Research Article

A Review of the Connections Between Lean Mudas and Green Wastes

Volume: 9 Number: 2 October 6, 2025
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A Review of the Connections Between Lean Mudas and Green Wastes

Abstract

In addition to the operational concerns of today's businesses, environmental and social goals have increased the interest in lean and green paradigms. This study focuses on waste (waste), a common focal point of lean and green; it aims to discover the connections between lean and green waste. The protocol adopted a flexible approach to including/excluding studies on lean waste and green waste that were of interest to different disciplines, and a semi-systematic literature review method was used. According to the findings, publications examining individual connections between lean and green waste types are limited and scattered. Lean waste types have direct/indirect connections with green wastes, especially energy-material consumption, emission release, and these connections have attracted attention in the literature. In fact, studies on wastes and their connections have evolved into studies on business performance in recent years. This study will provide insight to businesses for eliminating lean and green waste, which is essential for economic and environmental impacts. It is important for this study to contribute to the synergy that can be created by combining lean-green paradigms with a waste perspective in industrial and academic settings.

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Supporting Institution

This research did not receive any external support.

Ethical Statement

All rules specified in the "Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive" were followed at every research stage. None of the actions specified under the heading “Actions Contrary to Scientific Research and Publication Ethics” of the directive have been carried out. During the writing process of this study, citations were made by ethical rules, and a bibliography was created. The study has been checked for plagiarism.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 6, 2025

Submission Date

March 2, 2025

Acceptance Date

September 9, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Yıldırım Söylemez, E. (2025). A Review of the Connections Between Lean Mudas and Green Wastes. Uluslararası Ekonomi İşletme Ve Politika Dergisi, 9(2), 478-498. https://doi.org/10.29216/ueip.1649807

International Journal of Economics, Business and Politics

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Department of Economics

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