Challenges and potential solutions for 100% recycling of medical textiles

SK Das, A Chinnappan, W Jayathilaka, R Gosh… - Materials Circular …, 2021 - Springer
Medical textiles are all fiber-based products and structures which are utilized for emergency
treatment, clinical, surgical and hygienic purposes. It is an exceptionally particular and bio …

[HTML][HTML] Recycling of medical plastics

B Joseph, J James, N Kalarikkal, S Thomas - Advanced Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A large amount of non-infected plastic wastes are being generated at the healthcare
facilities all over the world. However, only a small fraction is recycled. Conventionally, the …

Management of protective clothing waste

AK Dash, R Nayak - Waste management in the fashion and textile industries, 2021 - Elsevier
In general, textile materials are used in apparel, home furnishing and industrial sectors. The
global textile market size was valued at US $961.5 billion in 2019 and is estimated to exhibit …

Recent advances and challenges in recycling and reusing biomedical materials

S Kheirabadi, A Sheikhi - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Medical waste has increased in the past 3 years as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic. This condition is expected to exacerbate due to the growing …

Medical waste: Current challenges and future opportunities for sustainable management

N Singh, OA Ogunseitan, Y Tang - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Countries worldwide are struggling to develop strategies and infrastructure for appropriate
disposal of the increasing medical waste generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study …

The Impacts of Medical Textile Waste After COVID-19: Reviewing Challenges and Potential Solutions

P McCauley, K Mathur, K Henriques-Thompson… - Materials Circular …, 2023 - Springer
The global health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been the subject of thousands of
studies published in the scientific literature, particularly studies on vaccines and the biology …

Biomedical waste plastic: bacteria, disinfection and recycling technologies—a comprehensive review

S Sahoo, W Rathod, H Vardikar, M Biswal… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Plastic recycling reduces the wastage of potentially useful materials as well as the
consumption of virgin materials, thereby lowering the energy consumption, air pollution by …

Sustainable management of textile solid waste materials: The progress and prospects

J Nyika, M Dinka - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
Textile industries produce large quantities of liquid and solid waste materials with toxic
components that can pollute land and water resources. The treatment of liquid effluents is …

[PDF][PDF] Recycling of textiles

FK Tamer, ED Mohamed - J Tex Sci Engng, 2014 - academia.edu
The increase in demand and consumption for textiles is a result for global population growth
and the living standards improvement. Most of the solid recyclable wastes in the textile …

[HTML][HTML] Prospects and challenges of recycling and reusing post-consumer garments: a review

MA Shahid, MT Hossain, MA Habib, S Islam… - Cleaner Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Post-consumer garments (PCG) wastes pose a significant concern in the textile value chain,
primarily due to their environmental impact. Over the last few decades, recycling of PCG has …