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 …

Healthcare waste in Bangladesh: Current status, the impact of Covid-19 and sustainable management with life cycle and circular economy framework

MR Dihan, SMA Nayeem, H Roy, MS Islam… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has accelerated the generation of healthcare (medical) waste throughout the
world. Developing countries are the most affected by this hazardous and toxic medical waste …

An assessment of hospital wastewater and biomedical waste generation, existing legislations, risk assessment, treatment processes, and scenario during COVID-19

VK Parida, D Sikarwar, A Majumder… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hospitals release significant quantities of wastewater (HWW) and biomedical waste (BMW),
which hosts a wide range of contaminants that can adversely affect the environment if left …

Waste management beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Bibliometric and text mining analyses

M Ranjbari, ZS Esfandabadi, S Gautam, A Ferraris… - Gondwana …, 2023 - Elsevier
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the demand for
personal protective equipment, in particular face masks, thus leading to a huge amount of …

[HTML][HTML] Latest insights on technologies for the treatment of solid medical waste: A review

HG Mazzei, S Specchia - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays there is a growing concern in the treatment of solid medical waste due to the
increase in waste generation that has been accelerated by the pandemic. This accentuated …

[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 …

Examining challenges and solutions for environmental and natural resource management with a focus on mineral resources

YA Solangi, D Jianguo - Resources Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a significant negative influence on the environment and
natural resources, especially in developing countries that already face environmental …

A review on emergency disposal and management of medical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

H Zhao, H Liu, G Wei, N Zhang, H Qiao, Y Gong… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The surge of medical waste (MW) generated during the COVID-19 pandemic has exceeded
the disposal capacity of existing facilities. The timely, safe, and efficient emergency disposal …

COVID-19 discarded disposable gloves as a source and a vector of pollutants in the environment

K Jędruchniewicz, YS Ok, P Oleszczuk - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The appearance of the virus SARS-CoV-2 at the end of 2019 and its spreading all over the
world has caused global panic and increase of personal protection equipment usage to …

Learning from the past to plan for the future: An historical review of the evolution of waste and resource management 1970–2020 and reflections on priorities 2020 …

DC Wilson - Waste Management & Research, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Improving waste and resource management (WaRM) around the world can halve the weight
of plastics entering the oceans, significantly mitigate global heating and contribute directly to …