مقاله انگلیسی مدیریت پسماند جامد در طول همه گیری COVID-19
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Keywords
Introduction
Current waste generation scenario and the urgency towards its management
Solid waste management challenges occurring throughout COVID-19 pandemic
Pre and post pandemic waste management practices: global scenario
Updated guidelines for covid-19 related waste
Techniques for COVID-19 waste management
Other useful techniques for covid-19 waste management
Future perspective and conclusions
Author contributions
Declaration of competing interest
Acknowledgements
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ABSTRACT
Solid waste management (SWM) is a service of public health that is often understated in its significance. If a public health emergency like the COVID-19 outbreak exacerbates the SWM problem, its true importance as an imperative service becomes more apparent. The crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the dynamics of waste generation globally in nearly every sector and has therefore raised the need for special attention. The unpredictable variations in the quantity and composition of waste also pressurize policymakers to react dynamically. This review highlights the major problems faced during the pandemic by SWM sector and the underlying possibilities to fill the gaps in the existing system. The review focuses on particular areas that have been the most important cause of concern throughout the crisis in the process of waste management. In addition, the mixing of virus infected biomedical waste with the stream of normal solid waste and lack of active involvement of the citizen and cooperation presents the major negative safety and health concerns for the workers involved in the sanitation process. Apart from presenting innovative solutions to tackle current waste management issues, this study also proposes several key potential guidelines to holistically mitigate possible future pandemics, if any. This article can also be of great implication for creation of a specific strategy towards preventing/controlling any potential pandemic of similar kind in the near future.