Toxicity-Based Evaluation of Material Recovery Potential in the Built Environment

Material recovery operations like recycling are now a common part of many product categories, and yet quantifying recycling potential is still a largely unresolved issue. Prior research into this matter focused on market value as an indicator of the readiness of recycling technologies. Although this...

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Author: Mayer, Matan
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Publication Date:2025
Country:España
Institution:IE
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/su17031139
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/4295
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/3/1139
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Keyword:33 Ciencias Tecnológicas
ODS 6 - Agua limpia y saneamiento
ODS 7 - Energía asequible y no contaminante
ODS 9 - Industria, innovación e infraestructura
ODS 11 - Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables
ODS 13 - Acción por el clima
ODS 14 - Vida submarina
ODS 15 - Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
circular economy
material recovery
recycling
toxicity
built environment
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spelling Toxicity-Based Evaluation of Material Recovery Potential in the Built EnvironmentMayer, Matan33 Ciencias TecnológicasODS 6 - Agua limpia y saneamientoODS 7 - Energía asequible y no contaminanteODS 9 - Industria, innovación e infraestructuraODS 11 - Ciudades y comunidades sosteniblesODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsablesODS 13 - Acción por el climaODS 14 - Vida submarinaODS 15 - Vida de ecosistemas terrestrescircular economymaterial recoveryrecyclingtoxicitybuilt environmentMaterial recovery operations like recycling are now a common part of many product categories, and yet quantifying recycling potential is still a largely unresolved issue. Prior research into this matter focused on market value as an indicator of the readiness of recycling technologies. Although this is an effective measure, it fails to recognize the environmental, societal, and other impacts of recycling operations. Aiming to expand the evaluated factors of recycling potential, this article centers on assessing recyclability from a toxicity and human health perspective. The article describes the development of a toxicity index for recyclability, which is explained and demonstrated in a comparative study of four building material categories. Findings indicate that post-consumer content in synthetic products reduces toxicity and health-related impacts, while recycled content in extracted natural materials increases their toxicity and health impacts. The article concludes with a discussion about the implications of the findings, survey limitations, and future work.YesPublishedMDPIhttps://ror.org/02jjdwm7520262025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.3390/su17031139https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/4295https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/3/1139reponame:Repositorio IEinstname:IEInglésIE School of Architecture & DesignIE UniversityArchitecture & DesignAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.ie.edu:20.500.14417/42952026-06-15T12:40:57Z
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title Toxicity-Based Evaluation of Material Recovery Potential in the Built Environment
spellingShingle Toxicity-Based Evaluation of Material Recovery Potential in the Built Environment
Mayer, Matan
33 Ciencias Tecnológicas
ODS 6 - Agua limpia y saneamiento
ODS 7 - Energía asequible y no contaminante
ODS 9 - Industria, innovación e infraestructura
ODS 11 - Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables
ODS 13 - Acción por el clima
ODS 14 - Vida submarina
ODS 15 - Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
circular economy
material recovery
recycling
toxicity
built environment
title_short Toxicity-Based Evaluation of Material Recovery Potential in the Built Environment
title_full Toxicity-Based Evaluation of Material Recovery Potential in the Built Environment
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 33 Ciencias Tecnológicas
ODS 6 - Agua limpia y saneamiento
ODS 7 - Energía asequible y no contaminante
ODS 9 - Industria, innovación e infraestructura
ODS 11 - Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables
ODS 13 - Acción por el clima
ODS 14 - Vida submarina
ODS 15 - Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
circular economy
material recovery
recycling
toxicity
built environment
topic 33 Ciencias Tecnológicas
ODS 6 - Agua limpia y saneamiento
ODS 7 - Energía asequible y no contaminante
ODS 9 - Industria, innovación e infraestructura
ODS 11 - Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables
ODS 13 - Acción por el clima
ODS 14 - Vida submarina
ODS 15 - Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
circular economy
material recovery
recycling
toxicity
built environment
description Material recovery operations like recycling are now a common part of many product categories, and yet quantifying recycling potential is still a largely unresolved issue. Prior research into this matter focused on market value as an indicator of the readiness of recycling technologies. Although this is an effective measure, it fails to recognize the environmental, societal, and other impacts of recycling operations. Aiming to expand the evaluated factors of recycling potential, this article centers on assessing recyclability from a toxicity and human health perspective. The article describes the development of a toxicity index for recyclability, which is explained and demonstrated in a comparative study of four building material categories. Findings indicate that post-consumer content in synthetic products reduces toxicity and health-related impacts, while recycled content in extracted natural materials increases their toxicity and health impacts. The article concludes with a discussion about the implications of the findings, survey limitations, and future work.
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