Table 5

Benefits of CE in CDWM

CategoryBenefitsReference
EconomicMaximize monetarySwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Ganiyu et al. (2020), Mahpour (2018) 
Recycled waste itemsHan et al. (2024), Sharma et al. (2022), Lu et al. (2021a, b) 
Minimize resource scarcitySwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Ruiz et al. (2020), Mahpour (2018) 
Reduce raw materials supply costsLim et al. (2024), HaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Oluleye et al. (2022a, b) 
Reduce transportation requirements and disposal costsGherman et al. (2023), Herrador (2024), Oluleye et al. (2022a, b) 
Improve organization’s competitivenessSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Oluleye et al. (2022a, b), Mahpour (2018) 
Improve resource efficienciesSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Flynn et al. (2019), Mahpour (2018) 
Reduce supply risk and demand-driven priceHerrador (2024), Luciano et al. (2022), Oluleye et al. (2022a, b) 
Resource productivitySwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Ruiz et al. (2020) 
Maximize the use of CDWSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Gherman et al. (2023), Mahpour (2018) 
Decreased volume of CDW going into landfillsSaeed et al. (2023), Doussoulin and Bittencourt (2022) 
SocialIncrease job creation and employment opportunitiesSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Doussoulin and Bittencourt (2022) 
ResilienceSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Shooshtarian et al. (2023), Oyedele et al. (2014) 
Educate public and industry leaders regarding green practicesBonoli et al. (2021), Yang et al. (2021) 
Minimum reliance on importsSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Zaman et al. (2023), Gherman et al. (2023) 
Meet land and housing need of communitySwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Ganiyu et al. (2020) 
Improved public healthSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Huang et al. (2021) 
EnvironmentalMinimize environmental impacts associated with landfillingHaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Superti et al., (2021) 
Reduce embodied energySaradara et al. (2024a), Rayhan and Bhuiyan (2024) 
Reduce overall carbon footprintSaradara et al. (2024a), Ma et al. (2022), Hao et al. (2020), Nuβholz et al. (2019) 
Clean environmentsLee et al. (2023), Nuβholz et al. (2019) 
Sustainable resourcesHaitherAli and Anjali (2023), Superti et al., (2021) 
Clean energyRayhan and Bhuiyan (2024), Nuβholz et al. (2019) 
Promoting sustainable, recycled, and renewable materialsHan et al. (2024), Sharma et al. (2022), Asante et al. (2022), Lu et al. (2021a, b) 
Protect natural materialsZaman et al. (2023), Victar and Waidyasekara (2023) 
Protect space from landfillsSwarnakar and Khalfan (2024), Saeed et al. (2023), Doussoulin and Bittencourt (2022) 
Reduce need for new waste landfillsSaradara et al. (2024a), Ramos et al. (2023a), Saeed et al. (2023), Doussoulin and Bittencourt (2022) 
Reducing illegal disposalAntunes et al. (2024), Oliveira et al. (2021), Ruiz et al. (2020) 
Decrease overall CO2 emissionMa et al. (2022), Ginga et al. (2020), Xu et al. (2019) 
Complying with relevant policies and regulationsNie et al. (2024), Herrador (2024), Sharma et al. (2022) 
Prolonging the life of landfill sitesOluleye et al. (2022a, b), Torgautov et al. (2022) 
Reduce GHGs emissions, use of fossil fuels, and other pollutantsRahigude et al. (2022), Hao et al. (2020), Nuβholz et al. (2019) 

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