Cureus,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 19, 2023
Biomedical
waste
(BMW),
encompassing
hazardous
medical
materials,
poses
environmental
and
public
health
risks
if
not
correctly
managed.
The
Central
Pollution
Control
Board
(CPCB)
in
India
is
a
statutory
organization
that
oversees
BMW
disposal
standards,
aimed
at
mitigating
these
hazards.
mismanagement
major
problem
potentially
threats
to
the
environment
as
well
health.
During
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
pandemic,
increased
use
of
personal
protective
equipment
(PPE)
other
was
witnessed
which
led
marked
raised
generation.
To
ensure
proper
optimized
management,
CPCB
established
guidelines
rules
be
followed
by
facilities
common
treatment
(CBWTFs).
challenges
implementing
management
practices
were
lack
awareness
inadequate
infrastructure.
Strategies
for
better
proposed,
including
color-coded
bins,
improved
infrastructure,
advanced
technology,
campaigns.
Highlighting
CPCB's
vital
role,
this
emphasizes
healthcare
facilities'
proactive
role
evolving
regulations
sustainable
disposal,
ensuring
both
well-being
through
compliance
responsible
partnerships.
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 548 - 548
Published: March 7, 2024
Plastic
products
in
plant
production
and
protection
help
farmers
increase
crop
production,
enhance
food
quality,
reduce
global
water
use
their
environmental
footprint.
Simultaneously,
plastic
has
emerged
as
a
critical
ecological
issue
recent
years,
its
pollution
significantly
impacted
soil,
water,
plants.
Thus,
this
review
examines
the
multifaceted
problems
of
agriculture
risk
to
security,
ecosystem,
environment.
The
study’s
objective
was
present
most
information
on
using
different
agriculture,
sources
pollution,
advantages
drawbacks
products,
strategies
for
mitigating
agriculture.
Furthermore,
after
examining
current
applications,
benefits,
adverse
effects,
risks
plants,
environment,
we
addressed
requirements
technological
advancements,
regulations,
social
processes
that
could
contribute
our
ecosystems.
We
identified
pathways
toward
more
sustainable
plastics
discussed
future
research
directions.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
29(10), P. 14830 - 14845
Published: Oct. 7, 2021
The
COVID-19
pandemic
has
resulted
in
the
massive
generation
of
biomedical
waste
(BMW)
and
plastic
(PW).
This
sudden
spike
BMW
PW
created
challenges
to
existing
management
infrastructure,
especially
developing
countries.
Safe
disposal
is
essential;
otherwise,
this
virus
will
lead
a
pandemic.
paper
reviews
before
during
pandemic,
regulatory
framework
for
management,
policy
interventions
COVID-19-based
(C-BMW),
capacity
treatment
facilities
cope
with
challenges,
possible
strategies,
perspectives
Indian
context.
study
indicated
that
intervention
helped
minimize
general
treated
as
C-BMW,
second
Inadequacy
common
facilities'
(CBMWTFs)
daily
was
observed
some
states
resulting
compromised
conditions.
Suggestions
better
include
decontamination
used
personal
protective
equipment
(PPEs)
recycling,
alternate
materials
PPEs,
segregation
use
co-processing
cement
kilns.
All
upcoming
CBMWTFs
should
be
equipped
higher
efficient
incinerators
sound
BMW.
Post-pandemic
monitoring
environmental
compartments
imperative
assess
impacts
waste.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
849, P. 157672 - 157672
Published: Aug. 3, 2022
The
coronavirus
pandemic
(Covid-19)
has
influenced
resource
use
and
how
people
interact
with
their
environment,
changing
priorities
competing
public
health
factors
affecting
pro-environmental
behaviours
at
individual,
societal,
business
political
levels.
We
used
data
from
an
online
plastic
footprint
calculator
to
explore
temporal
changes,
purchasing
patterns
consumer
around
on-the-go
during
the
pandemic.
hypothesised
that
1)
people's
when
would
change
in
response
related
government
restrictions
and;
2)
single-use
decrease
lockdown
periods
due
against
leaving
home.
received
1937
responses,
13,544
items
recorded.
Most
were
food
wrappers
(54
%
of
all
items),
takeaway
containers
(12
%)
bottles
(9
%).
Six
out
seven
showed
increased
lockdowns,
in-line
our
first
hypothesis,
but
not
second.
Three
times
more
used,
wrapper
consumption
almost
doubled,
container
than
doubled.
Increased
occurred
alongside
meal
lockdowns.
Patterns
similar
between
different
lockdown,
no
significant
differences
number
any
items,
or
percentage
respondents
using
them.
Results
indicate
found
it
harder
avoid
while
on-the-go,
supporting
evidence
other
studies
can
be
driven
by
perceptions
hygiene
benefits
lack
"safe"
alternatives.
Our
results
opportunities
reduce
we
provide
examples
successful
implementation.
findings
that,
properly
applied,
government-led
guidance
effectively
support
choices
for
reduced
use,
encourage
reusables,
increase
provision
alternatives,
dispel
myths.
sudden
waste
Covid-19
amplifies
need
substantiate
reduction
policy
promises
without
further
delay.
Frontiers in Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9
Published: March 3, 2022
Online
food
delivery
usage
has
soared
during
the
2019
novel
coronavirus
(COVID-19)
pandemic
which
seen
increased
demand
for
home-delivery
government
mandated
stay-at-home
periods.
Resulting
implications
from
COVID-19
may
threaten
decades
of
development
gains.
It
is
becoming
increasingly
more
important
global
community
to
progress
toward
sustainable
and
improve
wellbeing
people,
economies,
societies,
planet.
In
this
perspective
article,
we
discuss
how
rising
use
these
platform-to-consumer
operations
impede
advances
United
Nations
2030
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs).
Specifically,
online
services
disrupt
SDGs
that
address
good
health
wellbeing,
responsible
consumption
production,
climate
action
decent
work
economic
growth.
To
mitigate
potential
negative
impacts
meal
apps,
have
proposed
a
research
policy
agenda
aligned
with
entry
points
within
systems
approach
identified
by
World
Health
Organization.
Food
industry
reforms,
synergised
public
messaging
continuous
monitoring
growing
impact
should
be
considered
further
investigation
researchers,
industry,
governments,
makers.
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
255, P. 114797 - 114797
Published: March 16, 2023
The
consumption
of
disposable
materials
is
booming
with
the
rapid
development
urbanization
and
industrialization,
which
may
inevitably
cause
release
toxic
harmful
substances
during
use
them
in
daily
life.
This
study
was
to
estimate
element
levels
such
as
Beryllium
(Be),
Vanadium
(V),
Zinc
(Zn),
Manganese
(Mn),
Cadmium
(Cd),
Chromium
(Cr),
Nickel
(Ni),
Cobalt
(Co),
Antimony
(Sb),
Barium
(Ba),
Lead
(Pb),
Iron
(Fe),
Copper
(Cu),
Selenium
(Se)
leachate
subsequently
assess
health
risk
exposure
those
products
paper
plastic
food
containers.
We
found
that
a
large
amount
metals
released
from
containers
hot
water,
order
metal
concentration
Zn
>
Ba
Fe
Mn
Ni
Cu
Sb
Cr
Se
Be
Pb
Co
V
Cd.
Additionally,
hazard
quotient
(HQ)
young
adults
were
less
than
1,
decreased
Cd
Co.
Furthermore,
excess
lifetime
cancer
(ELCR)
results
indicated
chronic
have
non-negligible
carcinogenic
risk.
These
findings
suggest
potential
exist
for
individuals
under
high
temperature
environment.
Recycling,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(6), P. 90 - 90
Published: Nov. 11, 2023
Given
their
exceptional
performance,
plastic
packaging
products
are
widely
used
in
daily
life,
and
the
dramatic
expansion
waste
(PPW)
has
exacerbated
environmental
problems.
Many
countries
have
enacted
laws
developed
recycling
technologies
to
manage
consideration
of
nature
PPW
as
both
garbage
a
resource.
As
world’s
largest
producer
consumer
plastics,
China
also
taken
measures
address
this
issue.
This
paper
presents
latest
management
regulations
strategies
for
China.
Based
on
an
analysis
current
status
carbon
emission
impacts,
some
suggestions
comprehensive
full-chain
process
were
put
forward.
We
supposed
that
challenges
need
be
overcome
future
can
solved
through
improvement
green
designs
packaging,
manufacturing
technology
updates,
consumption
concept
changes,
high-value
utilization
PPW.
aims
provide
valuable
references
government
decisions
and,
furthermore,
set
up
economically
sensible
industrially
feasible
solution
boost
development
recycling.
