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COVID-2019/2020 Pandemic Impacts on the Solid Waste Sector of Rio de Janeiro Municipality, Brazil: Analysis of Waste Production, Challenges, and Recommendations
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)
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.
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 challenging in many countries, especially developing economies. The impacts of the pandemic continue to be felt and have indicated secondary impacts on waste management. This work draws on data on household solid waste (HSW), healthcare waste (HCW), and recyclables collected in the Rio de Janeiro municipality, analyzed from January 2018 to December 2022. As expected, the collection of HCW in Rio de Janeiro municipality experienced a noticeable increase in 2020 and 2021, with an average of 46.9 tons and 54.3 tons collected, respectively. Notably, 2021 saw a significant 30% increase compared to 2019 (p-value<0.001). No significant difference was observed in recyclables collected from 2018 to 2021. The average recyclable amount was 3,638 and 3,747 tons per month in 2020 and 2021. In contrast, the monthly amount was equal to 4,819.5 tons in 2022, representing an increase higher than 32% compared to previous years (p-value<0.05). Our findings can be used to adapt and improve waste systems to cope with similar emergency scenarios in the future, serving as a template for municipalities with similar challenges.
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received:
26 October 2023
Commenter:
Ronei de Almeida
Commenter's Conflict of Interests:
Author
Comment:
Dear Editor, The manuscript has undergone significant editing to reduce any similarities with prior studies. It is important to note that this work is a follow-up version, so most of the references utilized remain consistent. Our primary objective has been to enhance and extend the findings/discussion initially presented. We hope these modifications align with the standards set by the preprints platform. Sincerely, Ronei de Almeida
Commenter: Ronei de Almeida
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author
The manuscript has undergone significant editing to reduce any similarities with prior studies. It is important to note that this work is a follow-up version, so most of the references utilized remain consistent. Our primary objective has been to enhance and extend the findings/discussion initially presented. We hope these modifications align with the standards set by the preprints platform.
Sincerely,
Ronei de Almeida