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

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27 June 2021

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28 June 2021

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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
Copyright: This open access article is published under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, which permit the free download, distribution, and reuse, provided that the author and preprint are cited in any reuse.

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