TY - JOUR
T1 - Plastic waste management and safety disinfection processes for reduced the COVID-19 Hazards
AU - Alkhursani, Sheikha A.
AU - Ghobashy, Mohamed Mohamady
AU - Alshangiti, Dalal Mohamed
AU - Al-Gahtany, Samera Ali
AU - Meganid, Abeer S.
AU - Nady, Norhan
AU - Atia, Gamal Abdel Nasser
AU - Madani, Mohamed
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - In response to the pandemic of COVID-19, various unexpected environmental impacts in many countries have been rising. Millions of gloves and masks are used and thrown away daily around the globe. Incorrect disposal of COVID-19 waste without disinfection preparation could expose people and healthcare personnel to the possibility of spreading the infection of coronaviruses. This article finds an appropriate way to disinfect the waste of coronavirus-infected items by involving various physical factors, chemical and biological or physiological factors. Policymakers must immediately adopt disinfection technology to achieve green recovery of covid-19 waste that encourages development and sustains climate change. Regarding previously published papers and research results, this article intends to investigate the plastic pollution research status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and outline safely disinfecting COVID-19 plastic waste.
AB - In response to the pandemic of COVID-19, various unexpected environmental impacts in many countries have been rising. Millions of gloves and masks are used and thrown away daily around the globe. Incorrect disposal of COVID-19 waste without disinfection preparation could expose people and healthcare personnel to the possibility of spreading the infection of coronaviruses. This article finds an appropriate way to disinfect the waste of coronavirus-infected items by involving various physical factors, chemical and biological or physiological factors. Policymakers must immediately adopt disinfection technology to achieve green recovery of covid-19 waste that encourages development and sustains climate change. Regarding previously published papers and research results, this article intends to investigate the plastic pollution research status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and outline safely disinfecting COVID-19 plastic waste.
KW - climate change
KW - COVID-19
KW - environmental
KW - face masks
KW - recycled
KW - sustainability
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85150943734
U2 - 10.1080/19397038.2023.2188396
DO - 10.1080/19397038.2023.2188396
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85150943734
SN - 1939-7038
VL - 16
SP - 1
EP - 14
JO - International Journal of Sustainable Engineering
JF - International Journal of Sustainable Engineering
IS - 1
ER -
