Towards safe plastic recycling: A novel framework for identifying chemicals of concern in plastic waste
Environment International
Emilien Bourge
Scientist
+47 63 89 82 55
Environmental Impacts and Sustainability
Trondheim
embo@nilu.no
About
Émilien Bourgé works as a PhD candidate jointly at NILU and the University of Oslo (UiO).
He holds a master’s degree in Industrial Ecology from NTNU as well as an engineering degree from Centrale Nantes (France).
As part of the REWARD project, his PhD work focuses on identifying and evaluating the amount of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) in Norwegian Waste Electrical and Electronic equipment (WEEE ) and their associated loss during WEEE treatment. The goal is to help WEEE recycling facilities in improving the recovery of CRMs from WEEE.
Publications at NILU
Hidden Resources: The Quantity and Recovery Potential of Rare-Earth Elements in Norwegian Households
2026 ISIE Socio-Economic Metabolism conference
Potential for resource recovery from smartphones in Norway
7th Circular Materials Conference in 2025
Estimating CRM loss in WEEE recycling process using MFA
IRTC 2025 (Internation Round Table of Materials Criticality)
Testing SSbD Tools for Chemical Substitution: A Walk in the PARC
SETAC Europe 26th LCA Symposium
OS01-12 A computational toolbox supporting the development of Safe and Sustainable by Design chemicals and materials
Toxicology Letters
Efficient Recycling of E-Waste through Automated and Intelligent Resource Dataflow (REWARD)
Alternative title: Effektiv resirkulering av ee-avfall gjennom automatisert og intelligent ressurs dataflyt The rapid technological advances with increasing application of ICT have accelerated the generation of electronic waste (e-waste). In […]
Hidden Resources: The Quantity and Recovery Potential of Rare-Earth Elements in Norwegian Households
2026 ISIE Socio-Economic Metabolism conference
Potential for resource recovery from smartphones in Norway
7th Circular Materials Conference in 2025
Estimating CRM loss in WEEE recycling process using MFA
IRTC 2025 (Internation Round Table of Materials Criticality)
Testing SSbD Tools for Chemical Substitution: A Walk in the PARC
SETAC Europe 26th LCA Symposium
OS01-12 A computational toolbox supporting the development of Safe and Sustainable by Design chemicals and materials
Toxicology Letters
Efficient Recycling of E-Waste through Automated and Intelligent Resource Dataflow (REWARD)
Alternative title: Effektiv resirkulering av ee-avfall gjennom automatisert og intelligent ressurs dataflyt The rapid technological advances with increasing application of ICT have accelerated the generation of electronic waste (e-waste). In […]