Pharmaceutical waste management system–Are the current techniques sustainable, eco-friendly and circular? A review

B Sapkota, A Pariatamby - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Most households and healthcare facilities usually dispose of contaminated, unused, or
expired (CUE) medicines with municipal wastes, the disposal of which usually amounts to …

[HTML][HTML] The impacts of plastic waste from personal protective equipment used during the covid-19 pandemic

ALV Cubas, EHS Moecke, AP Provin, ARA Dutra… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The period from 2019 to 2022 has been defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in an
unprecedented demand for and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of plastic waste pyrolysis using carbon-metal oxide hybrid nanocomposite catalyst: Yield enhancement and energy resource potential

S Vellaiyan - Results in Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, plastic waste was efficiently converted into valuable energy resources using a
unique pyrolysis technique. A carbon-metal oxide hybrid nanocomposite was introduced as …

Current status, topographical constraints, and implementation strategy of municipal solid waste in India: a review

MS Pal, M Bhatia - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022 - Springer
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is one of the key components of India's prominent mission
“Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.” Rising urbanization, faster economic growth, and lifestyle …

Environmental footprints of disposable and reusable personal protective equipment‒a product life cycle approach for body coveralls

M Hiloidhari, S Bandyopadhyay - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Body coveralls, often made of single-use plastics, are essential Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) and, along with masks, are widely used in healthcare facilities and public …

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards bio-medical waste management among healthcare workers: a northern Saudi study

A Thirunavukkarasu, AH Al-Hazmi, UF Dar… - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Background Health care workers (HCWs) involved in day-to-day care and other healthcare
activities play a significant role in biomedical waste (BMW) management. The World Health …

Systematic literature review and bibliometric study of waste management in Indonesia in the COVID-19 pandemic era

D Mangindaan, A Adib, H Febrianta, DJC Hutabarat - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
It is globally known that the COVID-19 pandemic affected all aspects of society, including
issues pertaining to health, economic, social, and environmental issues. The pandemic has …

COVID‐19: An Accelerator for Global Plastic Consumption and Its Implications

M Choudhury, S Sahoo, P Samanta… - … of environmental and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plastic has been ingrained in our society. Repercussions on the usage of nonbiodegradable
plastics and their problems have been recently realized. Despite its detrimental …