Recycling, Upcycling, and Waste Management: Current Sustainability Practices and Future Trends

Mirela Panait currently holds the position of PhD Professor at Faculty of Economic Sciences, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti (Romania). Starting with 2021, Mirela Panait is also a scientific researcher at the Institute of National Economy within the Romanian Academy. Her work experience derives from and includes: teaching courses and seminaries; research activities; participating in scientific conferences. Regarding research results, these are represented by publishing seven books and over 100 scientific papers in the field of interest: sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, foreign investment, capital market. She has published articles in leading international journals, including Land Use Policy, Energies, Sustainability and PlosOne. On the editorial level, the activity of Mrs. Mirela Panait is intense, being associate editor, guest editor or reviewer at prestigious journals within Emerald, MDPI and IGI Global groups. She is Country Director (Romania) for International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, https://www.hetl.org/country-directors/ and also member of International Research Institute for Economics and Management (iriem.org) and International Engineering and Technology Institute (ieti.net).

Eglantina Hysa, Professor, is a senior lecturer and researcher of Economics at Epoka University, teaching International Economy, Development and Growth, and Microeconomics. Her research is focused on development economics, social aspects, and quality in higher education institutions. She is the author of many scientific publications including book chapters and technical reports, published in leading international journals and publishing houses, including Integration of Education, Sustainability, Journal of Applied Economics, and Routledge. She is included as Bologna System expert for higher education in many EU projects. At the same time, Associate Professor Eglantina Hysa was engaged in numerous and foremost contractual positions, such as: Expert Evaluator, Horizon 2020, MSCA Program, Research Executive Agency of European Commission; Expert Evaluator, Erasmus+ Programme and/or the European Solidarity Corps, European Union Program Agency (EUPA); Bologna Expert and International Expert in many European Accreditation Agencies for Higher Education; and International Consultant, Center for Higher Education Research and Academic Development, UK.

Dr. Lukman Raimi is an Assistant Professor at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam, UBD School of Business and Economics (SBE). Prior to joining the UBD, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship, the Coordinator Graduate Program in the School of Business & Entrepreneurship and the Director Centre for Entrepreneurship at the American University of Nigeria. He is an Entrepreneurship Educator trained at the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), Ahmedabad, India under the World Bank-Step B Project. He had undergone a special training in Enterprise Education for Employability at Pan-Atlantic University Nigeria under the British Council’s sponsorship. He is an alumnus of the Cumberland Lodge Residential Mentoring, Windsor, United Kingdom. He attended the Experiential Classroom XX for Entrepreneurship Educators at the University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida, United States. He has delivered conferences/seminar papers in Turkey, Malaysia, Ghana, Togo, India, Belfast, Leicester, US.

Syed Abdul Rehman Khan is a Professor of Supply Chain and Logistics Management. Dr. Khan completed his PhD in Supply Chain Management and earned his Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) certificate from the United States. He has been a faculty member at Tsinghua University and has more than 15 years of experience in supply chain and logistics at industry and academic levels. He has published over 150 scientific research papers in well-renowned international journals and conferences. In addition, Dr. Khan has achieved scientific innovation awards three times consecutively by the Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government, China. Dr. Khan also holds memberships in the following well-renowned institutions and supply chain bodies/associations: APCIS-U.S.; Production and Operation Management Society, India; Council of Supply Chain Management of Professionals U.S.; Supply Chain Association of Pakistan; and Global Supply Chain Council China.