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Item Open Access A decision support tool for enhanced landfill mining(Cranfield University, 2018-05-03 11:13) Coulon, Frederic; Wagland, Stuart; Griffiths, ZoeEnhanced Landfill Mining has great potential to reduce the negative effects of landfills on both the environment and human health, to reclaim valuable land and provide a new source of raw materials. However, uncertainties in economic feasibility and environmental and social outcomes act as a bottleneck to its widespread uptake. Here, we present a decision support tool which aims to reduce these uncertainties by assisting site operators in assessing the economic, environmental and social consequences of a proposed project, while also evaluating the best technology train to use and the amount of rare earth elements present. Such a tool is the first of its kind and we propose its use as an initial assessment aid prior to more complex modelling of project feasibility in order to increase the uptake of enhanced landfill mining practices in the field of sustainable waste management.Item Open Access Landfill mining report_2016.pdf(Cranfield University, 2017-04-21 11:46) Canopoli, Luisa; Wagland, Stuart; Coulon, FredericAn era of rising consumption has led to resource scarcity across major industries. One way to overcome this challenge and ascertain future supply of resources is recovery of landfilled material. This so-called landfilled mining may valorise previously discarded material streams for a number of purposes and contribute to a circular economy. Across England and Wales, there are more than 20,000 landfill sites of which 90% have been closed before 1996. Besides the general belief that valuable resources can be found within landfills, mining the waste has a number of additional benefits. One stems from the fact that they often lack modern environmental protection technology, which may lead to negative environmental and health impacts. The combination of these facts poses an interesting opportunity for combined resource-recovery and remediation strategies. The report at hand is in place to assess viability and feasibility of landfill mining processes across England and Wales in a step-wise approachItem Open Access Rapid characterisation of bioaerosols from rural, industrial and agricultural environments(Cranfield University, 2018-03-07 13:52) Shuaib, MahmudThe aim of this study was twofold: 1) to compare two different bio aerosol sampling techniques, polycarbonate filters, and Coriolis®µ and 2) characterise bioaerosols by the analysis of PLFA biomarkers in order to identify the microbial communities present in contrasting outdoor environments (a WWTP, compost facility, three different farms, 2 parks and an urban area). Sample collection efficiency was 34% greater when collecting air samples with polycarbonate filters than with Coriolis in recreational parks where there is a low microbial activity. Areas with higher diversity index in the microbial communities corresponded to the ones with a higher amount of PLFAs such as the WWTP and the composting facility (1.986 and 1.624 respectively). Actinomycetes were only found in industrial and urban areas. No site specific PLFA was found and only the PLFA profile from the composting facility was different from the rest of the sites. This chemical approach therefore might not be enough to differentiate different bioaerosol profiles from outdoor environments.Item Open Access Shoe Lab White Paper(Cranfield University, 2016-11-01 15:20) Moreno Beguerisse, Mariale; Charnley, Fiona; Keely, Daniel; Liddell, NickThis is a White Paper produced in collaboration between Cisco, Cranfield University and brand consultancy The Clearing. It Builds on research carried out by RECODE-NETWORK identifying and evaluating the opportunities a re-distributed production model offers to disrupt traditional industry models when combined with big data. The results presented are clear recommendations for manufacturers to realise potential of RdM to meet changing consumer needs and help curtail today’s disposable culture.Item Open Access Supportive Information DES and Case Study Analysis(Cranfield University, 2018-08-15 11:52) Moreno Beguerisse, Mariale; Charnley, Fiona; Court, Richard; Wright, MattSupportive information for the full case study analysis and the DES simulation