[HTML][HTML] To what extent do waste management strategies need adaptation to post-COVID-19?

KF Mahyari, Q Sun, JJ Klemeš, M Aghbashlo… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The world has been grappling with the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic for more than a
year. Various sectors have been affected by COVID-19 and its consequences. The waste …

Analysis of input set characteristics and variances on k-fold cross validation for a Recurrent Neural Network model on waste disposal rate estimation

HL Vu, KTW Ng, A Richter, C An - Journal of environmental management, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of machine learning techniques in waste management studies is increasingly
popular. Recent literature suggests k-fold cross validation may reduce input dataset partition …

[HTML][HTML] Personal protective equipment and micro-nano plastics: A review of an unavoidable interrelation for a global well-being hazard

S Akhtar, K Pranay, K Kumari - Hygiene and Environmental Health …, 2023 - Elsevier
The usage and the demand for personal protective equipments (PPEs) for our day-to-day
survival in this pandemic period of COVID-19 have seen a steep rise which has …

[HTML][HTML] Immediate return in circular economy: Business to consumer product return information sharing framework to support sustainable manufacturing in small and …

MM Kamal, R Mamat, SK Mangla, P Kumar… - Journal of Business …, 2022 - Elsevier
SME manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment seem to have high e-waste levels,
which is inhibiting SMEs manufacturers in becoming more sustainable. On the other hand …

The use of Google community mobility reports to model residential waste generation behaviors during and after the COVID-19 lockdown

TS Mahmud, KTW Ng, S Ray, L Lyu, C An - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposed an original analytical approach to quantify waste generation and
recycling behaviors in Regina, a Canadian capital city, using Google's Community Mobility …

Evolution of COVID-19 municipal solid waste disposal behaviors using epidemiology-based periods defined by World Health Organization guidelines

TS Mahmud, KTW Ng, N Karimi, KK Adusei… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to identify the effects of continued COVID-19 transmission on waste
management trends in a Canadian capital city, using pandemic periods defined from …

Modeling of municipal waste disposal rates during COVID-19 using separated waste fraction models

HL Vu, KTW Ng, A Richter, N Karimi, G Kabir - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Municipal waste disposal behaviors in Regina, the capital city of Saskatchewan, Canada
have significantly changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. About 7.5 year of waste …

A cross-jurisdictional comparison on residential waste collection rates during earlier waves of COVID-19

TS Mahmud, KTW Ng, MM Hasan, C An… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is currently a lack of studies on residential waste collection during COVID-19 in North
America. SARIMA models were developed to predict residential waste collection rates …

Exploring the use of astronomical seasons in municipal solid waste disposal rates modeling

KK Adusei, KTW Ng, TS Mahmud, N Karimi… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study quantifies seasonal variations of municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal rates in a
mid-sized Canadian city with respect to both meteorological and astronomical seasons …

Food waste in time of COVID-19: The heterogeneous effects on consumer groups in Italy and the Netherlands

M Masotti, S van der Haar, A Janssen, E Iori, G Zeinstra… - Appetite, 2023 - Elsevier
Since COVID-19 outbreak, States adopted different combinations of measures to restrain its
spread that affected individual behaviors and the already fragile local and global food …