There has been a considerable increase in the use of face masks in the past years.
Managing face mask waste has become a global concern, as the current waste …

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has caused socioeconomic, physical, mental, and
environmental upheaval. Personal protective equipment, such as face masks, was …

This research aims to develop a new strategy to valorize wasted COVID-19 masks based on
chemical recycling by pyrolysis to convert them into useful products. First, surgical and …

In recent years, increased population and economic growth have resulted in an explosion in
demand, production, and disposal of non-biodegradable commodity plastics. Pyrolysis, the …

The aim of the article is to analyse the impact of selected conditions on the use of municipal
solid waste in energy production processes. The authors in this publication indicated that the …

The daily use of facemask to prevent virus transmission increases the negative effect on the
environment because of improper waste disposal. Due to the absence of baseline data, the …

Human activities significantly contribution to the yearly generated plastic wastes. Moreover,
the enormous increase in face masks and face shields caused by the emergence of the …

The overall objective of this work was to conduct a critical literature review on the application
of the circular economy (CE) hierarchy for the management of COVID-19 healthcare waste …

This paper provides a mathematical optimization strategy for optimal municipal solid waste
management in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic. This strategy integrates two …

A treatment method producing solid fuel from surgical face masks was developed to address
the high cost of medical waste management and the environmental concerns of large-scale …