ArticleEnvironment, development and sustainability2021
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on waste management.
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81 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Insight into vaccination and meteorological factors on daily COVID-19 cases and mortality in Bangladesh.Groundwater for sustainable development · 2023Article
- An investigation of the bio-medical waste produced in India during the COVID-19 pandemic and Maharashtra state (pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19) analysis: a GIS-based approach.Research in health services & regions · 2023Article
- 'It's a constant changing environment, and we're just playing catch up': Hospital food services, food waste, and COVID-19.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2023Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Waste Infrastructure: Lessons Learned and Opportunities for a Sustainable Future.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- The Role of Bacterial Polyhydroalkanoate (PHA) in a Sustainable Future: A Review on the Biological Diversity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Waste management beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Bibliometric and text mining analyses.Gondwana research : international geoscience journal · 2023Article
- Assessing the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the microbial quality of an urban water catchment and the associated probability of waterborne infections.The Science of the total environment · 2023Article
- Healthcare Waste-A Serious Problem for Global Health.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Plasma degradation of contaminated PPE: an energy-efficient method to treat contaminated plastic waste.Npj Materials degradation · 2023Article
- A Statistical Investigation into the COVID-19 Outbreak Spread.Environmental health insights · 2023Article
- Current scenario and challenges of plastic pollution in Bangladesh: a focus on farmlands and terrestrial ecosystems.Frontiers of environmental science & engineering · 2023Review
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Abstract
The containment of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and limitations on commercial activities, mobility and manufacturing sector have significantly affected waste management. Waste management is critical to human development and health outcomes, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The invaluable service provided by the waste management sector ensures that the unusual heaps of waste that poses health risks and escalate the spread of COVID-19 is avoided. In this study, we assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on waste management by observing lockdown and social distancing measures. We found that the quantity of waste increased across countries observing the social distancing measure of staying at home. The intensification of single-use products and panic buying have increased production and consumption, hence thwarting efforts towards reducing plastic pollution. However, several countries have thus far instituted policies to ensure sustainable management of waste while protecting the safety of waste handlers.
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