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Book Chapter

COVID-19 and Healthcare Waste Management (HCWM) in Myanmar: Perspectives from the Triple R (Response, Recovery, and Redesign)

In Health Care Waste Management and COVID 19 Pandemic: Policy, Implementation Status and Vaccine Management
Author:
Ohnmar May Tin Hlaing
The sound management of healthcare waste (HCW) has been receiving increasing global attention, now even more so given the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic. Uncontrolled fluctuations in generation quantities, the composition of HCW as well as the significant impacts it poses on public health and the environment require a more dynamic and cohesive...
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Keywords:
COVID-19
healthcare waste management
Recovery
informal sector
Peer-reviewed Article

Source separation in municipal solid waste management: Practical means to its success in Asian cities

In Waste Management & Research
Author:
Sadhan Kumar Ghosh
Source separation plays a pivotal role in sustainable and integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) and in achieving a circular economy in Asia. However, it is still not an official practice, and many cities continue to utilise open dumping, involving receiving mixed waste without pre-treatment. This paper, therefore, examines the...
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Keywords:
source separation
municipal solid waste management
3R
integrated waste management
informal sector
Asia