Billions of disposable face masks (ie, single-use masks) are used and discarded worldwide
monthly due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The immethodical disposal of these polymer-based …

Although the composting of lignocellulosic biomass is an emerging waste-to-wealth
approach towards organic waste management and circular economy, it still has some …

The COVID-19 pandemic not only poses an unprecedented threat to global health but also
severely disrupts the natural environment and ecosystems. Mitigating the adverse impacts of …

The use of single-use nitrile gloves has been on a sharp incline since the Coronavirus
pandemic first started in late 2019. This led to a significant increase in the generation of this …

Using Health personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face masks, safety foot shoes
and protective suits has expanded dramatically due to COVID-19 pandemic leading to a …

This paper presents a new method for determining the effect of healthy personal protective
material (HPPM) stripes, such as surgical masks, protective suits, and overhead and foot …

In recent years, with the heightened of public health protection awareness, masks have
become an important protective equipment. The accumulation of discarded masks (DM) …

People are forced to use all types of soil, especially bad soils, as infrastructure demands
grow. Different procedures must be used to ameliorate these poor soils, which are fragile …

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the whole world to wear single-use disposable
facemasks for health protection. Studies have shown that about 129 billion facemasks are …

The overall objective of this work was to conduct a critical literature review on the application
of the circular economy (CE) hierarchy for the management of COVID-19 healthcare waste …