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No Time to Waste: Resilient Waste Management Systems Are Needed to Tackle Future Pandemic-like Situations

Version 1 : Received: 27 June 2021 / Approved: 28 June 2021 / Online: 28 June 2021 (14:50:36 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 22 October 2023 / Approved: 26 October 2023 / Online: 26 October 2023 (09:46:26 CEST)

A peer-reviewed article of this Preprint also exists.

de Almeida, R., & de Souza Teixeira, R. L. (2023). COVID-2019/2020 Pandemic Impacts on the Solid Waste Sector of Rio de Janeiro Municipality, Brazil: Analysis of Waste Production, Challenges, and Recommendations. de Almeida, R., & de Souza Teixeira, R. L. (2023). COVID-2019/2020 Pandemic Impacts on the Solid Waste Sector of Rio de Janeiro Municipality, Brazil: Analysis of Waste Production, Challenges, and Recommendations.

Abstract

Solid waste management is a challenge in many countries, especially developing economies. The author identified nine major waste issues reported during the current pandemic period. The impacts of the pandemic continue to be felt and have indicated secondary impacts with respect the waste management. The reflective topics highlighted in the present article are not intended to be exhaustive. Still, they give us a starting point for reflecting on how we can construct a more resilient waste management system.

Keywords

policies; sustainability; waste management; waste sector

Subject

Engineering, Automotive Engineering

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