Sustainable Practices in Waste Management, Energy Systems and Transportation: A Systematic Literature Review

uma revisão sistemática de literatura

Abstract

This study aims to identify the characteristics of academic production related to sustainable practices that can impact logistics costs, and consequently, the formation and pricing of road freight, through a Systematic Literature Review anchored in the principles of the PRISMA 2020 methodology, in the period from 2022 to 2026. The sample was prospected in the Web of Science™, Scopus, SciELO, ScienceDirect and SPELL® databases, resulting in 10 articles that comprised the Bibliographic Portfolio. In methodological terms, the work is configured as descriptive and qualitative, articulating bibliometric procedures, content analysis and systematic review. The findings allow us to infer that 100% of the articles focus on identifying barriers, challenges and critical success factors for the adoption of sustainable practices in the waste, energy and transport sectors; approximately 40% evaluate the potential and technological feasibility of solutions such as biogas, composting, Waste-to-Energy and green ammonia; The study environments are diverse, encompassing maritime transport, Latin American industries, public waste management in Brazil, and international contexts; 90% of the research employs predominantly qualitative approaches, with an emphasis on literature reviews and case studies, and all articles explicitly state limitations and record future research agendas.