Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Melanie Haupt"
- Melanie Haupt’s research focuses on the circular economy and waste management, particularly through the lens of recycling processes, material flows, and environmental performance metrics in various contexts such as electronic waste and plastic materials.
- Recent studies include defining recycling targets for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in Ecuador and developing a high-resolution dataset for plastic material flows in Switzerland, addressing challenges and opportunities in the recycling sector.
- Haupt's work emphasizes the importance of assessing the quality and utilization of secondary materials in manufacturing, the environmental impacts of waste treatment processes, and the necessity of accurate life cycle inventories for better waste management solutions.