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Municipal solid waste management during COVID-19 pandemic: effects and repercussions

Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2021 188 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 70 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.

Mahmood Yousefi, Ahmad Jonidi Jafari, Vahide Oskoei, Mahdi Farzadkia, Ahmad Jonidi Jafari, Mahdi Farzadkia, Masoumeh Hasham Firooz, Behnaz Abdollahinejad, Mahdi Farzadkia, Behnaz Abdollahinejad, Mahmood Yousefi, Javavd Torkashvand, Mahdi Farzadkia, Javavd Torkashvand

Summary

Researchers reviewed 56 studies on how the COVID-19 pandemic altered municipal solid waste management, finding that lockdowns changed both the quantity and composition of waste while simultaneously disrupting recycling programs and increasing medical waste and littered plastic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has an adverse effect on the environment. This epidemic's effect on the waste composition and management and the impacts of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) on disease transmission or controlling are considered a compelling experience of living in the COVID-19 pandemic that can effectively control the process. This systematic review research was conducted to determine the effects of COVID-19 on the quantity of waste and MSWM. Searches were conducted in three databases (using keywords covid 19, coronaviruses, and waste), and among the published articles from 2019 to 2021, 56 ones were selected containing information on the quantity and waste management during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that COVID-19 caused the quantity variation and composition change of MSW. COVID-19 also has significant effects on waste recycling, medical waste management, quantity, and littered waste composition. On the other hand, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed waste compounds' management activities and waste generation sources. Recognizing these issues can help plan MSWM more efficiently and reduce virus transmission risk through waste.

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