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A systematic analysis of research trends on healthcare waste management during 1995–2022
Effective healthcare waste management is crucial due to the presence of disease-causing agents, necessitating effective waste management procedures...
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Critical success factors for the adoption of circular economy in sustainable healthcare waste management
The rapid growth of healthcare sector, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, has augmented the emission of healthcare waste globally. The...
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Various Technologies in Healthcare Waste Management and Disposal
The healthcare waste (HCW) generation kept increasing over these few years due to people beginning to conceive of the importance of health. The...
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Optimal selection of healthcare waste treatment devices using fuzzy-rough approach
The escalating volume of healthcare waste (HCW) generated by healthcare facilities poses a pressing challenge for all nations. Adequate management...
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Sustainable green circular economic model with controllable waste and emission in healthcare system
In the growing economy, the transport sector emerges as the primary generator of the most prevalent greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) due to the...
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A comprehensive decision-making framework to configure a viable healthcare waste management system considering pollution risk: a case study
In recent years, designing an efficient healthcare waste management system is known as one of the leading environmental issues and it is one of the...
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Assessment of healthcare waste treatment methods using an interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy double normalization-based multiple aggregation approach
Healthcare waste management has been an extensively attractive topic recently since it is one of the key concerns regarding both environment and...
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Healthcare waste generation in hospitals per continent: a systematic review
There are increasing worldwide concerns about the negative impacts of healthcare waste generated in hospitals, especially in low- and middle-income...
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Analysis of healthcare waste management in hospitals of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Healthcare waste (HCW) management is a challenge for establishments that generate this type of waste, especially hospitals, as they are one of the...
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Climate-friendly healthcare: reducing the impacts of the healthcare sector on the world’s climate
If the global healthcare sector were a country, it would be the fifth-largest carbon emitter, also producing massive volumes of waste. A...
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Healthcare Waste Management Practices in Nigeria: A Review
In most low-income economies, healthcare waste (HCW) management, a major component of solid waste presents a serious concern. HCW being categorized...
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Smart waste bin monitoring using IoT for sustainable biomedical waste management
Suboptimal management of healthcare waste poses a significant concern that can be effectively tackled by implementing Internet of Things (IoT)...
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Green healthcare: initiatives and adaptations for sustainable future
‘ Health’ and ‘environment’ are inexorably linked with each other. Healthcare sectors and associated medical management systems generate millions of...
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Healthcare Waste Management and Post-Pandemic Countermeasures: The Case of the Philippines
The COVID-19 pandemic has created various challenges such as the sudden increase of healthcare waste and the call for urgent actions to properly...
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Recycling potential of medical plastic waste
Medical plastic waste threatens the environment and human health if not properly handled and disposed of. This study used field visits,...
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Waste to Wealth: A Philosophy of Zero Waste
A revolutionary idea for addressing the waste issues in our society is zero waste. Several industries, including garbage management and treatment,...
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Evaluation and selection of healthcare waste incinerators using extended sustainability criteria and multi-criteria analysis methods
Disposal of healthcare waste is a key issue of environmental sustainability in the world. The amount of healthcare waste is increasing every day, and...
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Global household infectious waste management strategies: a systematic review
Infectious waste management is a major environmental and public health challenge worldwide. Household infectious wastes are often mixed with other...
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Overview of Infectious Healthcare Waste Management in Thailand in Pre- and During COVID-19 Context
Thailand is the only middle-income country to score in the highest tier of the Global Health Security Index, receiving the sixth-highest overall...
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Anaerobic digestion of herbal waste: a waste to energy option
Herbal waste produced during the manufacturing of herbal products is a potential feedstock for anaerobic digestion due to high amount of organic...
