Eric Awere is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Cape Coast Technical University in Ghana. He obtained his PhD in Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy. Prof. Awere also obtained his MSc. in Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana. He conducts research in environmental engineering, with a particular focus on environmental sanitation, waste valorisation, recovery and recycling of raw materials, circular economy, and life cycle sustainability assessment.