Hungarians are most worried about waste generation and air pollution

With pandemic progression and the stay-at-home situation, household are producing more dangerous medical waste. Households became the most vulnerable and unprotected sector of coronavirus transmission due to the unconsciousness and lack of guidance of hazardous waste management. Therefore, waste management is a critical concern to public health. This study examines household waste generation and waste management issues in Bangladesh during COVID-19 from March 2020 to August 2021. The study showed that adequate identification, collection, transportation, processing, separation, and disposal are the challenges of safe waste management. Each activity bears a high risk of getting infected because of lack of proper guidance and protection. Moreover, the improper disposal of hazardous waste causes immense soil, water and air pollution that might have negative effects to the human body. Some suggested guidelines to a better COVID-19 household’s waste management are discussed in the context of Bangladesh.

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The study of air pollution and waste generation due to rejuvenation in the Pesanggaran, Bali

2017 International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Power Systems (ICHVEPS) ◽

10.1109/ichveps.2017.8225918 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Dedi Tri Laksono ◽

Muhammad Sulthon ◽

Fauzi Abdilah ◽

Ngapuli I. Sinisuka ◽

Putra Subawa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Waste Generation

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PERENCANAAN PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH DOMESTIK DI NAGARI LUBUK BUNTA KECAMATAN SILAUT KABUPATEN PESISIR SELATAN, PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT

BULETIN ILMIAH NAGARI MEMBANGUN ◽

10.25077/bina.v2i4.133 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 209-221

Author(s):

Nadya Rahayu Valdira ◽

Khalila Khairani ◽

Taufiq Ihsan

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Waste Management ◽

Quantitative Data ◽

Waste Generation ◽

Final Disposal ◽

The Village

Garbage is a problem that exists in every region in Indonesia, one of which is in Nagari Lubuk Bunta, Silaut District, Pesisir Selatan Regency. Nagari Lubuk Bunta includes inaccurate waste management because the residents of Nagari Lubuk Bunta only burn their waste; this will undoubtedly cause air pollution. The concrete waste services provided by the Environmental Service of Pesisir Selatan Regency for Nagari Lubuk Bunta do not exist. Increasing the population will increase the waste generation in the village. Nagari Lubuk Bunta is one of the nagari in Pesisir Selatan Regency, a total waste generation of 3.11 m3 / day in 2019. This activity is quantitative and qualitative, which forms the basis for proposing waste management in Nagari Lubuk Bunta. Quantitative data were obtained from generation studies and literature. This activity results in urban-scale waste management, starting from a container, collection, transportation, processing, and final disposal.

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