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ArticleJournal of material cycles and waste management2023

Analysis of COVID-19 waste management in Vietnam and recommendations to adapt to the 'new normal' period.

Trang D T Nguyen, Toyohiko Nakakubo, Kosuke Kawai

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Article in Journal of material cycles and waste management, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Trang D T NguyenOchanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo, Tokyo 112-8610 Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3374-5477
Toyohiko NakakuboOchanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo, Tokyo 112-8610 Japan.
Kosuke KawaiNational Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506 Japan.
Otsuka (Japan) · JPNational Institute for Environmental Studies · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amid the 4th wave of COVID-19, Vietnam reopened its economy, which placed extra burdens on the COVID-19 waste management system. This study analyzed existing issues and recommended adaptations to secure appropriate management of COVID-19 waste under the 'new normal' pandemic period. Results showed changes in COVID-19 waste characteristics (e.g., rapid rise in waste generation, lower percentage of plastic) and multiple other issues (e.g., presence of COVID-19 waste in municipal waste, lack of temporary storage sites and local treatment capacity), along with greater waste-handling responsibilities placed on authorities and higher infection risks. To adapt to the 'new normal', introduction of separate handling routes and collaboration in waste treatment were recommended. Employing the network of pharmacies used for vaccination would require COVID-19 waste collection from scattered, small-scale sources as part of the waste management solution. Also, following the 4R initiatives (reduce, reuse, recycle, recovery) could help ease the burden on the country's waste system and provide additional opportunities to move towards a circular economy in the post-acute COVID-19 era. The findings should contribute to a safer co-existence with the virus through appropriate waste management in Vietnam and could be used to tackle waste problems in other developing countries. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10163-022-01563-x.

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AdaptationCOVID-19Developing countryMedical wasteWaste management

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