Research

Journal Articles

Ku, A.Y., Alonso, E., Eggert, R., Graedel, T., Habib, K., Hool, A., Muta, T., Schrijvers, D., Tercero, L., Vakhitova, T and Veeh, C. 2024. Grand challenges in anticipating and responding to critical materials supply risks. Joule https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2024.03.001.

Cimprich, A., Young, S.B., Schrijvers, D., Ku, A.Y., Hagelüken, C., Christmann, P., Eggert, R., Habib, K., Hirohata, A., Hurd, A.J., Lee, M-H., Peck, D., Petavratzi, E., Espinoza, L.A.T., Wäger, P and Hool, A. 2023. The role of industrial actors in the circular economy for critical raw materials: a framework with case studies across a range of industries. Mineral Economics. : 1-19.

Habib, K. 2023. Can planned obsolescence ever be obsolete? Trade-offs between consumer safety, product performance, and lifetime. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 190: 106858.

Weber, S., Weber, O., Habib, K. and Dias, G. 2023. Textile waste in Canada: Opportunities for reuse and recycling. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 190: 106835.

Habib, K., Mohammadi, E* and Withanage, S.V*. 2023. A first comprehensive estimate of electronic waste in Canada. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 448: 130865.

Yang, Y., Habib, K and Wood, M. 2023. Establishing best practices for E-commerce transport packaging waste management in Canada: A systematic review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 139377.

Cholewinski, A., Dadzie, E., Sherlock, C*., Anderson, W.A., Charles, T.C., Habib, K., Young, S.B and Zhao, B. 2022. A critical review of microplastic degradation and material flow analysis towards a circular economy. Environmental Pollution. 315: 120334.

Tutton, C.G*., Young, S.B and Habib, K. 2022. Pre-processing of e-waste in Canada: Case of a facility responding to changing material composition. Resources, Environment and Sustainability. 9: 100069.

Mohammadi, E*., Singh, S.J and Habib, K. 2021. How big is circular economy potential on Caribbean islands considering e-waste?. Journal of Cleaner Production.

Habib, K., Sprecher, B and Young, S.B. 2021. COVID-19 impacts on metal supply: How does 2020 differ from previous supply chain disruptions?. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 165

Withanage, S.V*., Dias, G.M and Habib, K. 2021. Review of household food waste quantification methods: Focus on composition analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production. 279

Withanage, S.V* and Habib, K. 2021. Life Cycle Assessment and Material Flow Analysis: Two UnderUtilized Tools for Informing E-Waste Management. Sustainability. 13(14)

Mollaei, A*., Ibrahim, N and Habib, K. 2021. Estimating the construction material stocks in two Canadian cities: A case study of Kitchener and Waterloo. Journal of Cleaner Production. 280

Mohammadi, E*., Singh, S.J and Habib, K. 2021. Electronic waste in the Caribbean: An impending environmental disaster or an opportunity for a circular economy?. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 164

Schrijvers, D., Hool, A., Blengini, G.A., Chen, W-Q., Dewulf, J., Eggert, R., van Ellen L., Gauss, R., Goddin, J., Habib, K., et al. 2020. A review of methods and data to determine raw material criticality. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 155

Habib, K., Hansdóttir, S.T* and Habib, H. 2020. Critical metals for electromobility: Global demand scenarios for passenger vehicles, 2015–2050. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 154

Espinoza, L.T., Schrijvers, D., Chen, W-Q., Dewulf, J., Eggert, R., Goddin, J., Habib, K., et al. 2020. Greater circularity leads to lower criticality, and other links between criticality and the circular economy. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 159

Habib, K. 2019. A product classification approach to optimize circularity of critical resources - the case of NdFeB magnets. Journal of Cleaner Production. 230: 90-97.

Habib, K. and Wenzel, H. 2016. A dynamic perspective on geopolitical supply risk of metals. Journal of Cleaner Production 133: 850-858.

Parajuly, K., Habib, K., Cimpan, C., Liu, G and Wenzel, H. 2016. End-of-Life resource recovery from emerging electronic products – A case study of robotic vacuum cleaners. Journal of Cleaner Production 137: 652-666.

Parajuly, K., Habib, K. and Liu, G. 2016. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in Denmark: flows, quantities and management. Resources, Conservation & Recycling. In Press.

Habib, K., Parajuly, K and Wenzel, H. 2015. Tracking the flow of resources in electronic waste – the case of end-of-life computer hard disk drives. Environmental Science & Technology 49: 12441-12449.

Machacek, E., Richter, J. L., Habib, K. and Klossek, P. 2015. Recycling of rare earths from fluorescent lamps: Value analysis of closing-the-loop under demand and supply uncertainties. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 104: 76-93.

Habib, K. and Wenzel, H. 2015. Reviewing resource criticality assessment from a dynamic and technology specific perspective – using the case of direct-drive wind turbines. Journal of Cleaner Production 112: 3852-3863.

Sørensen, B.L., Dall, O.L and Habib, K. 2015. Environmental and resource implications of phosphorous recovery from waste activated sludge. Waste Management 45: 391-399.

Habib K., Schibye PK, Vestbø AP, Dall O, Wenzel H. 2014. Material Flow Analysis of NdFeB Magnets for Denmark: A Comprehensive Waste Flow Sampling and Analysis Approach. Environmental Science and Technology. 48(20): 12229-12237.

Habib K., Schmidt JH, Christensen P. 2013. A historical perspective of Global Warming Potential from Municipal Solid Waste Management. Waste Management. 33(9): 1926-1933.