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Attitudes and Behaviours Regarding the Sorting of Used Packaging in the Intermu...
Fernandes, Maria Eduarda; Silva, Carlos Gomes da; Ferreira, Alcina Gaspar; Febra, Lígia; C., João MaurícioThis eBook, developed within the scope of the Embalagem do Futuro® Project (PPS08), summarizes the main findings of a study on household behaviours and attitudes towards the sorting of used packaging (plastic, metal/aluminium, glass, cardboard/paper, and coffee capsules) in the Intermunicipal Community of the Leiria Region (CIMRL). Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour, one of the main theoretical frameworks...
Reverse vending machines in the circular economy: A bibliometric analysis of an...
Fernandes, Maria Eduarda; C., João MaurícioDeposit Refund Systems (DRS), particularly Reverse Vending Machines (RVM), have emerged as promising tools to foster recycling and close material loops, thus advancing the principles of the circular economy. Yet, the evolution of academic discourse concerning such incentives within the framework of circular economy practices remains an underexplored gap, which justifies a comprehensive analysis such as the one ...
Unveiling the potential of olive oil production residues as adsorbent materials...
Correia, Iris; Fernandes, Maria Eduarda; Marques-da-Silva, DorindaOlive oil is a nutritionally and economically valuable product whose global production has steadily increased, alongside the generation of large volumes of solid and liquid waste. Olive oil mill wastewater and solid residues such as olive pomace and olive stones have become major environmental concerns due to their high pollutant load. At the same time, these byproducts offer an opportunity: their valorization ...
RVM para Cápsulas de Café: Desenvolvimento e Experiência de Utilização de um Pr...
Fernandes, Maria Eduarda; Gomes da Silva, Carlos; Gaspar Ferreira, Alcina; Febra, Lígia; C., João MaurícioEste relatório apresenta os resultados do ensaio laboratorial realizado com o protótipo de uma Máquina de Venda Reversa (RVM) para recolha e separação de cápsulas de café de plástico e de alumínio, contribuindo para a promoção da economia circular. O protótipo foi testado durante um período de 12 semanas junto de cerca de 300 colaboradores de uma empresa. O ensaio foi conduzido em duas fases: a primeira, sem pr...
Estudo sobre Atitudes e Comportamentos de Separação de Embalagens Usadas na CIMRL
Fernandes, Maria Eduarda; Silva, Carlos Gomes da; Ferreira, Alcina Gaspar; Febra, Lígia; C., João MaurícioO presente estudo analisa a separação de resíduos de embalagens (plástico, cartão, vidro, alumínio e cápsulas de café) e a intenção de utilização de máquinas de venda reversa (Reverse Vending Machine – RVM), na Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Leiria (CIMRL). O estudo considera dimensões como as atitudes, normas morais e sociais e o controlo percebido, bem como os valores ambientais. A análise de 1 113 re...
Measuring Sustainable Practices in Agribusiness: A Bibliometric Analysis
Monteiro, Sónia; Quesado, Patricia; Ribeiro, Verónica; Fernandes, Maria Eduarda; Eugénio, Teresa; Costa, JoãoAs global concerns for sustainability matters have gained attention for businesses, industries, and economies, including agribusiness, the need to investigate the indicators that could evaluate sustainable performance in this sector has also risen. This paper aims to analyse the scientific production in the last decade (2011-2022) related to sustainable indicators (environmental, economic, social and ESG (Envir...
Bibliometric Analysis of Sustainable Indicators in Agribusiness
Monteiro, Sónia; Quesado, Patrícia; Ribeiro, Verónica; Fernandes, Maria Eduarda; Eugénio, Teresa; Costa, João; Rodrigues, Hugo; Tomás, MarinaThe aim of this paper is to analyze the scientific production in the last decade (2011–2022) related to sustainable indicators (environmental, economic, social and ESG—Environmental, Social and Governance) in agribusiness. As methodology, a bibliometric study was carried out on articles from Scopus database. Afterwards, the most cited articles, journals and countries were analyzed, as well as a thematic analysi...
“Not Even Hell Must Look like This”—Print Media Narratives about the October 20...
Figueiredo, Elisabete; Ribeiro, Cristina; Fernandes, Maria EduardaThe unprecedented wildfires of 2017 in Portugal, particularly affecting the Centre Region, resulted in more than 100 deaths and numerous other dramatic socioeconomic and environmental impacts. Due to the unparalleled magnitude of these events, the extent of the burned area, and the catastrophic consequences, forest and fire management were placed at the center stage of public and political concerns, receiving w...
Forest management and FSC certification: a systematic review
Fagundes, Camila; Schreiber, Dusan; Nunes, Moema Pereira; Fernandes, Maria EduardaObjective and Methodology: Many studies have been published since the creation of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to better understand this certification. Through a systematic review of the literature in 2022, this article aims to identify business entities motivations, benefits, and challenges of FSC certification. Through the definition of some inclusion criteria (Scientific Articles; Specific subject ar...
Consumers’ Acceptance and Willingness to Pay for Innovative and Sustainable Foo...
C., João Maurício; Fernandes, Maria EduardaThe agricultural sector is currently facing several challenges, and needs to evolve to a more sustainable system. Consumers have a major role to play in this transformation. In this sense, this study aims to explore Portuguese consumers’ receptiveness and willingness to pay (WTP) for innovative and more sustainable food. Particularly, for apples produced in an innovative and sustainable way, making using of alg...