Municipal solid waste management during the SARS-COV-2 outbreak and lockdown ease: Lessons from Italy
Municipal solid waste management during the SARS-COV-2 outbreak and lockdown ease: Lessons from Italy
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DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141159
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发表时间:
2020-11-25
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Schiavon, Marco
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作者:
Ragazzi, Marco;Rada, Elena Cristina;Schiavon, Marco
The literature on municipal solid waste in relation to COVID-19 is scarce. Based on the experience of Italy, the present article contributes to the strategies aimed at preventing a second virus outbreak. In fact, the mismanagement of municipal solid waste could undermine the strategies during the ease of the lockdown. During the SARS-COV-2 outbreak in Italy, there was a general decrease in the selective collection rate ( -15% in one municipality with a well-developed door-to-door collection system). Delays in the publication of guideli nes on waste management impacted on the safety of the operators collecting potentially infected waste. Contrarily to expectations, single-use masks and gloves do not have significant impact on waste management, accounting for