Electronic waste in emerging countries: current scenario of generation, policies, and recycling technologies regarding the coronavirus pandemic

AB Botelho Junior, M da Silva, PSS Camargo… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The coronavirus pandemic severely impacted on society, from medical to waste generation.
In the case of electronic waste, it was no different. The behavior change increased the …

The use of Google community mobility reports to model residential waste generation behaviors during and after the COVID-19 lockdown

TS Mahmud, KTW Ng, S Ray, L Lyu, C An - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposed an original analytical approach to quantify waste generation and
recycling behaviors in Regina, a Canadian capital city, using Google's Community Mobility …

Optimization of reverse logistics network for medical waste recycling

P Qi, Y Wang, X Lin - Journal of Data, Information and Management, 2023 - Springer
The occurrence of a major medical event usually leads to a surge in the generation of
medical waste. If the waste generated is not disposed of in a timely manner, it can pose a …

Risk Management for Whole-Process Safe Disposal of Medical Waste: Progress and Challenges

T Yang, Y Du, M Sun, J Meng, Y Li - Risk Management and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past decade, the global outbreaks of SARS, influenza A (H1N1), COVID-19, and
other major infectious diseases have exposed the insufficient capacity for emergency …

How to select plan in emergency decision-making? A two-stage method with case-based reasoning and prospect theory

W Zhang, X Chen, J Mao, F Ke, H Liang - Applied Soft Computing, 2024 - Elsevier
Emergency events characterized by high uncertainty and complexity bring tremendous
pressure and challenges to our society. Emergency decision-making (EDM) is an effective …

Reverse Logistics Network Design for Medical Waste Disposal under the Scenario of Uncertain Proposal Demand

L Zhu, T Ding, Z Liu - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
With the development of the healthcare industry, the demand for medical services and
protective equipment is boosted, causing the generation rate of infectious medical waste to …

Review and Research on Medical Waste Recycling Network

Q Liang - Academic Journal of Science and Technology, 2024 - drpress.org
The mass production of medical wastes has tested the safety of urban public health, and the
recovery and disposal of medical wastes is imminent. Under various environmental …