[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 …

Overcoming challenges due to enhanced biomedical waste generation during COVID-19 pandemic

PC Ojha, SS Satpathy, AK Ojha, LB Sukla… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomedical wastes (BMWs) are potentially infectious to the environment and health. They
are co-dependent and accumulative during the ongoing coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID …

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] Recycling of waste facial masks as a construction material, a step towards sustainability

M Idrees, A Akbar, AM Mohamed, D Fathi, F Saeed - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a sudden surge in the production and utilization of
disposable, single-use facial masks has been observed. Delinquency in proper disposal of …

Innovative use of single-use face mask fibers for the production of a sustainable cement mortar

S Avudaiappan, P Cendoya, KP Arunachalam… - Journal of Composites …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, biomedical waste management has overwhelmed both
developed and develo** nations. It is now a critical issue that has to be addressed with …

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 …

Assessment of medical waste generation, associated environmental impact, and management issues after the outbreak of COVID-19: A case study of the Hubei …

J Ye, Y Song, Y Liu, Y Zhong - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
COVID-19 greatly challenges the human health sector, and has resulted in a large amount
of medical waste that poses various potential threats to the environment. In this study, we …

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 dynamic location-arc routing optimization model for electric waste collection vehicles

S Moazzeni, M Tavana, SM Darmian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Waste collection management plays a crucial role in controlling pandemic outbreaks.
Electric waste collection systems and vehicles can improve the efficiency and effectiveness …

Identification of behaviour patterns in waste collection and disposal during the first wave of COVID-19 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

A Richter, KTW Ng, HL Vu, G Kabir - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) has had significant impacts on almost every
aspect of daily life. From 'stay-at-home'orders to the progressive lifting of restrictions, the …