With the upgrading of living standards and rapid urbanization throughout the world,
municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment has become a ubiquitous environmental issue …

The increasing trend in the consumption of various materials has also led to a huge increase
in the final waste streams especially in the form of municipal solid waste (MSW) and the …

Plastic waste affects environmental quality and ecosystem health. In 2010, an estimated 5 to
13 million metric tons (Mt) of plastic waste entered the ocean from both develo** countries …

The rapid growth of the use and disposal of plastic materials has proved to be a challenge
for solid waste management systems with impacts on our environment and ocean. While …

With the increasing focus on marine plastic pollution, quantification of the environmental
losses of plastics in the world, with differentiation into geographic regions, polymers and loss …

Plastic debris in the marine environment is widely documented, but the quantity of plastic
entering the ocean from waste generated on land is unknown. By linking worldwide data on …

Management of municipal solid waste is a global problem and is faced by all develo**
countries. The rapid pace of increase in population, economic growth, urbanization and …

This paper illustrates an overview of the past and present MSWM strategies in China. A
comparison is made with MSWM in China, and other developed and develo** countries to …

Environmental issues are often neglected until a lapse in the care for environment, which
leads to serious human health problem, would then put regulation gaps in the spotlight …

Highlights•Increasing per capita energy consumption and wastegeneration are dire
challenges.•Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 7 and 11 seek to address both …