The shadow pandemic of single use personal protective equipment plastic waste: A blue print for suppression and eradication

Nghiem, LD; Iqbal, HMN; Zdarta, J

The shadow pandemic of single use personal protective equipment plastic waste: A blue print for suppression and eradication

Nghiem, LD Iqbal, HMN Zdarta, J

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Publisher:: Elsevier BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2021, 4, pp. 1-4
Issue Date:: 2021-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Nghiem, LD
dc.contributor.author	Iqbal, HMN
dc.contributor.author	Zdarta, J
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-23T06:33:39Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-23T06:33:39Z
dc.date.issued	2021-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2021, 4, pp. 1-4
dc.identifier.issn	2666-0164
dc.identifier.issn	2666-0164
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/157640
dc.description.abstract	Single use personal protective equipment (PPE) has played a major role in preventing COVID-19 infection. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, over 4 million tonnes of polypropylene PPE waste has been disposed into the environment in uncontrolled manner causing significant and long-term ecological damage. This work also highlights several effective measures to alleviate the problem of polypropylene PPE waste. Short-term measures include knowledge sharing to minimise the use of single use PPE and to adapt innovative polypropylene recycling technologies. To prepare for a future pandemic, it is also essential to phase out polypropylene PPE using natural based polymers.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.cscee.2021.100125
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dc.title	The shadow pandemic of single use personal protective equipment plastic waste: A blue print for suppression and eradication
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Abstract:

Single use personal protective equipment (PPE) has played a major role in preventing COVID-19 infection. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, over 4 million tonnes of polypropylene PPE waste has been disposed into the environment in uncontrolled manner causing significant and long-term ecological damage. This work also highlights several effective measures to alleviate the problem of polypropylene PPE waste. Short-term measures include knowledge sharing to minimise the use of single use PPE and to adapt innovative polypropylene recycling technologies. To prepare for a future pandemic, it is also essential to phase out polypropylene PPE using natural based polymers.

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