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Waste management and green technology: future trends in circular economy leading towards environmental sustainability

• Review Article
• Published: 05 October 2022
• Volume 29 , pages 80161–80178, ( 2022 )

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• Muhammad Tanveer 1 ,
• Syed Abdul Rehman Khan 2 ,
• Muhammad Umar 3 ,
• Zhang Yu 4 , 5 ,
• Muhammad Jawad Sajid 2 &
• Ikram Ul Haq 6  

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The effective treatment of waste to be used as a resource in future has a major role in achieving environmental sustainability and moving towards circular economy. The current research is aimed to provide in-depth detail regarding prominent trends and research themes, evolution, future research orientation, main characteristics, and mapping of research publications on waste management, technological innovation in circular economy domain from the year 2000 to 2021. Different analyses including text mining and bibliometric and content analyses were applied to answer the research question and provide the details on aforementioned variables. From the bibliometric analyses, a total of 1118 articles were drawn out from the Scopus database to conceptualize the core body of research. As a result, the following themes were identified: electronic waste, circular economy transition, plastic waste, bio-based waste management, lifecycle assessment, and ecological impacts, and construction and demolition waste management. The highlighted features, future research orientation, and prominent research perspective can provide guideline for future research to enrich the literature through conducting studies on provided research directions and help lead waste management and technological innovation policymakers, professionals, and practitioners in moving towards circular transition.

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Introduction

With rapid industrialization and economic development, the production of waste from various industries and sectors such as pharmaceutical, agriculture, logistics, and textile are enhancing throughout the world. According to Kawai and Tasaki ( 2016 ), the solid waste production will reach up to 2.2 billion tons by 2025. In such circumstances, countries across globe have been following measures to reduce waste by adopting green/circular practices, which is focused on closing the loop of supply chain. In simple words, it is the move towards circular economy (CRE) from linear method of production which creates more waste (Zhang et al. 2022 ; Tian et al. 2022 ). The circular practices are also focused on reducing waste at each level of production, i.e., from top to bottom, and intend to improve sustainable performance (Ranjbari et al. 2021 ). Although the adoption of green/circular practices can make better resource and waste management (WTM), the technological innovation (TI) has also revolutionized the way the industries operate and helped in effective implementation of green/circular practices. Through leveraging TI such as blockchain technology (BCT), Internet of Things (IoT), sensors, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud computing (CLT) firms have redefined their business models such as redesigning personalized offerings to customers (Nambisan et al. 2017 ; Sheng et al. 2022 ; Umar et al. 2021a ).

In recent years, studies have been conducted on WTM and TI corresponding to the CRE goals such as application of TI in WTM (Mastos et al. 2021 ) developing CRE indicators for WTM (Luttenberger 2020 ), drivers of CRE (Hina et al. 2022 ), drivers of WTM towards CRE through TI (Chauhan et al. 2021 ; Márquez and Rutkowski 2020 ; Khan et al., 2021a ), and application of TI in CRE/green practices (Yu et al. 2022 ; Khan et al. 2021c ; Umar et al. 2021a ) managing e-waste in CRE (Gautam et al. 2022 ). Bibliometric analysis has helped scholars in gaining insight about publication in the area of WTM and TI towards CRE. Researchers have empirically analyzed the role of TI in WTM towards a CRE and developed various lines of WTM on broader outlook such as domestic waste (Yang et al. 2021 ), waste incineration (Matos and Sousa-Coutinho  2022 ), municipal solid waste (MSTW) (Molina-Peñate et al. 2022 ), and demolition waste (Yu et al. 2022 ). Nevertheless, the research on how TI can enable WTM in CRE context has not been elaborated in depth in the prior study (Chauhan et al. 2021 ) which is an impediment for TI, WTM and CRE professionals, and policy makers. Therefore, detailed map of trends and themes of WTM aligned with TI and CRE perspective is needed.

Thus, the current research work aims to provide in-depth detail about WTM with TI and its main characteristics, salient research trends and themes, evolution, and future research direction by scrutinizing the literature of WTM with TI in the context of CRE for the last two decades (2000–2021). To achieve the objectives of the current study, subsequent research questions were formulated:

RQ1. How much the research on WTM with TI evolved in the area of CRE?

RQ2. What are the prominent trends and themes of WTM and TI in CRE?

RQ3. What can be the future research orientation on WTM and TI towards the CRE transition?

According to best the knowledge of the researchers, very few studies have comprehensively considered bibliometric analysis (BMA), text mining analysis (TMA), and content analyses (CTA) simultaneously on WTM and TI within the CRE context.

Therefore, the current study contributes by providing the background, main trends and themes, prominent patterns, and future research direction of WTM and TI in the context of CRE over last two decades as a mechanism to support professionals and policy makers in transition towards CRE and provide in-depth detail regarding aforementioned variables that need further explanation.

The current study is organized as follows: the “ An overview on WTM and TI in CRE context ” section indicates the overview on TI and WTM in the context of CRE while the “ Research methodology ” section illustrates the research methodology adopted followed by the results of BMA, text mining, and content analysis on the WTM and TI in the context of CRE in the “ Results and discussion ” section. Moreover, the “ Implications and future research directions section elaborates the implications and avenues for future research while the “ Conclusions ” section demonstrates the conclusion and research limitations.

An overview on WTM and TI in CRE context

WTM is referred as a process of managing the discarded material from origin to disposal through gathering, transportation, and treatment (Tomić and Schneider 2020 ; Salmenperä et al.  2021 ). The implementation of sound WTM system can help minimize waste and harmful pollutants which caused the leftover of the waste (Nelles et al. 2016 ) to lead towards sustainable environment (Aghbashlo et al. 2019 ). In effective WTM system, wastes were recycled which help in lessening the excavating of primeval material (Ahirwar and Tripathi 2021 ; Zhang et al. 2021g ; Satayavibul and Ratanatamskul 2021 ). Scholars have demonstrated WTM systems as an important element in CRE and mentioned some key strategies, namely Refuse/Rethink, Resell/reuse, Reduce, Repair, Remanufacture, Refurbish, Repurpose, Recover, Recycle, and Re-mine (Zhang et al. 2021d ; Reike et al. 2018 ); all these strategies help mitigate pollution and prevent waste production. Although the implementation of WTM system can help attain sustainable environment, for its effective implementation scholars have given focus on the adoption of TI as innovation through technologies have the potential to improve and modernized the implementation of WTM systems (Umar et al. 2021b ; Yu et al. 2021 ).

The literature on TI in the period surveyed shows that typical technologies include AI, autonomous robots, BCT, IoT, additive manufacturing, unmanned aerial vehicle or drones, radio frequency identification (RFID), cloud computing, augmented reality (AR) big data, and analytics electric vehicles (Zhang et al. 2021e ; Strandhagen et al. 2017 ). The concept of waste is the central idea in various definitions of circular economy, according to Kirchherr et al. ( 2017 ) waste is the 6th most cited term among the definitions of CRE. Researchers have illustrated that the current momentum for CRE is to take actions for better management of waste globally, in this regard, Fletcher et al. ( 2021 ) and Di Foggia and Beccarello ( 2021 ) have indicated that WTM system can become sustainable through adoption of innovative technologies which help in achieving zero waste. Similarly, Kurniawan et al. ( 2022 ) have also elaborated that effective implementation of TI is a driving force in moving towards zero carbon strategies in CRE framework. The scholars were also of the view that the deployment of TI has promoted recycling, prevention, reuse, and reduction in waste before dumping of waste in lands and conserve the resources. The research studies on waste management has indicated that although the practitioners and policy makers had embraced the concept of zero waste but still there is need of more advancement in the zero waste domain (Ranjbari et al.  2021 ; Chen et al. 2021 ; Zhang et al. 2021a ) and more research studies are needed to that provide guidelines to industries regarding circularity of resources (Saidani et al. 2019 ) and more standardized indicators of waste management should be developed.

Research methodology

The current study used quantitative and qualitative approaches in examining the prior literature on TI and WTM in CRE; the detail of which is presented in the sections elaborated below. The design of current research is presented in Fig. 1 .

Research design

Data collection, scrubbing, and sampling

To effectively gather published articles in the current study, Scopus database is one prominent source of published materials used for the collection of data. The current study used following the strings (waste AND management AND green AND technology) to search for relevant publications in the field. The initial research was held during the first month of 2022 and was restricted to English language and peer-reviewed journal articles and the time period selected was from 2000 to 2021. According, to the criteria 1118 articles were got selected and used for analyses purpose. From the outcome, 1118 articles fulfill the criteria of selection, and were utilized for analysis. The selected data set was cleaned as it is a fundamental step in keyword-based analyses.

Data analysis

To determine the structure and evolution of the current research field, various analyses were employed the detail of which are provided in the sub-sections given below.

(i) Bibliometric analysis

In recent years, Bibliometric analysis BMA is being used in multiple areas for instance, in CRE (Sganzerla et al. 2021 ), open innovation (Gao et al. 2020 ), and sustainable supply chain, which is a powerful statistical analytical tool and a quantitative technique used to manage considerable quantity of scientific literature mapping and publications. It also helps in providing association between citations, articles, citation networks, and journals and provides in-depth detail about future research directions (Baker et al. 2020 ). In the current study, VOS viewer software was utilized to perform this analysis. Moreover, various bibliometric parameters were indicated to provide the bibliometric info of published articles in TI and WTM in the context of CRE.

(ii) Text mining analysis

It is a tool used for analyzing research trends and themes and helps in extraction of information from large number of documents in text form (Jung and Lee 2020 ), used by researchers in the field of CRE. This analysis captures the phrase pattern and semantic structures that best describe extensive amount of text data.

(iii) Content analysis

Content analysis (CTA) is a measurement method which is used to summarize and identify trends and can be used for both inductive and deductive research. In line with the research study held by Jia and Jiang ( 2018 ) and Schöggl et al. ( 2020 ), this analysis was applied in the current study to explain the findings. Moreover, the sample articles obtained in the current study were arranged in clusters with the help of data clustering technique, and through using qualitative CTA more than ten persuasive articles from each cluster were identified to examine the theoretical orientation of TI and WTM towards the CRE.

Results and discussion

To answer the research questions formulated in the current study, the results are illustrated in the section given below.

Delineation of prior research work

To address the first research question, indicators of BMA are elucidated below:

Q1: How much the research on WTM with TI evolved in the area of CRE?

(i) Descriptive analysis: evolution of publications

Figure 2 demonstrates the published articles trend about WTM research with TI evolved within the CRE domain from 2000 to 2021. Out of the 1118 published articles, majority of the articles were published after 2009, indicating 90% of the current study sample. Thus, according to results, it can be stated that the WTM research with TI evolved within the CRE domain gained dominance from 2009. According to Goyal et al. ( 2021 ) and Singh et al. ( 2021 ), the significant increase in number of publications indicate that research on CRE has attained growing attention with in various domains such as TI and WTM .

Publication trend from 2000 to 2021

(ii) Citation analysis: main authors and articles

Figure 3 indicates the citation analysis in term of years, in which it can be seen that the highest number of citations received by WTM research with TI towards CRE is after 2010. On the other hand, Table 1 illustrates productive authors in the period of study in which Tsang with 11 articles, Ok with 7, and Poon with 6 articles were the most productive authors.

Year wise citation

The highest number of citation received by any article in a research domain is known as influential publication (Reid and Chen 2007 ). The vastly cited research articles in this study data set are illustrated in Table 2 . From the mentioned articles, the article published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews journal was the highly cited article. It can also be seen that the highly cited articles in the current research are review articles which focused on WTM and TI towards CRE. One reason for this is that the WTM and TI have become the subject area of interest for researchers from last few years because of their fruitful outcomes in terms of improved economic and environmental performance. Another reason behind this is that the implementation of WTM and TI are formidable for policy developing bodies and still needs perfect guidance for professional entail in operations.

(iii) Collaboration analysis: institutions and countries

Figure 4 depicts the number of publications by each institution, in which it can be seen that Ministry of Education China is the dominant institution in WTM research with TI in the context of CRE with having 29 articles, while Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tsinghua University, and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia are the pioneers in WTM research with TI in the context of CRE with having 16, 16, 15, and 13 articles respectively. On the contrary, The University of Hong Kong and National University of Singapore with 9 and 8 articles respectively have slightest mature network out of the highest contributing institutions.

Number of publications by institutions

Out of 95 countries which are contributing to our sample, the top 15 which are contributing most to our sample are mentioned in Table 3 and Fig. 5 . According to the results, China, India, USA, Malaysia, and Italy are those countries that have more focus on WTM and TI towards CRE and are pioneers in this research with 203, 178, 143, 74, and 69 articles respectively.

Top fifteen contributing countries

(iv) Coupling analysis for the clustering of data

Clustering is used to group the articles on the basis of similar properties to know and identify the research direction. VOSviewer software is used in the current study to employ bibliographic coupling analysis for data clustering. This analysis indicates the link between publications and cited references.

The following are the clusters of the articles CRE overview on TI and waste hierarchy: first cluster: conceptualization and implementation of CRE; second cluster: TI and WTM with in closed-loop SC; third cluster: CRE approach in plastic waste management. In each cluster, more than 12 top articles are listed (see Table 4 ). The detail on influencing articles and bibliographic coupling clusters are explained in the “Qualitative content analysis” section to uncover the research directions and main themes.

(v) Co-word analysis: identifying hotspots

The keywords used by the researchers in their research paper illustrate the main idea of the research. The co-word analysis can help in identifying research hotspots in research field on the basis of occurrence of words (Gao et al. 2020 ). The keywords list was cleaned properly, prior to co-occurrence analysis, only 2461 keywords were used in the analysis.

Core research trends and themes

The following research question is answered in the section explained below:

Q2: What are the prominent trends and themes of WTM and TI in CRE?

The results of text mining illustrate that studies on WTM and TI in the domain of CRE have focused on following research themes: e-Waste, CRE transition, plastic waste, construction and demolition waste management, lifecycle assessment, and ecological impacts, bio-based waste management, MSTW. Table 5 demonstrates the research themes and trends.

The demand for electronic and electrical products are increasing across the globe in such a situation the management of e-waste has become a priority in almost all the countries including developing and developed (Wu et al. 2021 ; Sharma et al. 2020 ). The management of e-waste is of great importance as in-effective management of e-waste can adversely affect the social life and environment. Most of the studies on e-waste management are on pathways towards CRE in e-waste management (Xavier et al. 2021 ), e-waste minimization (Dzombak et al. 2019 ), valorization of e-waste (Ottoni et al. 2020 ), household e-waste awareness (Attia et al. 2021 ), and E-waste reverse logistics for CRE (Islam and Huda 2018 ).

The 2nd theme explains how the linear model transitioned to circular model with specifically focus on TI and WTM. Incapable mechanism for sorting, collecting, and distribution of waste and in-sufficient technological infrastructure make transition towards CRE complex and long (Shpak et al. 2020 ). For instance, creating industrial symbiosis and synergies on the bases of substitution of raw material, recycled material, or by product among industrial sectors (Alvarez and Ruiz-Puente 2017 ), mismanagement in end-of-life product management (Okafor et al. 2020 ), recovering of energy from waste (Priyadarshini and Abhilash 2020 ) and TI (Khan et al. 2021b ), informal outlining of TI policies (Umar et al. 2021b ), and CRE policies (Johansson and Henriksson 2020 ; Khan et al. 2022a ) are some key challenges demonstrated in the literature towards implementation of CRE.

The increasing applications of plastic in businesses and social life have made WTM face many problems of ecological concerns such as limited recycling and pollution. The focused area in the context of plastic waste are explaining life cycle assessment of chemical recycling of plastic waste (Davidson et al. 2021 ), blockchain for plastic WTM (Steenmans et al. 2021 ), identifying key barriers in plastic recycling (Yin et al. 2021 ; Milios et al. 2018 ), responsibility of producer regarding plastic pollution in aquatic system (Chowdhury et al. 2021 ), recycling of polymers, plastic WTM strategies (Fletcher et al. 2021 ), evaluation of household recovery system and closing the loop of post-consumer plastic waste (Zhang et al. 2021f ; Hahladakis and Iacovidou 2019 ), and quality of recycled plastic waste and contamination in plastic recycling (Khan et al. 2021d ; Eriksen et al. 2018 ).

Construction and demolition waste which is generated during the construction process has been increasing across the globe (Kabirifar et al. 2020 ) and counted among the biggest waste stream (Gálvez-Martos et al. 2018 ). For green/sustainable operations, the waste generated through this stream must be recycled through green treatments (Jin et al. 2019 ). Researchers have conducted studies and developing strategies for managing this waste through circular principles (Esa et al. 2017 ; Khan et al. 2021d ; Khan et al. 2022b ), evaluation of barriers for effective deployment of CRE principles in Construction and Demolition WTM (Khan et al. 2; Mahpour 2018 ), application of TI in Construction and Demolition WTM (Li et al. 2020 ), attitude and behavior towards recycling of Construction and Demolition waste (Aslam et al. 2020 ).

The adoption of efficient WTM system in CRE is concentrated towards reducing of detrimental effects of waste generation on ecosystem and enhancing resource efficiency. Assessing the ecological effect of waste has always been an arduous challenge for providing policy framework and support to decision makers (Tsai et al. 2020 ). The major impediments and challenges of environmental evaluation within WTM are indicated through TMA results in lifecycle assessment and environmental impacts theme. For instance, textile recycling and reuse effect on environment (Sandin and Peters 2018 ). Land filling effect of MSTW on environment (Sauve and Van Acker 2020 ). How climate is effected through plastic waste (Kouloumpis et al. 2020 ), potential benefits of recycling (Gigli et al. 2019 ), ecological behavior of firms across globe towards WTM (Parajuly et al. 2020 ), municipal solid WTM (Torkayesh et al. 2021 ), lifecycle assessment model of end-of-life scenarios for WTM (Hou et al. 2018 ), and multi-waste management concept for CRE (Hidalgo et al. 2019 ).

From past few years, the generation of waste from household use and industrial activities are increasing across the globe (Namlis and Komilis 2019 ). According to Mallum et al. ( 2022 ), in 2016, 2.01 billion waste was generated across the globe which will increase in the years to come, becoming a global issue. The research on municipal WTM are more focused on recycling, reusing, and reducing practices in order to reduce waste and enhance the positive behavior of inhabitants (Sinthumule and Mkumbuzi 2019 ), providing funds for public to engage in municipal WTM (Shang et al. 2021 ; Petryk et al. 2019 ), measuring synergy among thermal treatments and recycling (Abis et al. 2020 ), generation of energy through municipal solid WTM (Valenzuela-Levi 2019 ), ecological influence of MSTW (Istrate et al. 2020 ), use of technology in municipal solid WTM and land filling (Nanda and Berruti 2021 ), and life cycle assessment of municipal solid WTM (Khandelwal et al. 2019 ).

From the results of text mining analysis, bio-based WTM was also found to be a main theme of WTM in CRE domain. The WTM of food posed a complex challenge in transition towards circular approach (Imbert 2017 ). Research work on this theme is chiefly focused on converting food waste into valuable resources (Tsai et al. 2020 ), bio-based CRE in organic WTM (Kaszycki et al. 2021 ), smart and advanced approaches for final disposal of food waste (Cecchi and Cavinato 2019 ), and bio-based active food packaging material (Asgher et al. 2020 ).

The results attained from TMA regarding research theme of TI and WTM in CRE enable mapping of TI and WTM areas about the articles published over years.

Qualitative content analysis

The bibliographic coupling analysis illustrates the clustering regarding TI and WTM in CRE domain (see Table 4 ). The significant and persuasive research papers in clusters are anatomized for content analysis in the current section.

First cluster: CRE overview on TI and waste hierarchy

The first cluster includes the influential research papers of the last 20 years; the details are the following: 2 articles were published during the year 2015, 1 in 2016, while 4 were in 2017, 2 in 2018, 1 in 2019, 2 in 2020, and 3 in 2021. Out of the articles that made this cluster 9 articles were from Journal of Cleaner Production, two articles from Bio resource Technology and Resources, Conservation & Recycling, one article each from Annals of Operations Research, Environmental Research, and Journal of Industrial Ecology. Iacovidou was the leading author, as appeared more than two times in the cluster.

The first group of articles in the cluster was the generic articles, whose findings can be applied to businesses and sectors. For instance, Van Ewijk and Stegemann ( 2016 ) provided the solution for barriers faced by waste hierarchy, and Iacovidou et al. ( 2017a ) develop the instruments for measuring and monitoring with the aim to reduce waste from materials for waste management. In recent years, researchers moved towards integrating TI for more sustainable management of waste operations (Khan et al., 2021a ; Shuhui et al. 2021 ).

The second group in the current cluster is highlighting the various vital industries. Out of the group articles, the most important WTM practices highlighted were the use of technologies in recovering municipal waste water (Liu et al. 2020 ); sewage waste treatment (Rajasulochana and Preethy 2016 ); recycling of glass (Sankar and Timo  2020 ), end-of-life e-waste management (Mayers et al. 2005 ), and recycling and reuse of textile (Sandin and Peters 2018 ). The illustrated articles in this cluster indicate that the waste must be changed to resource through using circular principles and deploying technologies. For instance, the sludge of sewerage can be used in production of energy and concrete (Rulkens 2008 ). Researchers also demonstrated that for improvement in zero waste system more technologies and waste-to-energy plants are needed to develop (Malinauskaite et al. 2017 ).

Second cluster: conceptualization and implementation of Circular economy

Most of the articles in cluster 2 are review papers and are on various outlooks such as geographical and historical which are the attempts to clarify and conceptualize CRE (Reike et al. 2018 ). According to researchers, WTM is emerged as the most related concept of CRE (Merli et al. ( 2018 ). In this line, impediments and drivers to TI for WTM in CRE domain are analyzed (De Jesus and Mendonça 2018 ; Pham et al. 2019 ). The remaining articles in the current cluster indicate the principles of CRE in various sectors such as construction (Adams et al. 2017 ), generation of energy from waste for CRE (Malinauskaite et al. 2017 ), and manufacturing industry (Lieder and Rashid 2016 ). The challenges regarding management of plastic waste are discussed in 4th cluster.

Third cluster: WTM in closed-loop supply chains

The mismanagement of waste caused severe environmental problems such as contamination of water, air, and land (Singh and Singh 2017 ) by effective execution of circular principles and valorizing WTM can be improved (Ferronato et al. 2019 ). In order to effectively manage and reduce solid waste and raw material for transition towards CRE, various impediments including budget, communication, employee, information technology and management with in supply chain must be managed (Shahbazi et al. 2016 ). The closed-loop supply chain facilitates WTM systems through forward and reserve logistics and effectively manages end of product life cycle in sustainable way (Shaharudin et al. 2017 ).

The design of product has a crucial role in term of recyclability and reparability in closed-loop supply chain (Krikke et al. 2003 ). The reuse and recycling of products are the best choices in reducing waste. The efficient management of product design regarding WTM and proper return management of products guarantees long-term sustainability. The use of TI in WTM process for providing online system to make appointments for collection of waste and monitoring performance within supply chain network was also effective (Gu et al. 2019 ). The adoption of TI also enabled design of closed-loop supply chains more transparent through providing interconnection and visibility in network. In recent years, e-waste management is critical challenge in WTM systems due to having adverse effects on social life and environment. Policy makers need to provide proper policy for e-waste management in unified way in context of closing the loop of supply chain (Shi et al. 2019 ).

Fourth cluster: CRE a pathway to manage plastic waste management

The alarming increase in plastic waste has pushed policy makers to provide effective strategies regarding management of plastic waste (Gill et al. 2021 ). European countries have set strict rules regarding plastic value chain, production, and consumption patterns in order to improve sustainability and adopted circular approach to reduce plastic waste (Foschi and Bonoli 2019 ). The plastic waste in form of packaging or products generated from household usage to be recycled was the top priority in transition to CRE (Khan et al.  2021a ; Eriksen et al. 2018 ) for reducing its adverse effect on environment, sea, and wildlife. The adoption of circular principles also help in reducing carbon foot print and resource depletion generated from plastic waste (Jambeck et al. 2018 ).

Studies on plastic WTM elaborated recycling of superior quality plastic material produces better quality as compared to low quality material, the researchers also stated a direct link between plastic waste and recycling (Faraca and Astrup 2019 ). From 2017, China had banned on import of low material plastic raw material in order to improve the WTM system and resource efficiency (Iacovidou et al. 2019 ). The scholars have also illustrated that in order to enhance the circularity of plastic waste and resource efficiency firms need to improve quality of output products as well as set targets for recycling process (Van Eygen et al. 2018 ). The transition towards CRE and closing the loop of plastic is challenging and could be paved through technological advancement and improving product design (Eriksen et al. 2019 ). Prieto ( 2016 ) indicated that governmental policy makers and regulators need to standardize the rule regarding plastic waste and bio-degrade plastic waste in order to facilitate CRE. Moreover, researchers have stated that the adoption of CRE practices is the best strategy to reduce plastic waste and is the necessity in order to maintain a sustainable environment.

Implications and future research directions

The implications of the current study are illustrated in the current section to answer the RQ3 and provide insight gained from text mining, qualitative content, and bibliometric analyses.

Q3: What are the future research orientation on WTM and TI towards the CRE transition?

After carefully analyzing the research studies on TI and WTM in CRE perspective, the following were the research gaps and the future research directions of the current study:

The implementation of TI in developed countries enabled them to improve their global WTM system towards a sustainable environment. For instance, the development of smart reverse system needs online system for monitoring and interaction among users for effect collection of waste, for this purpose IoT devices, were deployed for transparency and monitoring human activities and alert WTM centers to take decision timely, are the example of using TI in WTM system. However, research on the role of TI in WTM towards CRE is still less explored area and needs further clarification and justification especially in developing and under-developing countries. Therefore, moving towards effective adoption of TI in smart WTM system enhance sustainability and enable effective WTM process such as collection and separation. Minimizing the waste for improving environmental sustainability is timely and promising step and TI needed to be implemented to improve the WTM system towards CRE transition. Along with that, studies should be conducted on how humans and machines could interact to create value and long-term service to humanity within planetary boundaries in the context of industry 5.0.

As the two main streams of research regarding TI and WTM have gained momentous attention, firstly, the research on biosphere in CRE domain with the keywords (bio fuel, biochar, circular bio-economy, food waste, bio fuel) represents noteworthy research challenge which is needed to be studied to attain no or lesser waste in agricultural food sector. Secondly, plastic waste in recent years has gained increasing focus during COVID-19, where trade-offs between health safety of product and waste and environmental sustainability occur; these trade-offs still needed to be solved, optimized, and addressed by scholars. The resilience/flexibility of reverse supply chain can have a major role in responding the shortages or disruptions faced due to any future pandemic. More studies are encouraged to be held to provide a mechanism for managing the waste in times of disruption caused by any future pandemic.

Healthcare waste is also of great concern, as this type of waste contains infectious and hazardous material, which needs to be disposed sustainably. Deploying CRE models in healthcare especially dealing with clinical, pharmaceuticals, and medical waste is a great challenge which also needs greater engagements and efforts from various sectors. The core reason behind this is that the reusing or recovering and recycling of material in healthcare are more involved in hazardous, contaminated, and infectious sources that can render health risks to community. Based on results, research on WTM and TI in the context of CRE is still needed reliable and comprehensive research and policy framework regarding healthcare waste management. The research on healthcare sector is only limited to safely disposal of healthcare waste. Future studies are recommended to deploy TI for more advanced recycling and recovery of waste in healthcare sector. It is highly recommended that studies needed be held on how closed-looped supply chain can be managed in healthcare sector. Moreover, national plans for mitigating the waste generated and strategies for reusing non-hazardous waste to be drafted and provided with comprehensive discussion by the researchers.

The One Health approach is an integrated effort among interrelated sectors for environment and human health and linking food-producing organisms in order to attain health for environment, animals, and humans. However, research studies had conducted by the scholars on the effect of WTM on environment such as on textile recycling and reuse, MSTW management, and recovering resources from food waste, but less attention has been paid on human and animals health and wellbeing, specifically minimal research has conducted on WTM practices. Thus, it is recommended that future studies can be held on WTM by including One Health framework in policymaking and planning of waste for health promotion and disease prevention.

Conclusions

The current study is aimed to provide the map on TI and WTM research in the context of CRE for over two decades, explained the crucial research trends and themes, provide in-depth explanation about future research for better positioning, develop TI and WTM research in CRE, and map the evolution placed in the field over time. To achieve this, BMA, CTA, and TMA and mixed method approach were used to extract the information from the 1118 peer-reviewed journal articles published on Scopus from 2000 to 2021.

The results gained from the analyses indicate four clusters of TI and WTM in the context of CRE, including CRE perspectives on TI and waste hierarchy, conceptualization, and implementation of CRE, WTM in closed-loop supply chain, and CRE approach to plastic waste management. Along with that, the following main research themes of TI and WTM in the context of CRE were also identified including CRE transition, food waste, e-waste, municipal waste management, lifecycle assessment, and environmental effects, plastic waste, bio-based waste management, and construction and Demolition WTM which gained momentous in recent years as compared to liquid waste, carbon emission, and industrial ecology.

The present study findings elaborate the agenda of WTM and TI research and contribute considerably in positioning TI and WTM practices and activities align with CRE principles in the future. The landscape, map, and the prominent features of the WTM and TI research provided by the current study findings serve as a baseline for policy makers and practitioners and provide lead to future researchers to move towards CRE and support circular transition. Lastly, future directions on WTM and TI research to facilitate circular economy, human wellbeing, and sustainable environment were proposed. The future research direction provided in the current research help in (i) development of smart and sustainable WTM system through deploying TI and moving towards industry 5.0, (ii) establishing a framework that could help manage waste system without any disruption of future pandemic, and (iii) Consolidating the efforts of multidiscipline sectors in attaining ideal health of environment, animals and human through one health approach.

Following are the limitation of this study: Firstly, in the current study, data were clustered on the basis of bibliometric coupling, and it is recommended that future studies can use other data clustering techniques such as co-citation analysis. Secondly, this research has only considered Scopus database; future researchers can use both Scopus and Web of Science databases which will provide more in-depth detail in BMA. Lastly, this study has targeted only English language articles, and future studies can conduct non-English articles together with English articles to harmonize the findings of research.

Data availability

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available on reasonable request.

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Waste Management & Research : The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy (WM&R)   satisfies the growing demand for scientifically based essential information that can be utilised by waste management professionals in academia, government, industry, engineering, management, planning, and public health.

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WM&R operates a single-blind reviewing policy in which the peer reviewers’ names are always concealed from the submitting author. Authors are requested to suggest the names, affiliations and contact information of five individuals who may suitably serve as peer reviewers (also known as referees). The suggested reviewers should preferably represent international expertise, and not in any way be associated to the authors or the reported work. The Editors are under no obligation to use all or any of these individuals as reviewers.

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• Review articles:  Between 70,000 and 80,000 characters (with spaces), including up to 10 illustrations and/or tables. A review article presents a critical evaluation of information that has already been published, and considers the progress of current research toward clarifying a stated problem or topic. It should meet both of the following criteria: ◦Cite at least 100 references; and ◦Review must appear as a word in the title, and the abstract must state that it is a review article

• Mini-review articles:  Between 40,000 and 50,000 characters (with spaces), including up to 7 illustrations and/or tables. A mini-review article presents a critical evaluation of information that has already been published in a topic related to waste management, and considers the progress of current research toward clarifying a stated problem or topic. It should meet both of the following criteria: ◦Cite at least 50 references; and ◦Mini-review must appear as a word in the title, and the abstract must state that it is a mini-review article

• Original articles:  Between 25,000 and 35,000 characters (with spaces), including up to 7 illustrations and/or tables. An original article presents new information on a specific waste management and research topic or problem. Novel concepts, proven results and interesting perspectives for waste management in theory or practice and evidence of thorough literature research are important criteria when considering acceptability for peer review.

• Short communications:  Between 10,000 and 15,000 characters (with spaces), including up to 4 illustrations and/or tables. A short communication would typically describe topical and/or innovative preliminary data in the field of waste management which may be of interest to an international professional audience and that is deemed worthy of expedited publication.

• Letters to the Editor: Between 3,000 and 3,500 characters (with spaces), including (optional) one figure or table. Letters to the editor must be concise and specific and relate to an already published article in WM&R or to the journal’s operations. Letters to the Editor should be sent directly to the Editor-in-chief ( [email protected] ) and copied to the WMR Editorial Office ( [email protected] ).

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Introduction: A short introduction should start the substantive text. The introduction must place the work described in an appropriate context, including impetus for the research, practical applications (including estimates of costs, where applicable), and results of a literature study. The introduction must clearly state the specific objectives of the work presented.

Materials and methods: This section should describe and reference the techniques applied in the investigation and make clear the protocol of the study. The model and sensitivity of monitoring equipment should be stated in this section. Statistical tests should be described briefly.

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• Book example: Sifaleras A and Petridis K (eds) Operational Research in the Digital Era – ICT Challenges . Cham: Springer.  
• Book chapter example: Gayialis SP, Konstantakopoulos GD and Tatsiopoulos IP (2019) Vehicle routing problem for urban freight transportation: A review of the recent literature. In: Sifaleras A and Petridis K (eds) Operational Research in the Digital Era – ICT Challenges . Cham: Springer, 89-104.  
• Conference Proceedings example: Pokrajac D and Jones K (2000) Oil infiltration in the vicinity of a shallow groundwater table. In: Groundwater 2000. Proceedings of the International Conference on Groundwater Research  (eds Bjerg PL, Engesgaard P & Krom TD), Copenhagen, Denmark, 6-8 June 2000, pp. 17-18. Rotterdam: AA Balkema  
• OnlineFirst example: Velasco E and Nino J (2014) Recycling of aluminium scrp for secondary Al‐Si alloys. Waste Management & Research . Epub ahead of print 1 September 2014. DOI: 10.1177/0734242X10381413.  
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (1991) Audit and reduction manual for industrial emissions and wastes. Technical report UNEP(05)/T32. Paris: UNEP.

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97 Waste Management Essay Topic Ideas & Examples

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• Zero Waste Management The objective of a zero waste lifestyle is to reduce waste on the environment. The government in San Francisco has propagated a Zero Waste lifestyle.
• Disposal of Electronic Waste There has been a growing call for industry players to effect proper disposal of e-wastes, or to find alternative uses of the wastes, such as recycling and separating the components of the electronic devices for […]
• E-Waste Management in the School Environment Recycling Recycling is one of the best ways of managing e-waste in the school. Specifically, the school should roll out a comprehensive campaign on the need to dump the e-wastes in these bins.
• The Importance of Zero Waste Management The introduction gets the audience acquainted with the general idea of the paper and the key concept investigated. The major purpose of the zero-waste approach is the arrangement of a circular flow of materials, thereby […]
• Solid Waste Management in the Dubai Municipality The aim of this paper is to examine the extent of managing the effects of solid waste within the Dubai Municipality.
• Electronic Waste Management in China According to Liu et al, one of the major areas of concern in environmental conservation is the massive generation of electronic wastes.
• Campus Waste Management The current agreement with the surrounding community on the problem of waste management is based on such principles as the reduction of the waste and its division according the recycling standards.
• Solid Waste Management: Hazardous Waste Management It is the purpose of this paper to discuss the issue of improper trash disposal practices and the human health problems that such practices may cause in the community.
• Environmental Protection and Waste Management The analysis also focuses on the intellectual behaviour of people regarding the environmental effects of waste. There is lack of strong basis for scientific findings and current guidance is causing the environmental challenges to become […]
• The Issue of Waste Management at Events This paper considers the importance of gradually reducing the volume of waste generated at events and the possibility of attracting investors to the field of waste recycling at events.
• The Intel Corporation Waste Management Plan in the Workplaces This paper presents a discussion of the intensity of the seriousness of these problems with reference to a case study of waste management in Jones Cafe 5 and the Ronler Acres Cafe 3 workplaces. The […]
• Nepal’s Waste Management Alternatives For this reason, the group embarked on a research and a number of discussions with EWB to come up with the best design to address the problem of waste management in the area.
• The Nuclear Waste Management Policy The increase in the nations’ potential will aid in their industrialization and enable them to contribute more significantly to the settlement of the nuclear waste problem.
• Dental Offices’ Waste Management Practices A dental office also has to train its employees to ensure that they are aware of the importance of effective waste management to minimize the likelihood of pollution.
• Medical Waste Management and Disposal Plan The movement of hazardous medical waste needs to be carefully controlled from the point of generation to the point of final treatment.
• Food Waste Management: Impact on Sustainability and Climate Change How effective is composting food waste in enhancing sustainability and reducing the effects of climate change? The following key terms are used to identify and scrutinize references and study materials.”Food waste” and sustain* “Food waste” […]
• Waste Management Strategies: Toxic Releases It is expected that numbers need to be higher every year as the management of waste improves. Still, progress is not yet achieved in increasing the number of new source reduction projects.
• Efficient Strategies to Improve Waste Management in Qatar Restaurants The primary aim of the study is to determine the effective strategies that can be used to improve waste management in restaurants operating in Qatar.
• Dental Waste Disposal and Related Issues Thus, it is necessary for such waste to be disposed of in separate containers and for only the required amount to be used to avoid wastage.
• Sustainable Waste Management Benefits In this study, the scholar’s aims include: to know the impacts of workable management of leftover in project-based corporations, including how it profits organisations and the various methods firms use to sustain the environment.
• Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Strategies People are informed about the area of the collection facilities and the types of materials that are permissible and inadmissible at the collection site.
• Illegal Hazardous Waste Management Cases It may include the illegal storage of waste under the guise of valuable materials or the illegal dumping of refuse into surroundings.
• Waste Management and Policy Improvement Suggestions However, the existing framework does not allow for rigid and sufficient control of the waste management strategies, particularly in regard to organizational e-waste management and e-waste disposal in families.
• Waste Management Sustainability in the UK Fashion Industry In spite of the presence of the overarching goal, the exact nature and direction of sustainable policies may vary across different contexts and regions of the globe.
• Reign of Recycling and Waste Management Problem Despite the established opinion about the benefits of recycling, John Tierney, the author of the article, debates the advantages of this process.
• Solid Waste Disposal: Alternative Methods From this perspective, the necessity to recycle specific types of waste is easier to explain to the citizens than the benefits of incineration, as the former approach is more explicit.
• Poor Waste Disposal and Pollution in California For instance, the rapid increase in the number of factories and industries in California has led to more waste products in the state.
• Environmental Effect & Waste Management Survey The result shows that most respondents are aware of some of the issues caused by environmental waste and lack of recycling.
• On Waste Management: “The Big Necessity” by Rose George To accomplish this three major issues are addressed; the author’s points as well as my intention, things I have learned from the book as well as my thoughts, and lastly the benefits of the book.
• Waste Disposal: Deductions, Legal Fees S 8-1 Positive and Negative limbs: First positive limb: The extent to which outgoing expenses are incurred in gaining or producing assessable income.
• Waste Management and Hazardous Releases The study assesses the credibility of the area to sustain the facility and the effect on the public health and environment.
• Radioactive Medical Waste Management The discovery of the potential of radionuclides in the management of medical conditions has seen an increase in the use of radionuclides in medical facilities.
• Transpacific Waste Management Facility The company has a wide range of waste removal, management, and disposal arrangements that have been fully certified to manage liquid and hazardous waste materials.
• Waste Management Practices: The Shire of Collie Most of the regions within the proximity of the Shire of Collie undertake drastic measures to control the growth of the waste management problem.
• African Towns’ Waste Management: Port Said, Egypt The report addresses problems in developing African countries in general and the city of Port Said in particular. In Port Said, waste collection is done by local authority employees and is largely dependent on two […]
• Waste Management in Developing Nations: A Need Assessment Plan Information gathering is very important as it will tell the current methods of waste management present in the community and the existing resources.
• E-Waste Management in the US: In Search of a Financial Model This paper defines and considers the peculiar characteristics of electronic waste or E-Waste, and invites particular reference to the system of E-Waste management followed by the US federal government and the member States.
• Mapping Environmental Justice: Water and Waste Management Environmental justice describes a set of values, rules and actions which place the responsibility for the dangers to the environmental health on citizens from all ethnicities and socioeconomic classes of the society and guarantee them […]
• Analysis of the Hazardous Waste Management in American States The report particularly mirrors the relationship of the number of waste generators and total hazardous waste generated by the state, generators versus waste generated, and waste shipped versus a number of regions within the States.
• Electronic Waste Management and Recycling In this modern era, going green is the main concern of companies and thus a stance for competition for the majority.
• Liquid Waste Disposal and Ground Water Contamination The following picture illustrates the contamination of water by the liquid waste disposed by The Davis Liquid Waste Analysis of the two case studies reveals that there was ground water in glacial deposits contamination by […]
• Evaluation and Enhancement of E-Waste Management in Dubai The following are some of the possible research methods that can be used to evaluate how to enhance e-waste management in the United Arab Emirates, specifically in the city of Dubai.
• E-Waste Management: Reducing the Toxicity Thus, the topic of this essay is the assessment of the current problem of e-waste management, the current levels of competence about e-waste management, and the methods of addressing the problem at hand.
• Sustainability and Industrial Waste Management It should be mandatory to use the EPA transport certificates. Landfills should not be used to dispose of wastes that belong to category A.
• Waste Management Steps for Manufacturers In the third step, Cooks argues that waste products and waste vehicles should be organized in such a way as to ensure that the waste collected is transported from the factory to the waste processing […]
• Horizon Company’s Energy and Waste Management The same analogy is true for its high-energy demand because Horizon’s use of fossil fuel and electricity to power its organisational processes contribute to the depletion of the earth’s resources.
• Waste Management: Building Information Modeling The amount of waste generated in construction and demolition processes is enormous and is considered the largest portion of global waste.
• Waste Management in Food Processing: Different Types of Wastes and Recycling Ways Even though countries use a variety of ways to manage waste, the research suggests that they are not sufficiently effective and the accumulating waste poses a danger to the well-being of the population.
• Waste Management in Urban Area: Peer Review The methods applied in Cracow enumerated the mass of the waste collected in 2007 and subdivided it into sections of quantity disposed in containers, landfills, and in the recycling banks.
• Metalico Inc.’s Sustainability and Waste Management The other types of scrap metal are distributed to the other facilities in various states. Since this company is a scrap metal recycling facility, it protects the environment against pollution.
• Etihad Airways Company’s Waste Management Approach Moreover, one of the core values of the company is its determination to create a sustainable system that will minimize the impact of the company’s operations on the environment.
• Waste Management in Australia: International Lessons This report is based on the extensive literature survey of the waste management sector in Australia and helps to develop an understanding of the achievements made by the country in the chosen sector. Many developed […]
• Ford’s Waste Disposal in Ringwood Mines Landfill Site In 1984, the area was placed on the Superfund priority list by the Environmental Protection Agency in order to clean up the contamination; however, several attempts of land recovery made by Ford failed as pockets […]
• Medical Waste Disposal: Steps and Regulations Medical waste is “waste sufficiently capable of causing infection during handling and disposal”. Genotoxic Highly dangerous waste that can be teratogenic, carcinogenic, or mutagenic.
• Deep Borehole Disposal for Nuclear Waste 22It is noteworthy that the issue of the feasibility of these projects is still questionable, and the US is unique in actually preparing to test it.
• Hazardous Waste Disposal in the United States The purpose of this report is to present the results of the investigation of the Hanford vitrification plant, a construction projct of Bechtel Corporation.
• Healthcare Waste Management and International Pacts Where a private contractor is involved in the collection, transportation, and disposal of the waste, the duty of care principle requires the health care facility to conduct supervision to ensure that the processes are carried […]
• Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries The major factors that affect the management of waste in cities in developing nations are an ever-increasing quantity of waste generated, overburdened municipal resources because of the increased cost of waste management, and insufficient understanding […]
• Food and Water Waste Disposal in NYC As Grogan observes, many of the problems that are associated with the process of waste disposal are due to the corruption in the state government.
• Waste Management and Action Plan: SP AusNet’s Offices Besides, the report outlines the protocols and procedures for conducting waste management audits such as visual inspection of the current waste boxes and disposal bins.
• Geelong Resource Recovery Centre: Waste Management The Organogram of the facility supports the waste disposal system. Consequently, some waste materials are not transported to the landfill facility.
• Transpacific, Australian Waste Disposal Agency The services department is classified into the general waste disposal, hazardous waste disposal unit, industrial waste disposal and other waste disposal unit. In accordance with the Waste Management Act, the company has the certification and […]
• Nuclear Waste Management Ethical Dilemmas However, the creation of energy through nuclear reactions leads to the production of radioactive by-products that are dangerous to the environment.
• Hazardous Material Waste Management Issues For example, nuclear wastes that are generated during the production of nuclear energy are highly hazardous to people and the environment.
• Benefit Corporation’s Waste Management Owing to the new changes in the operational nature of this company, there is an urgent need to oversee the wellbeing of the immediate environment.
• Effective Waste Management Steps Step 6: To guarantee the effective reuse of the waste, it is necessary to pay attention to the containers for storing the waste and to the method used for reusing the substances.
• Hazardous Waste Management Policy at ASU Understanding the seriousness of the issue and the importance of the correct policy applied towards such aspect of work as hazardous waste management, I have read the policy Arizona State University presents.
• Nuclear Waste Disposal Methods The main challenge associated with the nuclear energy is the disposal of the resultant waste. The question of nuclear waste management remains a challenging one given that projections indicate a possible rise in the use […]
• Solid Waste Management in Canada The paper researches and examines the issue of privatization in solid waste management in Canada. The article reveals crucial debates on the issue of privatization of solid waste management.
• “Management Models of Municipal Solid Waste: A Review Focusing on Socio Economic Factors” by Cherian and Jacob Numerous factors impact the quality and results of solid waste management, and the goal of Cherian and Jacob is to review them.
• Introducing E-Waste Management Course in the College The objective of the course would be to ensure that the youths are responsible for the management of wastes, especially the electronic wastes.
• Waste Management Plan – Archivision Garbage collection is inappropriate while the firm produces a great amount of paper and ink wastes, not to mention the food waste and from other activities in the kitchen and in the suites.
• Global Solid Waste Problem and Management Effectiveness in the collection of solid wastes depends on the rate of production of the wastes and availability of resources and equipment to facilitate this collection.
• Waste Management in Australia The first item of the log that is at the top is meant to define the authority under which the bins are managed.
• Waste Management in Australia Numerous materials that end up in landfills determine the types of waste-to-energy management practices that should be executed to save the environment from pollution and devastation.
• Waste Disposal of Victoria City Since the quality of wastes is above the amount which is allowed for disposal through the council, the company should begin by getting waste disposal certificate and observe the rules of disposing the hazardous wastes.
• Wastewater Management Program for Abu Dhabi The plan is to create a conventional treatment plant that will involve a technology to treat the water with efficiency and reliability.
• E-Waste Management Plan for Melbourne School For instance, the e-waste sensitization unit may be encouraged to advice the stakeholders of the school to observe the basic rules of e-waste disposal such as collection of these wastes in designated containers or collection […]
• Sustainability and Waste Management: University of Queensland At the time of the collection of the waste from the bins, the bins are over 50% full, with the general waste bins being 95% full.
• Refinery Wastewater Management Water processing plants that use chemical processes to manage the waste water have now turned to the use of zero-effluent techniques of waste management that ensure that the waste water can be re-used and the […]
• Waste Management in Rye Facility The main aim of Rye facility is to foster waste recovery together with the provision of tipping services to people within the municipality.
• Waste Management in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi The government in the emirate should formulate regulations governing waste management and restricting any form of disposal that could be harmful to the environment.
• A Comparative Analysis of American and Chinese Waste Management Methods In addition, the use of recycling reduces the chances of a country to make use of land fill and incineration and promotes the usability of waste materials again and again.
• Sustainability and Waste Management Secondly, this approach can decrease the cost of energy, and this opportunity is important for the economic sustainability of the country.
• Technologies in Improving Air Quality Management Due to Waste Water In this regard, the Eastern Research Group says the temperature of the environment and the physical design of the wastewater treatment facilities have a role to play in the intensity of the pollution In Canada, […]
• Project Management: A Platform Project for Waste Recycling in SMEs and Public Companies Seeing how the manufacturing process includes the location of the resources and the transportation of the given resources to the end customer and, in fact, cannot be viewed outside the manufacturing process, it will be […]
• Management of E-Waste The school can contact the vendors and suppliers of such equipment for disposal. The school can identify the surplus equipment and organize a local auction to dispose them off.
• Sustainability and Waste Management in the Australian Construction Industry In Australia, there is the National Waste Policy that the Waste Management Association of Australia together with the government has put forth to responsibly manage wastes in the country.
• Waste Management Strategies in Australia This is because the population of the country is increasing leading to the creation of more waste. The increase in the quantity of waste generated in the country has a direct link to the increase […]
• The Bamako Convention: Management of Hazardous Waste Materials Movement In the recent past, many countries have been accused of damping hazardous waste in the form of nuclear waste in various parts of the world especially oceans and in third world countries this trend is […]
• Possible Solutions to the Problem of Solid Waste Management Basing on the Comparison of the Situation in the USA and the European Countries To overcome the issue of solid waste management, the USA and the European countries practice the collection, transportation, recycling of the waste at the local and regional levels, with focusing on the competitiveness of the […]
• E-Waste Disposal in US E-waste disposal is destroying the environment in various ways depending on the type of the electronic disposed and the method of disposal.
• Waste Management, Inc. Analysis and Recommendations The company had expressed interest in acquiring its competitor Republic Services, Inc in July 2008 placing a bid of $34 per share, however, this offer was rejected and the company made another attempt in August […]
• Management Recycling of the Waste The requirement of this assignment was to collect and recycle different kinds of household items from the trash. In the first week five plastic cups were collected, which were kept in the storage area.
• Comparison of Secondary and Tertiary Waste Water Management Both the secondary and tertiary treatment methods utilize a number of processes to make each step a success but tertiary treatment is never usually a necessity because it depends on the toxicity of the source […]
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Why the UK needs to stop exporting plastic waste

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Burning waste must end: African leaders look to recycling for better health and value

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Right now, more adult incontinence products than baby nappies go to landfill. By 2030, it could be ten times higher

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Smart city technologies pose serious threats to women waste workers in India

Josie Wittmer , Queen's University, Ontario

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Waste Disposal Dissertation Topics Ideas and Examples

Published by Owen Ingram at January 6th, 2023 , Revised On March 24, 2023

Waste disposal is an important part of our everyday lives that often goes unnoticed. Proper waste disposal ensures that our environment and public health remain safe and healthy. Additionally, it helps to minimise the amount of trash and other materials that enter landfills or pollute our waterways.

Why Conducting Research on Waste Disposal is Important for Students?

The importance of conducting research on waste disposal should not be underestimated when it comes to students completing their dissertations. Waste disposal is a crucial component of the environment and significantly impacts society and how we live.

Researching this topic is critical for students writing dissertations, as it will enable them to understand better the complexities associated with efficiently managing waste products.

• Researching waste disposal can help students gain a deeper understanding of the current global challenges surrounding this issue, such as pollution and climate change.
• By exploring these issues from different perspectives, students can develop new insights that could significantly impact how people think about, manage, and reduce their waste output.
• Additionally, researching this topic can provide insight into how public policy around waste management could be improved to address these urgent environmental issues more effectively.

How to Choose the Right Waste Disposal Dissertation Topics?

With so many waste disposal topics to choose from, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and frustrated. However, there are some critical points that you should consider in order to make sure your selection is right for you.

• Always opt for a topic that has relevance to your field of study. This will ensure that you can produce interesting and well-informed work.
• Pick something that has not been extensively researched already – this will give your paper a unique edge and contribute new insights into the chosen subject area.

Make sure the topic appeals to you personally – selecting something too far removed from your interests may lead to difficulty when it comes time for writing up results or conclusions.

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List of Topics for Waste Disposal Dissertation Topics?

• Municipal solid waste management in India: From waste disposal to the recovery of resources?
• Environmental and health impacts due to e-waste disposal in China–A review
• Municipal solid waste disposal in Portugal
• Waste generation, waste disposal and policy effectiveness: Evidence on decoupling from the European Union
• Household waste management in a Swedish municipality: determinants of waste disposal, recycling and composting
• Overview of waste disposal and landfills/dumps in Asian countries
• Domestic waste disposal practice and perceptions of private sector waste management in urban Accra
• Present status of e-waste disposal and recycling in China
• A GIS-based transportation model for solid waste disposal–A case study on Asansol municipality
• Inconvenience cost of waste disposal behaviour in South Korea
• An assessment of material waste disposal methods in the Nigerian construction industry
• Effects of municipal waste disposal methods on community health in Ibadan-Nigeria
• Solid waste disposal methodology selection using multi-criteria decision-making methods and an application in Turkey
• Investigation of waste disposal areas using electrical methods: a case study from Chania, Crete, Greece
• Biodegradation of chemical waste by specialised methylotrophs, an alternative to physical methods of waste disposal
• Waste disposal problems and management in Ughelli, Nigeria
• The problem of solid waste management and people awareness on appropriate solid waste disposal in Bahir Dar City: Amhara region, Ethiopia
• Movement of selected metals, asbestos, and cyanide in soil: applications to waste disposal problems
• The effects of waste disposal on the coastal waters of Southern California
• The environmental effects of mining waste disposal at Lihir Gold Mine, Papua New Guinea
• The inhibiting effects of hydrogen on the corrosion of uranium dioxide under nuclear waste disposal conditions
• Assessment of odour activity value coefficient and odour contribution based on binary interaction effects in waste disposal plant
• Effects of thermal treatment on fracture characteristics of granite from Beishan, a possible high-level radioactive waste disposal site in China
• An essay on the effect of preliminary restoration tasks applied to a large TENORM wastes disposal in the southwest of Spain.

How Does a Good Waste Disposal Dissertation Topic Help Students in Their Research?

A dissertation is an essential milestone in a student’s academic career. It is the culmination of years of research and hard work.

A good dissertation topic can help students to refine their research goals and develop effective strategies for gathering data and completing their project.

A good waste disposal dissertation topic will depend on the student’s area of focus. For example, students interested in local government policies may wish to consider topics such as landfill management or recycling initiatives.

Those interested in public health may wish to look at topics such as hazardous chemicals or air pollution caused by incineration plants. No matter the chosen field, it is essential to select a specific and engaging topic that has not been explored extensively by other researchers in order to maximise its impact on the field.

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How do i choose the most appropriate waste disposal dissertation topic.

Consider the subject of your degree program and determine what type of research would best match up with the knowledge you have built up over your studies. For example, if you are studying engineering, choosing a waste disposal project related to sustainability or renewable energy sources may be more suitable than focusing on traditional landfill methods.

Can I use these topics for my dissertation?

Yes, you can use these topics for your dissertation. You can also place an order for a unique waste disposal dissertation topic.

Have other students used these topics already?

These topics are unique though other students might have used these topics since they are publically available for anyone to view.

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Materials and Waste Management Research

Waste and materials management research will provide ways to reuse materials, derive energy from wastes, produce less waste and better manage unavoidable waste, which will conserve natural resources and reduce disposal costs.

EPA is developing data and tools to optimize the recovery of energy from wastes. This research will be done in collaboration with states to develop reuse options and with the private sector to assess technologies and processes. This information can identify opportunities to further reduce the volume of waste disposal, conserve natural materials, and reduce costs while protecting the natural environment.

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• Municipal Solid Waste Decision Support Tool (MSW-DST)  - designed to aid solid waste planners in evaluating the cost and environmental aspects of integrated municipal solid waste management strategies. 
• LandGEM  - provides an automated estimation tool for quantifying air emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. 
• Leaching Environmental Assessment Framework (LEAF) Methods and Guidance  - a leaching evaluation system to provide a description of the release of inorganic constituents of potential concern for a wide range of solid materials. 
• Hydrologic Evaluation of Landfill Performance (HELP) Model  - hydrologic model of water movement across, into, through and out of landfills. The program models rainfall, runoff, infiltration, and other water pathways to estimate how much water builds up above each landfill liner.
• US Environmentally-Extended Input-Output (USEEIO) Models  -  a family of models that provides a robust resource for estimating the potential impacts—environmental and economic—associated with the production or consumption of goods and services.
• Waste Reduction Model (WARM)  - provides high-level estimates of potential greenhouse gas emissions reductions, energy savings and economic impacts from several different waste management practices.

See  EPA Science Models and Research Tools (SMaRT) Search  for a full listing of available tools.

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7 Innovative Initiatives in Waste Management and Recycling

In the face of global environmental challenges, waste management and recycling have emerged as critical areas for innovation and sustainable solutions. From reducing landfill waste to promoting circular economy principles, numerous initiatives are revolutionizing the waste management industry.

In this detailed blog, we will explore seven big ideas and initiatives that are driving positive change in waste management and recycling practices.

Circular Economy Adoption

The transition from a linear to a circular economy model is at the forefront of waste management initiatives. Rather than disposing of materials after use, the circular economy aims to maximize resource efficiency by keeping products and materials in use for as long as possible. This involves strategies such as product redesign for recyclability, remanufacturing, and the development of closed-loop supply chains. By shifting towards a circular economy approach, waste generation can be minimized, and valuable resources can be conserved and reused.

Advanced Recycling Technologies

Advancements in recycling technologies are enabling the recovery of materials from a wider range of waste streams. Innovations such as chemical recycling, which breaks down plastics into their molecular components for reuse, offer new opportunities to tackle plastic pollution and create a more sustainable plastics industry. Additionally, advancements in sorting and separation technologies enhance the efficiency of recycling facilities, enabling the recovery of valuable materials from mixed waste streams.

Waste-to-Energy Solutions

Waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies are gaining traction as a viable alternative to traditional landfill disposal methods. WTE facilities convert non-recyclable waste into energy through processes such as incineration or anaerobic digestion. This not only reduces the volume of waste sent to landfills but also generates renewable energy, contributing to decarbonization efforts. With advancements in WTE technologies, such as improved emissions control and energy recovery systems , these facilities offer a sustainable solution for managing residual waste streams.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programs

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs hold producers accountable for the end-of-life management of their products and packaging. By shifting the responsibility and costs of waste management back to producers, EPR programs incentivize product design for recyclability and promote the adoption of sustainable packaging materials. Through EPR schemes, producers are encouraged to implement take-back programs, invest in recycling infrastructure, and support initiatives to reduce waste generation throughout the product lifecycle.

Data-Driven Waste Management

The integration of data analytics and technology is revolutionizing waste management practices, enabling more efficient collection, sorting, and disposal processes. Smart waste management systems equipped with sensors and IoT devices monitor waste bins in real-time, optimizing collection routes and schedules based on fill levels and demand patterns. Predictive analytics algorithms analyze historical data to forecast waste generation trends, allowing municipalities and businesses to allocate resources effectively and reduce operational costs .

Innovative Packaging Solutions

The proliferation of single-use plastics and excessive packaging has contributed to the global waste crisis. In response, innovative packaging solutions are being developed to minimize environmental impact and promote sustainable consumption habits. Biodegradable and compostable packaging materials offer alternatives to traditional plastics, reducing the burden on landfills and ecosystems. Additionally, initiatives such as package redesign, lightweighting, and reusable packaging systems aim to minimize waste generation and promote a circular economy mindset among consumers and businesses.

Community Involvement and Education

Community involvement and education play a crucial role in driving behavioral change and promoting sustainable waste management practices. Public awareness campaigns, school programs, and community initiatives raise awareness about the importance of waste reduction, recycling, and composting. By empowering individuals and communities with knowledge and resources, stakeholders can foster a culture of environmental stewardship and collective action towards a zero-waste future.

The future of waste management and recycling hinges on innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to sustainability . By embracing circular economy principles, leveraging advanced technologies, and implementing policy frameworks such as EPR programs, stakeholders can address the growing challenges of waste generation and resource depletion. Through collective efforts and creative solutions, we can build a more resilient and sustainable waste management ecosystem for generations to come.

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