Material Source and Flow: Developing the framework for generating product inventory estimates (PIEs) of a select set of product and materials in urban center.
Industrial Process of Recycling: investigating how new technological advances in product and process technology will affect material inventories, recycling infrastructure, and economic development.
Assessing Socio-Economic Impact: Modeling input-output for material flow for new recycling and remanufacturing industry and expanding to Social Accounting Matrix
Environmental Impact: Assessing the environmental loading by new recycling activities by transportation modeling and Life Cycle Assessment.