Elena Garbarino

TL;DR: In this article, a combined Geographical Information System (GIS) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) model was developed using site-specific data and paying particular attention to land use, transportation and avoided landfill: crucial issues for sustainable planning and management.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a common methodology implemented within the Sustainable Aggregates Resource Management (SARMa) Project ( www.sarmaproject.eu ) in order to boost adoption of LCA in the aggregate industry in South Eastern Europe.

TL;DR: The Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for the Management of Waste from Extractive Industries provides up-to-date information and data on the management of extractive waste and a list of BAT to prevent or reduce any related adverse effects on the environment and human health as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors focus on the EU automotive sector and investigate the barriers and drivers for increasing the uptake of recycled plastics embedded in new vehicles put on the European market, while identifying and explaining specific drivers and barriers to recycling.

TL;DR: The first stage of the Resource Efficient Buildings study as discussed by the authors focused on the identification of "macro-objectives" for the environmental performance of the EU building stock, and two types of macroobjectives have been identified: quality, performance and value.