Households from developing countries do not sort their solid waste: truth or myth?

Zambrano-Monserrate, Manuel A.; Ruano, María Alejandra; Yoong-Parraga, Cristina

doi:10.1080/09640568.2020.1741341

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“…The empirical estimation method generally uses internationally accepted empirical formulas. In this study, the quantity of medical waste is calculated from the values of the variables of number of visits, bed utilization, and number of beds [ 25 , 26 ]. Therefore, the study implements the empirical estimation method to calculate the annual production of medical waste in the Hubei Province from 2014 to 2019, and these historical data are used as a basis to predict the medical waste production for each month in 2020.…”

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Assessment of medical waste generation, associated environmental impact, and management issues after the outbreak of COVID-19: A case study of the Hubei Province in China

Song

Yu-rong

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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COVID-19 greatly challenges the human health sector, and has resulted in a large amount of medical waste that poses various potential threats to the environment. In this study, we compiled relevant data released by official agencies and the media, and conducted data supplementation based on earlier studies to calculate the net value of medical waste produced in the Hubei Province due to COVID-19 with the help of a neural network model. Next, we reviewed the data related to the environmental impact of medical waste per unit and designed four scenarios to estimate the environmental impact of new medical waste generated during the pandemic. The results showed that a medical waste generation rate of 0.5 kg/bed/day due to COVID-19 resulted in a net increase of medical waste volume by about 3366.99 tons in the Hubei Province. In the four scenario assumptions, i.e., if the medical waste resulting from COVID-19 is completely incinerated, it will have a large impact on the air quality. If it is disposed by distillation sterilization, it will produce a large amount of wastewater and waste residue. Based on the results of the study, we propose three policy recommendations: strict control of medical wastewater discharge, reduction and transformation of the emitted acidic gases, and attention to the emission of metallic nickel in exhaust gas and chloride in soil. These policy recommendations provide a scientific basis for controlling medical waste pollution.

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Assessment of medical waste generation, associated environmental impact, and management issues after the outbreak of COVID-19: A case study of the Hubei Province in China

Song

Yu-rong

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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“…However, this method is time-consuming, costs more and is not universally applicable. The empirical estimation method, on the other hand, uses an internationally-used empirical formula to estimate the medical waste production by substituting the values of variables such as the number of visits, bed utilization rate, and number of beds [24,25]. Therefore, this paper implemented the empirical estimation method to calculate the annual medical waste production in Hubei Province from 2014 to 2019, which was used as the basis for predicting the medical waste production in each month of 2020.…”

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Estimation of Solid Medical Waste Production and Environmental Impact Analysis in the Context of COVID-19: A Case Study of Hubei Province in China

Song¹,

Ye²,

Liu³

et al. 2021

Preprint

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COVID-19 greatly challenges human beings in the health sector and leaves behind a large amount of medical waste that poses many potential threats to the environment. In this paper, we compiled relevant data released by official agencies and the media, and conducted data supplementation based on previous studies to calculate the net value of medical waste production in Hubei Province during COVID-19 with the help of a neural network model. Then, we reviewed the data related to the environmental impact of medical waste per unit and designed four scenarios to estimate the environmental impact of new medical waste generated during the epidemic. The results showed that at a medical waste generation rate of\ 0.\ 5\ kg/(\ bed\ \cdot\ d) COVID-19 resulted in a net increase in medical waste volume of about 3366.99 tons in Hubei Province. In the four scenario assumptions, if the medical waste brought by COVID-19 is completely incinerated, it will have a large impact on the air quality. If it is disposed by distillation sterilization, it will produce a large amount of wastewater and waste residue. Based on the results of the study, three policy recommendations are proposed in this paper: strict control of medical wastewater discharge, reduction and transformation of the emitted acidic gases, and attention to the emission of metallic nickel in exhaust gas and chloride in soil. These policy recommendations provide a scientific basis for controlling medical waste pollution.

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“…Separation of waste sources can reduce emissions of gases that cause global warming and climate change (Shyamal et al, 2023;Teng et al, 2022). Despite the benefits, previous research has shown that household waste sorting practices are rare in developing countries (Zambrano-Monserrate et al, 2020).…”

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Improving the environmental quality of Kesiman Village, Mojokerto Regency through household waste sorting

Andono,

Eriandani,

Koan

et al. 2024

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The most significant source of waste in Indonesia is households. This community service aims to improve the environmental quality of Kesiman Village by educating residents to sort waste from their households. This activity begins with observations and interviews with residents. Preliminary survey results show that the waste problem has been around for a long time, and accumulation occurs in the Final Disposal Site (TPA). Based on interviews with villagers, they are willing to participate in the waste management assistance program. Furthermore, waste sorting facilities are provided for each resident's house by empowering village communities with expertise. Counseling or education is carried out at the home of a resident, as well as providing a real example of waste segregation. Sorting is done based on the categories of organic and non-organic waste. Two weeks after the counseling, the service team evaluated by direct surveying several residents' houses to see if the sorting had gone well and smoothly. The evaluation results show that residents understand and carry out waste segregation consistently. However, there are several obstacles; for example, some houses feel the trash can needs to be bigger, and sometimes they place organic and non-organic waste upside down. After the household waste sorting program runs smoothly, the community service team will plan and realize the Village waste management program so that the volume of waste is reduced and the environment is cleaner.

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Households from developing countries do not sort their solid waste: truth or myth?

Cited by 7 publications

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Assessment of medical waste generation, associated environmental impact, and management issues after the outbreak of COVID-19: A case study of the Hubei Province in China

Assessment of medical waste generation, associated environmental impact, and management issues after the outbreak of COVID-19: A case study of the Hubei Province in China

Estimation of Solid Medical Waste Production and Environmental Impact Analysis in the Context of COVID-19: A Case Study of Hubei Province in China

Improving the environmental quality of Kesiman Village, Mojokerto Regency through household waste sorting

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