K

  1. TS
    Thomas Spengler

    Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany

    7 publications · 290 citations

    7

    h-index

  2. JS
    J.A. Stuart

    The Ohio State University, United States

    6 publications · 162 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. RK
    Randolph Kirchain

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    5 publications · 140 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. MA
    Markus A. Reuter

    Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

    4 publications · 260 citations

    4

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  5. CL
    Ching‐Hwa Lee

    Dayeh University, Taiwan

    3 publications · 171 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

510

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    554 citations

  2. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, China

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    714 citations

  3. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    367 citations

  4. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    793 citations

  5. Technische Universität Braunschweig

    Braunschweig, Germany

    6 h-index

    20 publications

    681 citations

  6. National Institute for Environmental Studies

    Tsukuba, Japan

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    620 citations

  7. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    436 citations

  8. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    403 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Cleaner Production

    38 publications · 2.4K citations

    29

    h-index

  2. Resources Conservation and Recycling

    42 publications · 2.3K citations

    28

    h-index

  3. Waste Management

    15 publications · 774 citations

    14

    h-index

  4. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

    11 publications · 571 citations

    11

    h-index

  5. Sustainability

    10 publications · 275 citations

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