Municipal solid waste management during COVID-19 pandemic: effects and repercussions

M Yousefi, V Oskoei, A Jonidi Jafari… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has an adverse effect on the environment. This epidemic's effect
on the waste composition and management and the impacts of municipal solid waste …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Green reverse logistics network design for medical waste management: A circular economy transition through case approach

K Govindan, S Nosrati-Abarghooee, MM Nasiri… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The lack of proper management of medical waste leads to environmental pollution and
threatens the lives of communities. Good medical waste management means appropriate …

[HTML][HTML] Medical waste management during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak: A mathematical programming model

K Govindan, AK Nasr, P Mostafazadeh… - Computers & Industrial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste (MSW) directly impacts community health and environmental
degradation; therefore, the management of MSW is crucial. Medical waste is a specific type …

Are high-density districts more vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic?

AR Khavarian-Garmsir, A Sharifi… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought questions about the desirability of compact urban
development to the fore. There are some concerns that high density may be a risk factor that …

Designing an optimization model for the vaccine supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic

J Valizadeh, S Boloukifar, S Soltani, EJ Hookerd… - Expert Systems with …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people's lives worldwide. Among various strategies
being applied to addressing such a global crisis, public vaccination has been arguably the …

The IoT-enabled sustainable reverse supply chain for COVID-19 Pandemic Wastes (CPW)

B Mosallanezhad, F Gholian-Jouybari… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Supply chains have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which is the most recent
worldwide disaster. After the world health organization recognized the latest phenomena as …

[HTML][HTML] Two-phase COVID-19 medical waste transport optimisation considering sustainability and infection probability

C Cao, Y Xie, Y Liu, J Liu, F Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
A safe and effective medical waste transport network is beneficial to control the COVID-19
pandemic and at least decelerate the spread of novel coronavirus. Seldom studies …

Designing a sustainable reverse supply chain network for COVID-19 vaccine waste under uncertainty

EA Bani, A Fallahi, M Varmazyar, M Fathi - Computers & Industrial …, 2022 - Elsevier
The vast nationwide COVID-19 vaccination programs are implemented in many countries
worldwide. Mass vaccination is causing a rapid increase in infectious and non-infectious …

[HTML][HTML] Digital twin-driven robust bi-level optimisation model for COVID-19 medical waste location-transport under circular economy

C Cao, J Liu, Y Liu, H Wang, M Liu - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
COVID-19 medical waste collection-transport system, including the location of the related
facilities, transport, and disposal, is a critical component in the circular economy. To promote …