The work of waste during COVID-19: logics of public, environmental, and occupational health

Garnett, Emma; Balayannis, Angeliki; Hinchliffe, Steve; Davies, Thom; Gladding, Toni; Nicholson, Philip J.

doi:10.1080/09581596.2022.2048632

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“…With this rampant growth of waste, one must ask oneself what to do with the waste that is generated daily [10], but the scenario we face leads us to another question that materializes: what to do to properly manage the waste that grows exponentially and how to mitigate its impacts. We must remember that inadequate management results in widespread environmental contamination and loss of valuable resources, which will harm not only public health but also environmental health as well as the means to address the challenges posed to the waste sector during and after the pandemic [11].…”

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Reducing Volume to Increase Capacity—Measures to Reduce Transport Energy for Recyclable Waste Collection

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The production of municipal waste is increasing all over the world. Although a significant part of the waste is collected as commingled waste, much of it is recyclable if disposed of properly. Thus, separate deposition and collection plays an extremely important role today, more than ever, not only in terms of preventing pollution but also from the point of view of recycling as a driver of circular economy and of efficient use of resources. This work is focused on the development of compaction equipment to be applied to containers, which allows a more efficient approach to the process of collecting waste for recycling. As a management option, recycling depends on collective behavior which is based on individual acts. Therefore, individual use of plastic/metal compaction systems can help meet recycling targets, even as a complement to conventional bins. Thus, herein a proposal is presented for a plastic/metal collection station with a built-in compaction element that allows for the compacting of the separated waste, individually, in an easily accessible drawer. Sorting and compacting waste before collection will result in a reduction of the number of collection/transport stops, which will also translate into higher energy efficiency, cost savings, optimization of the transported tons/km ratio, and profitability.

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