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COVID-19 and waste production in households: a trend analysis

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dc.contributor.authorLeal Filho, Walter
dc.contributor.authorVoronova, Viktoria
dc.contributor.authorKloga, Marija
dc.contributor.authorPaço, Arminda
dc.contributor.authorMinhas, Aprajita
dc.contributor.authorSalvia, Amanda Lange
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Célia
dc.contributor.authorSivapalan, Subarna
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-04T12:01:27Z
dc.date.available2022-03-04T12:01:27Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-10
dc.date.updated2022-01-15T15:54:57Z
dc.description.abstractApart from the health aspects and the high death toll, the COVID-19 pandemic has, since its official recognition in March 2020 caused may social and economic problems. It has also led to many environmental ones. For instance, the lockdowns have led to higher levels of consumption of packaged products, and of take-away food. This paper reports on an international study on the increased consumption and subsequent changes in the amounts of waste produced since the COVID-19 pandemic. The results show that 45–48% of the respondents observed an increased consumption of packed food, fresh food, and food delivery. One of the main reasons for the increased waste generation during the lockdown was the fact that people have spent more time at home. In addition, increases of 43% and 53% in food waste and plastic packaging. Drawing from comparisons on the amount of domestic waste produced before and during the pandemic, the findings suggest that some specific types of municipal waste have visibly increased, putting additional pressure on waste management systems. This characterises one of non-intended effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results from this study provide useful insights to city administrations and municipal utilities on consumption patterns during emergency situations. This, in turn, may support more systemic and strategic measures to be taken, so as to curtail the increase of household waste during pandemic situations.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145997pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-2464575
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/11799
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectWaste generationpt_PT
dc.subjectWaste managementpt_PT
dc.subjectHouseholds waste International widept_PT
dc.titleCOVID-19 and waste production in households: a trend analysispt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage145997pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleScience of The Total Environmentpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume777pt_PT
person.familyNameLeal Filho
person.familyNameFinisterra do Paço
person.familyNameLange Salvia
person.familyNameFerreira
person.givenNameWalter
person.givenNameArminda Maria
person.givenNameAmanda
person.givenNameCélia
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person.identifier.scopus-author-id57195951808
rcaap.cv.cienciaid931E-FBDE-2098 | Célia Maria Dias Ferreira
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