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Plastic Waste: Challenges and Opportunities to Mitigate Pollution and Effective Management

International Journal of Environmental Research, 2023
A comprehensive analysis of global plastic waste generation and its effect on land and marine environment is conducted. Plastic waste management technologies for both land and marine environment are reviewed thoroughly.
M. Kibria, Nahid Imtiaz Masuk, Rafat Safayet, H. Nguyen, M. Mourshed   +4 more
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Artificial intelligence for waste management in smart cities: a review

Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023
The rising amount of waste generated worldwide is inducing issues of pollution, waste management, and recycling, calling for new strategies to improve the waste ecosystem, such as the use of artificial intelligence.
Bingbing Fang, Jiacheng Yu, Zhonghao Chen, A. Osman, Mohamed Farghali, I. Ihara, E. Hamza, David W. Rooney, P. Yap   +8 more
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An overview of the environmental pollution and health effects associated with waste landfilling and open dumping

Environmental science and pollution research international, 2022
Landfilling is one of the most common waste management methods employed in all countries alike, irrespective of their developmental status. The most commonly used types of landfills are (a) municipal solid waste landfill, (b) industrial waste landfill ...
A. Siddiqua, J. Hahladakis, W. A. K. Al-Attiya   +2 more
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Recycling municipal, agricultural and industrial waste into energy, fertilizers, food and construction materials, and economic feasibility: a review

Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023
The global amount of solid waste has dramatically increased as a result of rapid population growth, accelerated urbanization, agricultural demand, and industrial development.
Xiaoxuan Peng, Yushan Jiang, Zhonghao Chen, A. Osman, Mohamed Farghali, David W. Rooney, P. Yap   +6 more
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Environmental Sustainability Impacts of Solid Waste Management Practices in the Global South

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Solid waste management (SWM) is one of the key responsibilities of city administrators and one of the effective proxies for good governance. Effective SWM mitigates adverse health and environmental impacts, conserves resources, and improves the ...
I. Abubakar, K. Maniruzzaman, U. Dano, Faez S. Alshihri, Maher S. Alshammari, Sayed Mohammed S. Ahmed, W. Al-Gehlani, Tareq I. Alrawaf   +7 more
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Mixed plastics waste valorization through tandem chemical oxidation and biological funneling

Science, 2022
Mixed plastics waste represents an abundant and largely untapped feedstock for the production of valuable products. The chemical diversity and complexity of these materials, however, present major barriers to realizing this opportunity.
Kevin P. Sullivan, Allison Z. Werner, Kelsey J. Ramirez, Lucas D. Ellis, Jeremy R. Bussard, B. Black, David G. Brandner, Felicia Bratti, Bonnie L Buss, Xueming Dong, Stefan J. Haugen, Morgan A. Ingraham, Mikhail O. Konev, William E. Michener, Joel Miscall, I. Pardo, Sean P. Woodworth, A. Guss, Yuriy Román‐Leshkov, S. Stahl, G. Beckham   +20 more
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Household solid waste management practices and perceptions among residents in the East Coast of Malaysia

BMC Public Health, 2022
Poor waste disposal practices hamper the progress towards an integrated solid waste management in households. Knowledge of current practices and perception of household solid waste management is necessary for accurate decision making in the move towards ...
Widad Fadhullah, Nor Iffah Najwa Imran, S. Ismail, Mohd Hafiidz Jaafar, H. Abdullah   +4 more
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Waste catalysts for waste polymer [PDF]

Waste Management, 2007
Catalytic cracking of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) over fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts (1:6 ratio) was carried out using a laboratory fluidized bed reactor operating at 450 degrees C. Two fresh and two steam deactivated commercial FCC catalysts with different levels of rare earth oxide (REO) were compared as well as two used FCC catalysts
Ali, Salmiaton, Garforth , A.
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Plastic waste release caused by COVID-19 and its fate in the global ocean

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021
Significance Plastic waste causes harm to marine life and has become a major global environmental concern. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use plastic, intensifying pressure on this already out-of-control problem ...
Yiming Peng, Peipei Wu, A. Schartup, Yanxu Zhang   +3 more
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Examining waste-to-energy technology potential through the pilot project of Bantargebang Waste-to-Energy Power Plant [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Municipal waste management in Indonesia, particularly Jakarta, poses a significant environmental challenge. Jakarta has been relying on the Bantargebang landfill to address its waste disposal needs for many years.
Agatha Natasya Putri, Harvan Akhmad Audi, Prasetya Fierza Rizky   +2 more
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