Md Golam Kibria, Nahid Imtiaz Masuk, Rafat Safayet, Huy Quoc Nguyen et al.
A comprehensive analysis of global plastic waste generation and its effect on land and marine environment is conducted. Plastic waste management technologies for both land and marine environment are reviewed thoroughly. The modern technologies for waste-to-energy and waste-to-production conversion a...
Naveed Ahmed Qambrani, Md. Mukhlesur Rahman, Seunggun Won, Soomin Shim et al.
Mohammad Sujauddin, S. M. S. Huda, A.T.M. Rafiqul Hoque
Solid waste management (SWM) is a multidimensional challenge faced by urban authorities, especially in developing countries like Bangladesh. We investigated per capita waste generation by residents, its composition, and the households' attitudes towards waste management at Rahman Nagar Residential A...
M. Shahabuddin, Md Nur Uddin, Jahedul Islam Chowdhury, Shams Forruque Ahmed et al.
Abstract This study reviews recent developments, challenges, and the prospect of electronic waste (e-waste). Various aspects of e-waste, including collection, pre-treatment, and recycling, are discussed briefly. It is found that Europe is the leading collector of e-waste, followed by Asia, America, ...
Fahmida Parvin, Shafi M. Tareq
Dumping of solid waste in the non-engineered landfill is very common in the developing countries. Among the different disadvantages of this kind of landfilling, leachate is the major concern to public health, which is a toxic byproduct generated from the landfill; and can percolate to the ground wat...
Wahidur Rahman, Rahabul Islam, Arafat Hasan, Nasima Islam Bithi et al.
Waste management leads to the demolition of waste conducted by recycling and landfilling. Deep learning and the Internet of things (IoT) confer an agile solution in classification and real-time data monitoring, respectively. This paper reflects a capable architecture of the waste management system b...
M. Manzurul Hassan, Shafiul Azam Ahmed, Khalilur Rahman, Tarit Kanti Biswas
BACKGROUND: Medical waste is infectious and hazardous. It poses serious threats to environmental health and requires specific treatment and management prior to its final disposal. The problem is growing with an ever-increasing number of hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic laboratories in Dhaka City, ...
A. K. Awasthi, Venkata Ravi Sankar Cheela, Idiano D’Adamo, Eleni Iacovidou et al.
On 30 June 2020, young scholars presented & discussed their work in a virtual forum, as a special session organized by The 15th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology (June 28–30), 2020 Beijing China. The forum convened researchers and attendees approaching innovative aspects of...
Aniruddha Sarker, Raju Ahmmed, S. M. Ahsan, Juwel Rana et al.
Food waste (FW) is a global problem and a hidden opportunity for the value-added product conversion.
Ohidul Alam, Xiuchen Qiao
This in-depth review covered most of the studies on municipal solid waste (MSW) management, treatment and disposal in Bangladesh. The urban centers together generate about 23,688 tons/day of MSW and about 70% of which is organic solid waste (OSW). The average moisture content and collection efficien...
Md. Sazzadul Haque, Shariar Uddin, Sayed Md. Sayem, Kazi Mushfique Mohib
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown situation have shown both positive and negative effects on the environmental aspects. With an unprecedented rate the different types of waste volume have up surged along with the COVID-19 contamination rate. As the situation has mandated people as well as the most ...
Perry Hystad, MyLinh Duong, Michael Bräuer, Andrew Larkin et al.
BACKGROUND: Household air pollution (HAP) from solid fuel use for cooking affects 2.5 billion individuals globally and may contribute substantially to disease burden. However, few prospective studies have assessed the impact of HAP on mortality and cardiorespiratory disease. OBJECTIVES: Our goal was...
Monjur Mourshed, Mahadi Hasan Masud, Fazlur Rashid, Mohammad U. H. Joardder
The plastic-derived product, nowadays, becomes an indispensable commodity for different purposes. A huge amount of used plastic causes environmental hazards that turn in danger for marine life, reduces the fertility of soil, and contamination of ground water. Management of this enormous plastic wast...
Anne Matter, Martin Dietschi, Christian Zurbrügg
Bayram Yüksel, Fikret Ustaoğlu, Cem Tokatlı, Md. Saiful Islam
The objective of this paper was to stress the possible potential toxic element (PTE) accumulation in the surface sediments of the Çavuşlu Stream (ÇS), as well as examining the source identification of whether or not any association between garbage disposal facility (GDF) and ecotoxicity or human hea...