Plastics have become an integral part of human life. Single-use plastics (SUPs) are
disposable plastics designed to be used once then promptly discarded or recycled. This …

Every year, the average citizen of a developed country produces about half a tonne of waste,
thus waste management is an essential industry. Old waste management systems based on …

Decentralized waste sorting and composting can divert almost two-thirds of household
waste from landfill. However, national rates of composting and recycling remain low in many …

One of the major problems of modern cities is waste management. Cooperation and active
public participation are key elements in the effective implementation of waste management …

Home composting (HC) has become an increasingly important consideration in the
framework of sustainable municipal organic waste (MOW) management in develo** …

Home and community composting are considered potential tools for the self-management of
organic waste. The production of added value products from biowaste is an encouraging …

Landfilling of solid waste is the common waste management (SWM) option currently in use
in the southern West Bank of Palestine, which is unsustainable and causing many …

Abstract Purpose With China's rapid urbanization and pressure to realize carbon neutrality,
renovation waste minimization has become a vital issue. There have been a considerable …

The management of municipal solid waste (MSW) is a global challenge of a complex nature.
The organic fraction of rapidly degrading MSW, which can be recycled via composting …

Household organic waste has great potential for closing nutrient cycles in agriculture. This
requires proper waste separation by households. Personal communication at the doorstep …