In addition, the treatment of patients during the pandemic resulted in an unprecedented increase in the volume of medical waste generated, including biomedical waste (BMW) or healthcare waste (HCW), which poses a risk of infectious disease transmission. As the second most populous country in the...
On the edges of a dense forest in southern India, six women in a small garage are busy stitching cloth bags, pants, hospital gowns and office uniforms with automated sewing machines.
Amount of waste generated in manufacturing industries in Turkey from 2008-2016 E-waste produced in selected countries in the European Union 2019 Imports of waste from the EU to Poland 2023 WEEE: per capita production in Spain, EU and worldwide in 2014 ...
produced gas during the pyrolysis are passed through a condenser, at where it gets cooled and the oil is collected, which can be used as fuel in the kiln for heating purpose. The balanced gas can be used for the heating or burning, whereas the exhaust gases are passed through scrubber to...
7:15 Men sort plastic containers in Merkato, one of Africa's biggest open air market, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25, 2024.Tiksa Negeri/Reuters, FILELONDON -- An estimated 52 million metric tons of global plastic waste emissions are produced every year, a new study by the Unive...
MSW contains large amounts of biodegradable wastes and wastes with high calorific values that can be utilized for vermicomposting/compost preparation and energy generation, respectively. The Indian government revised the 2001 law related to MSW after 15 years and produced a new MSW law in 2016 unde...
Statistically, urban India produced around 62 Mt of solid waste (450 g/capita/day) in 2015. Approximately 82% of MSW was collected and the remaining 18% was litter. The waste treated was only 28% of the collected waste, and the remaining 72% was openly dumped. Waste collection efficiency...
The RB, SD, and CH contains nutrients that achieve mycelium growth in the matrix. As a control specimen, clay (C) brick was also produced, which are common building materials. Seen in Table 1 are the types of specimens and the number of specimens for the compressive and flexural test. ...
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We found that wastewater generation (Fig.3a,d) maintains a consistent superlinear scaling. This diseconomy of scale seems to have stabilized, implying that continuous urbanization is expected to radically increase the amount of urban wastewater produced. GHG emission (Fig.3c,f) maintains a consistent...