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The Sustainability of Reclaimed Asphalt as a Resource for Road Pavement Management through a Circular Economic Model

Gaetano Di MinoKonstantinos Mantalovas

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Circular economy020209 energyGeography Planning and DevelopmentTJ807-830Context (language use)02 engineering and technology010501 environmental sciencesManagement Monitoring Policy and LawTD194-195asphalt recycling01 natural sciencesCivil engineeringRenewable energy sources12. Responsible consumptionResource (project management)11. Sustainabilityasphalt pavements0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringSettore ICAR/04 - Strade Ferrovie Ed AeroportiGE1-3500105 earth and related environmental sciencesEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsreclaimed asphaltRenewable Energy Sustainability and the Environmentasphalt pavementCircular economyPavement managementsustainabilityEnvironmental sciencesBase course13. Climate actionAsphaltSustainabilitymaterial circularity indexEnvironmental scienceEconomic model

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The transition of the road engineering industry to a circular way of doing business requires more efficient and sustainable resources, energy, and waste management. The rates in which reclaimed asphalt is being recycled or reused in the asphalt mixture production process constitutes a crucial parameter in this transition. This paper aims at establishing a further step towards the combined circularity and sustainability of asphalt pavements, by introducing a framework for quantifying their Material Circularity Index. The framework is based on the methodology proposed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and accordingly tailored for the context of asphalt pavements. This study, thus, attempts to provide a thorough analysis of the Reclaimed Asphalt&rsquo

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-04-13Sustainability
https://doi.org/10.3390/su11082234