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The deadline for paper submission has been prolonged for the Special Issue of “Recent Advances in Sludge Management” to the following date. In order to submit a paper to this journal, please click (http://www.editorialmanager.com/jmcw/default.aspx)

Special Issue of the “Recent Advances in Sludge Management”

The Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management is currently running a Special Issue entitled “Recent Advances in Sludge Management”. The special issue is related to the 19th IWA conference on Sludge Management (21-24th October, 2025) in Kyoto, Japan. If the paper is accepted, the author has to present the work at the 19th IWA conference on Sludge Management. The conference web site is the following: (The 19th IWA Conference on Sludge Management (iwa-19th-sludgemanagement.jp))
●Deadline for paper submission : December 31, 2024 January 31, 2025
●Guidelines : For more information, please click on the link below.  (Call-for-Papers-Sludge-mangement20240802-1.pdf (jsmcwm.or.jp))

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Vol.27, Issue 2,  March 2025
Volume 27, Issue 2 | Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
Including Special Feature on 10th 3R International Scientific Conference (10th 3RINCs 2024)  
  1. SPECIAL FEATURE: ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Integrated spectral image registration protocol for enhanced land pollution assessment and management: bridging satellite and drone data for high-resolution mapping“, Natsuo Okada, Hisatoshi Toriya, Angesom Gebretsadik, Takahiko Arima, Yoko Ohtomo & Youhei Kawamura ……… Pages: 685–698
  2. SPECIAL FEATURE: ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Enhancing landfill mining assessments: a dual-method approach using electrical resistivity and UAV photogrammetry at Buriram landfill“, Pornchanok Boonsakul, Bongkoch Chungam, Parichat Suknark, Chalermpon Wungsumpow, Panida Payomthip & Komsilp Wangyao ……… Pages: 699–711
  3. SPECIAL FEATURE: ORIGINAL ARITICLE (Open Access)
    “Unsaturated hydraulic properties of recycled concrete aggregates blended with autoclaved aerated concrete grains for unbound road base materials in Vietnam“, Van Nam Pham, Tien Dung Nguyen, Hoang Giang Nguyen & Ken Kawamoto ……… Pages: 712–728
  4. SPECIAL FEATURE: ORIGINAL ARITICLE (Open Access)
    “Influence of amorphous content in recycled fly ash on binder hydration characteristics“, Yuguo Yu, Chamila Gunasekara, Yogarajah Elakneswaran, Dilan Robert, David W. Law & Sujeeva Setunge ……… Pages: 729–745
  5. SPECIAL FEATURE: ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “The effect of heavy metal stabilizers in arsenic-contaminated soil: using bioavailability“, Jeonghyeon Lee, Minye Seo, Woori Cho & Jai-Young Lee ……… Pages: 746–760
  6. SPECIAL FEATURE: REGIONAL CASE STUDY
    “Understanding the informal waste sector for sustainable waste management using the pressure-state-response framework: a case study in Balikpapan, Indonesia“, Muhammad Ma’arij Harfadli, Mega Ulimaz, Bimastyaji Surya Ramadan, Indriyani Rachman & Toru Matsumoto ……… Pages: 761–776
  7. REVIEW
    “A comprehensive review of food waste: composition, current management, thermal treatment, valorization into bioproducts and sustainable development goals linkages“, Priyadharsini Packiyadhas, Sanjay Kumar Sivaperumal & Sivasakthi Murugesan  ……… Pages: 777–795
  8. REVIEW
    “The current status of recycling technology for waste NdFeB resources“, Chuxuan Deng, Xiaowei Zhang, Feng Guo, Shuang Wang & Xiaodong Wang …… Pages: 796–811
  9. REVIEW
    “Composite biochar: a potential approach for comprehensively utilizing various solid wastes“, Li-Juan Feng, Yang-Yang Ou, An-Rong Liu, Jin-Hong Zhang & Hong-Yan Chen …… Pages: 812–829
  10. ORIGINAL ARITICLE (Open Access)
    “Analysing medical waste transportation using periodic vehicle routing problem for Surabaya public health facilities“, Maria Anityasari, Hilmi Cahya Rinardi & I. D. A. A. Warmadewanthi  …… Pages: 830–847
  11. ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Study on hydration kinetics and characteristics of high-content modified phosphogypsum cement-based materials“, Dengxian Bai, Yanping Tu, Guofu Chen, Junjie Xie & Huangjun Huang  …… Pages: 848–864
  12. ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Quantitative evaluation of solid waste management policies: the application of the policy modeling consistency index model in Pakistan“, Jing Ma, Tajdar Khan, Haimei Li, Zhaoyun Yin & Khush Dil Khan …… Pages: 865–879
  13. ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Manufacturing and mechanical characterization of alkali-treated Borassus fruit natural fiber with cellulose acetate synthetic fiber reinforced polymer composite: selection of optimum configuration using CRITIC-integrated EDAS soft computing techniques“, Malinee Sriariyanun, K. Koppiahraj, P. Baranitharan, S. Venkatesh, K. Rajeshkumar & V. Kavimani …… Pages: 880-897
  14. ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Analyzing liquefaction potential of municipal solid waste fines with fibers: a study on energy method and correlation models“, Parul Rawat & Supriya Mohanty …… Pages: 898–913
  15. ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Exploring sustainable plastic management behavior among young consumers in Bangladesh“, Md. Hasibul Islam, Md. Mahiuddin Sabbir, Md. Zahidul Anam & Md. Tamzidul Islam …… Pages: 914–924
  16. ORIGINAL ARTICLE
    “Recovery of lithium and cobalt from used lithium-ion cell phone batteries through a pyro-hydrometallurgical hybrid extraction process and chemical precipitation“, Sharjeel Ahmed, Noor Haleem, Yousuf Jamal, Sher Jamal Khan & Xufei Yang …… Pages: 925–936
  17. ORIGINAL ARTICLE
    “Comparative life cycle assessment of plastic and paper packaging for pasta“, F. Valentini & A. Dorigato …… Pages: 937–948
  18. ORIGINAL ARTICLE
    “Fatty acid methyl ester synthesis from Calophyllum inophyllum Linn using continuous-tubular microwave reactor“, Pradeep K. Singh, Vitthal L. Gole, Jyoti Sharma & Rajesh K. Yadav  …… Pages: 949–959
  19. ORIGINAL ARTICLE
    “Evaluating the physical, mechanical, structural and tribological functionality of ecological composites constituted of bio-fillers extracted from eggshell residues“, Vijay Kumar Mahakur, Rajdeep Paul, Santosh Kumar, Durgesh Kumar Mishra, Sumit Bhowmik, A. C. Umamaheshwer Rao & Pathapalli Venkateshwar Reddy …… Pages: 960–972
  20. ORIGINAL ARTICLE
    “Preparation of anhydrite whiskers from red gypsum and application in polyvinyl chloride“, Chulei Wang, Jiajun Chen, Dezhi Liu, Hui Gong, Hongbin Tan, Feihua Yang, Maksim Kamarou, Dmitry Moskovskikh & Valentin Ramanovski …… Pages: 973–983
  21. ORIGINAL ARTICLE
    “Investigating the properties of agro-waste fiber reinforced low calcium fly ash geopolymer composites: the effect of alkali treatment and nano-clay addition“, M. G. Ranjith Kumar, Ganeshprabhu Parvathikumar, G. E. Arunkumar & G. Rajeshkumar …… Pages: 984–995
  22. ORIGINAL ARTICLE
    “Preparation and characterization of phosphoric acid activation of granite powder and metakaolin-based geopolymer“, Liuyi Ren, Lu Zhang, Yimin Zhang, Muyang Huang, Zhiming Qiu, Yuxiao Zhou & Shenxu Bao …… Pages: 996-1007
  23. ORIGINAL ARTICLE
    “Comparative analysis of flotation agents for enhanced separation of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene and polystyrene mixtures“, Pattarasiri Fagkaew, Ploypailin Romphophak, Nattawin Chawaloesphonsiya & Pisut Painmanakul …… Pages: 1008-1018
  24. ORIGINAL ARTICLE (Open Access)
    “Methodology for evaluation of lithium-ion black-mass battery recycling“, Hernan Anticoi, Lidia Garcia, Gabriel Dan, Pau Sola & Antonio D. Dorado …… Pages: 1019–1033
  25. ORIGINAL ARTICLE
    “Assessment of the geotechnical and environmental reuse potential of soil-like material recovered from Anantapur dumpsite, South India“, Rama Bhupal Reddy Donthi & Bhavani Ramannagari …… Pages: 1034–1049
  26. ORIGINAL ARTICLE
    “Exploring landfill conditions: analyzing relationships among waste composition, leachate water quality, and microbial community structure in inert-waste landfill sites“, Shusaku Hirakawa, Tomoko Koga, Nobuhiro Shimizu, Kazuhiro Fujikawa, Kazuhiro Tobiishi & Mineki Toba …… Pages: 1050–1061
  27. ORIGINAL ARTICLE
    “Reclaimed brick masonry waste recycling in macro–micro amelioration of cemented clayey soil: an eco-friendly construction waste solution“, Ansar Ahmad, Usama Khalid, Zia ur Rehman & Muhammad Jawed Iqbal …… Pages: 1062–1083
  28. ORIGINAL ARTICLE
    “Upcycling of medical wastes for high-value syngas over Ni-based catalysts“, Xinxin Xing, Qi Wang, Tianqi Bu, Jinqiang Zhang, Lei Wang, Yinfeng Wang, Xiaotao Bi & Yuezhao Zhu …… Pages: 1084–1095
  29. ORIGINAL ARTICLE
    “Addition of vermicompost and pond sludge improves the quality of growth media based on green waste compost for Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni seedlings“, Yifeng Dai & Lu Zhang …… Pages: 1096–1108
  30. ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Spatiotemporal heterogeneity in medical waste generation and its related factors“, Ting Yang, Mingzhen Sun, Jingjing Meng & Yiyi Li …… Pages: 1109–1120
  31. ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Improvement of fuel ratio and mechanical strength of densified solid biofuels with two-step torrefaction densification molding method“, Takahiro Murakami, Satoru Mizuno & Toru Sawai …… Pages: 1121–1128
  32. ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Influence of environmental cognition and environmental values on the garbage segregation behavior of college students in Chinese universities: a case study in Zhejiang province“, Huaquan Pan, Kunlin Du, Jiankai Zhou, Ting Wang & Yingying Gu  …… Pages: 1129–1139
  33. ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Optimizing hygroscopic performance of innovative and sustainable gypsum biocomposites through hybrid biowaste upcycling“, Sameh Balti, Abderrahim Boudenne, Naima Belayachi, Besma Mellah & Noureddine Hamdi …… Pages: 1140–1158
  34. ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Lead recovery from leaching residues of zinc industry using aliphatic amine“, M. Ciszewski, M. Drzazga, A. Chmielarz, S. Orda, K. Leszczyńska-Sejda & Ł. Hawełek …… Pages: 1159–1173
  35. ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Feasibility of use of recycled concrete aggregates in drainage layer of pavements: a comparative analysis“, D. Shrinidhi, K. L. Adarsh, K. H. Mamatha & S. V. Dinesh …… Pages: 1174–1191
  36. ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Scale development and empirical testing of semi-organizational low-carbon environmental citizenship behaviors: evidence from international students studying in China“, Qiong Zhang, Lei Ding, Lili Dai & Jing Zheng …… Pages: 1192–1213
  37. ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Food waste valorization in the context of hydrogen recovery in the State of Kuwait“, A. Tuhl, E. Aleisa, Mohammad Alshawaf & S. M. Al-Salem …… Pages: 1214–1227
  38. ORIGINAL ARITICLE
    “Simultaneous waste valorization of sewage sludge and waste glass as raw materials for eco-friendly floor tile fabrication through sintering treatment with alkali agent addition“, Yan Jhang Chen & Li Pang Wang …… Pages: 1228–1244
  39. REGIONAL CASE STUDY
    “An evaluation of the policies, strategies and legal framework for sustainable waste management in Mauritius“, Noushra Shamreen Amode, Prakash N. K. Deenapanray & Pratima Khadoo  …… Pages: 1245–1262