Waste Management & Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Waste Management & Research is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Storage facilities reclamation using dredged sediments from waterways: Growing media formulation for plants according to the EU Ecolabel requirements124
Environment-friendly, efficient process for mechanical recovery of waste lithium iron phosphate batteries114
Multiple-criteria decision analysis to substantiate the prospects of industrial and solid municipal wastes as slurry fuel components96
Self-reported behaviours and measures related to plastic waste reduction: European citizens’ perspective91
Effectiveness of NGOs in mountainous solid waste management: A case study from Healing Himalayas in Rakchham, Himachal Pradesh, India66
Municipal solid waste landfill: Evidence of the effect of applied landfill management on vegetation composition62
Celebrating WM&R’s first 40 years – And lessons learned for the future56
Mini-review of waste sector greenhouse gas and short-lived climate pollutant emissions in Tyre Caza, Lebanon, using the Solid Waste Emissions Estimation Tool (‘SWEET’)51
A comprehensive study of temperature data during the filling and post-closure phases at a landfill in Québec, Canada: Application of a thermal–mechanical–biological model48
Measuring circularity: A (still) ongoing methodological challenge45
Interrelationships among critical success factors for the planning of municipal solid waste management PPP projects in India using structural equation modelling45
Potential for the valorisation of brewer’s spent grains: A case study for the sequential extraction of saccharides and lignin41
Exploring the household food-wasting behaviour: A bibliometric review39
Solid waste management and Aedes aegypti infestation interconnections: A regression tree application39
The effect of dietary awareness on household food waste38
Use of polypropylene pyrolysis oil in alternative fuel production37
A mini-review of the physical recycling methods for plastic parts in end-of-life vehicles37
Supply chain optimisation for recycling and remanufacturing sustainable management in end-of-life vehicles: A mini-review and classification35
Sustainable waste management of medical waste in African developing countries: A narrative review35
Assessment of bio-medical waste before and during the emergency of novel Coronavirus disease pandemic in India: A gap analysis35
Dynamic routing for waste collection and transportation with multi-compartment electric vehicle using smart waste bins33
Individual, household and institutional level predictors of waste sorting: Evidence for Ecuador33
Prediction of e-waste generation: Application of modified adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (MANFIS)32
Assessing the management of healthcare waste for disease prevention and environment protection at selected hospitals in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo32
Forecasting medical waste in Istanbul using a novel nonlinear grey Bernoulli model optimized by firefly algorithm32
Predictors of waste sorting and recycling behavioural intention among youths: Evidence from Shenzhen, China and Turku, Finland30
The 15-minute city concept: The case study within a neighbourhood of Thessaloniki30
Global material flow analysis of end-of-life of lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide batteries from battery electric vehicles29
A simplified framework for assessing waste prevention and minimisation in developing countries within the context of CE, SDGs and ESG principles29
Does medical waste research during COVID-19 meet the challenge induced by the pandemic to waste management?28
Ghana’s recently introduced e-waste regulatory policy: A hope for a better e-waste sector?27
Research status, key technologies and development trends of pharmaceutical waste salt treatment technology: A review27
Estimation of end-of-life electric vehicle generation and analysis of the status and prospects of power battery recycling in China27
Forecasting e-waste recovery scale driven by seasonal data characteristics: A decomposition-ensemble approach26
A review of advances in valorization and post-treatment of anaerobic digestion liquid fraction effluent26
Uncovering the recycling potential of industrial waste in Sri Lanka25
Impact of a regulatory target and external factors on the waste efficiency of Italian municipalities25
Organic waste valorization in remote islands: Analysis of economic and environmental benefits of onsite treatment options25
The concept of food waste and food loss prevention and measuring tools25
A comparison assessment of landfill waste incineration and methane capture in the central region of Mexico25
Sustainable and circular agro-environmental practices: A review of the management of agricultural waste biomass in Spain and the Czech Republic24
Stabilization of mechanically biologically treated waste in anaerobic, aerobic and semi-aerobic bioreactors24
Use of carbon-encapsulated zero-valent iron nanoparticles from waste biomass to hydrogen sulphide wet removal23
Mini-review of inventory data for the dewatering and drying of sewage sludge23
United Nations’ plastic pollution treaty pathway puts waste and resources management sector at the centre of massive change23
Combustion of pellets produced from corn straw and cashew nut shell in residential and industrial scenarios: Chemical, thermal and emission analyses22
Biological wastes and the circular economy: Not yet where we could be22
Assessment of asbestos and asbestos waste quantity in the built environment of transition country21
Effects of governmental supportive policies on waste management for two substitutable products made of virgin and waste materials: A game-theoretic approach21
Combining multi-criteria decision analysis with GIS approaches for decentralized organic wastes composting plants site selection in Tiassalé, Southern Côte d’Ivoire20
Evaluating the resource recovery efficiency of garbage removal and disposal in Taiwan20
Nitrogen flow in livestock waste system towards an efficient circular economy in agriculture20
Recycling potential of carbon fibres in the construction industry: From a technical and ecological perspective19
Towards recycling of challenging waste fractions: Identifying flame retardants in plastics with optical spectroscopic techniques19
Chemical recycling: A critical assessment of potential process approaches19
An MFA–LCA framework for goal-oriented waste management studies: ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ strategies for institutions19
Understanding food surplus: Challenges and strategies for reducing food waste – A mini-review19
Sustainable waste management approach towards efficient resource utilization18
Problems associated with vermicomposting of dog excrement in practice using Eisenia andrei18
Comparative study of different sewage sludge incineration treatments based on environmental and economic life cycle assessment18
Environmental policies for the treatment of waste generated by COVID-19: Text mining review18
Generation of infectious waste during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of a Brazilian hospital18
Get the win–win: Sustainable circular model of ‘generation-value-technology’ of industrial solid waste management18
Material flow analysis and characteristics of multiple-source organic solid wastes from a perspective of ecological network analysis: A case study in Hefei, China18
Facile synthesis of double-cross-linked alginate-based hydrogel: Characterization and use in a context of circular economy for cationic dye removal18
Determination and improvement of the quality of separately collected bio-waste from households17
Developing a prediction model in a lightweight packaging waste sorting plant using sensor-based sorting data combined with data of external near-infrared and LiDAR sensors17
Plastic waste: Challenges and opportunities16
Microplastics’ impact on soil health and quality: Effect of incubation time and soil properties in soil fertility and pollution extent under the circular economy concept16
Influence of cell opening methods on organic solvent removal during pretreatment in lithium-ion battery recycling16
Knowns and unknowns of plastic waste flows in the Netherlands16
Bi-objective approach for designing a regional waste management system: A case study of Vojvodina (Serbia)15
Physical and chemical characteristics of fat, oil and grease deposits in Chinese kitchen drainage systems15
Transboundary movement of waste review: From binary towards a contextual framing15
Effect of microplastics used in agronomic practices on agricultural soil properties and plant functions: Potential contribution to the circular economy of rural areas15
A comparison of bulk inorganic constituents and trace pollutant concentration in leachates by landfill type15
Solid waste shape description and generation based on spherical harmonics and probability density function15
Bi-objective optimization for last-mile routing of garbage trucks: Aesthetics and Public exposure14
A circular economy model for waste management in India14
Simulation and prediction of the effect of aeration, recirculation and degradation on landfill temperature in aerobic operation14
Formal and informal solid waste management in Kutaisi, Georgia: A status quo report based on material flow analysis14
Evaluation of sustainable e-waste collection method for urban and rural region of India14
Liquid fertilizers produced by microwave-assisted acid hydrolysis of livestock and poultry wastes and their effects on hot pepper cultivation14
Estimation of COVID-19 waste generation and composition in Vietnam for pandemic management14
The role of biogenic wastes and residues in a climate-neutral society: Carbon source, bioenergy and negative emissions14
A review on European sustainable practices in end-of-life vehicles management14
Addressing plastic pollution and waste flows: Insights from South Africa’s experience13
The need of a stronger synergy of social and engineering sciences to pave the way for a sustainable circular economy13
Effect of increased temperature and leachate recirculation on biogas production and settlement of municipal solid waste13
Realization of quasi-steady-state piled smouldering using sequential operation chambers for industrial treatment of biomass wastes13
Valorisation of metallurgical residues via carbothermal reduction: A circular economy approach in the cement and iron and steel industry13
Measuring circular economy in olive oil mills: A review of circularity indicators and tools13
Nordic biogas model in international contexts: Early-stage decision support for adaptation13
Selective leaching process for efficient and rapid recycling of spent lithium iron phosphate batteries13
Characterization of different solid fuels from waste for an advanced online fuel control system designed for large-scale incineration plants13
Which ‘Just Transition’ futures for waste pickers – via plastic pollution mitigation?13
Influence of stockpile design on carbonation of waste concrete: Implications for carbon management in China13
Recovery of pure PET from wool/PET/elastane textile waste through step-wise enzymatic and chemical processing12
Measurement of the NOx reduction effect on food wastewater during waste incineration12
A spatial decision support system for municipal solid waste landfill sites (case study: The Mazandaran Province, Iran)12
Socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on waste bank closed-loop system in Surabaya, Indonesia12
How does plastic compare with alternative materials in the packaging sector? A systematic review of LCA studies12
Effects of straw addition on the physicochemical and microbial features of black soldier fly larvae frass derived from fish meat and bone meal12
Isolation and characterization of quorum quenching bacteria from municipal solid waste and bottom ash co-disposal landfills12
Image capturing, segmentation and data analysis of shredded refuse streams12
Energy recovery and waste treatment using the co-pyrolysis of biomass waste and polymer12
Improvements in the anaerobic digestion of biological sludge from pulp and paper mills using thermal pretreatment12
Steps forward to adopt a circular economy strategy by the tourism industry11
Determinants of reduction of food loss and waste in Indian agri-food supply chains for ensuring food security: A multi-stakeholder perspective11
Extended producer responsibility in developing economies: Assessment of promoting factors through retail electronic firms for sustainable e-waste management11
Investigation of plastic waste management in Thailand using material flow analysis11
Wedge method for landfill stability analysis considering temperature increase11
Economic incentive in enhancing community waste separation and collection: A panel data analysis in China11
Development and evaluation of an intervention to increase the collection of compostable packaging from households for industrial composting11
Megacities need both: Circular economy and final sinks!10
Waste to energy, indispensable cornerstone for circular economy: A mini-review10
An enhanced composting process with bioaugmentation: Mathematical modelling and process optimization10
Investigation of reactions occurring in waste combustion ash using thermal analysis coupled with gas analysis and characterization10
Quantifying odour impacts from aged organic waste to be considered as a priority constraint in route optimization for waste collection trucks10
Transitioning towards a sustainable circular city: How to evaluate and improve urban solid waste management in Brazil10
Management of COVID-19 healthcare waste based on the circular economy hierarchy: A critical review10
A comparison between constitutive models for the municipal solid waste10
Time to dump the waste hierarchy?9
Black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens as a potential innovative and environmentally friendly tool for organic waste management: A mini-review9
Quantification of food loss and waste and its percentage estimation along the food supply chain in Korea9
Spatial analysis to identify unauthorized municipal solid waste disposal sites in rural areas of southern Mexico9
Metaverse and circular economy9
A new approach for quantifying ecological sustainability in waste management by using the method of modelling9
Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare waste generation: Correlations and trends from a tertiary hospital of a developed country9
Biomedical waste generation at Ayurveda hospitals in South Asia: A mini review of the composition, quantities and characteristics9
Engineering design and application of large-scale oil-based drilling cuttings treatment project9
Moving from waste to resource management: A case study of Lake Toba, Indonesia9
Smart waste management and air pollution forecasting: Harnessing Internet of things and fully Elman neural network9
Construction and demolition waste framework of circular economy: A mini review9
Municipal solid waste management with recyclable potential in developing countries: Current scenario and future perspectives9
A critical review of municipal solid waste hydraulic conductivity: A mini review9
Pyrolysis of Dutch mixed plastic waste: Lifecycle GHG emissions and carbon recovery efficiency assessment9
Degradation of organic pollutants accompanied by the ultrasonic separation of the spent lithium-ion battery cathode materials8
Disposal of obsolete mobile phones: A review on replacement, disposal methods, in-use lifespan, reuse and recycling8
Market assessment to improve fibre recycling within the EU textile sector8
Geotechnical and geophysical characterisations of construction waste-infilled quarry for housing and commercial developments: Case study of Tehran, Iran8
Source separation in municipal solid waste management: Practical means to its success in Asian cities8
Mapping and visualizing of research output on waste management and green technology: A bibliometric review of literature8
What drives WEEE recycling? A comparative study concerning legislation, collection and recycling8
Environmental assessment of amending the Amager Bakke incineration plant in Copenhagen with carbon capture and storage8
Life cycle approach as a tool for assessing municipal biowaste treatment units: A systematic review8
Quantifying and managing plastic waste generated from building construction in Auckland, New Zealand8
End-of-waste criteria in the framework of end-of-life PV panels concerning circular economy strategy8
Thermal hydrolysis of sewage sludge: Improvement in biogas generation and prediction of global warming potential7
Applying cultural perspective in Indonesia municipal solid waste management process towards a grounded climate concept and action: A mini-review of opportunities and challenges7
Characteristics of industrial hazardous waste generation in South Korea from 2008 to 2018 based on decoupling and decomposition analysis7
A review on textile solid waste management: Disposal and recycling7
A downstream social norms approach for curtailing e-cigarette waste: Promising social marketing interventions from consumer interactions7
A multifunctional plant for a sustainable reuse of marble waste toward circular economy7
Evaluation of a specific system of extended producer responsibility for veterinary medicines packaging waste7
Evaluation of methane generation rate and energy recovery potential of municipal solid waste using anaerobic digestion and landfilling: A case study of Dhanbad, India7
Selection of a sustainable location for waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling plant using Entropy and Evaluation based on Distance from Average Solution7
Uncovering pathways towards sustainable transportation: Investigating factors influencing societal acceptance of end-of-life vehicle management in Indonesia7
A review of plastic waste circular actions in seven developing countries to achieve sustainable development goals7
A review of extant literature and recent trends in residential construction waste reduction7
Can we ‘Nudge’ people to better waste separation behaviours? Policy interventions mediated by habit, sense of separation efficiency and external environmental perceptions7
Life cycle assessment of the food waste management with a focus on the collection bag7
Reverse logistics models for the collection of plastic waste: A literature review7
Enhanced removal of iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) ions from contaminated water using graphene oxide-decorated polyethersulphone membranes: Synthesis and characterization7
Challenges and opportunities in managing biodegradable plastic waste: A review7
Application of ArcGIS and QFD-based model for site selection for bio-medical waste disposal6
Detection and extinguishment approaches for municipal solid waste landfill fires: A mini review6
Diverting demolition waste toward secondary markets through integrated reverse logistics supply chains: A systematic literature review6
Results of the cyclic triaxial testing on mechanically–biologically treated waste6
The decision analysis of consumer purchasing for refurbished products6
Construction and demolition waste management in Australia: A mini-review6
Availability and utilisation pattern of agricultural waste at household level in selected areas of Bangladesh6
Experimental study on the washing characteristics of fly ash from municipal solid waste incineration6
Thermal treatment of carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Part 2: Energy recovery and feedstock recycling)6
Evolution of municipal solid waste management in North America6
Challenges in the context of single-use plastics and bioplastics in Brazil: A legislative review6
Environmental impacts of circularity strategies for social distancing plastic shields made of polymethyl methacrylate in the United States6
A mini-review on the use of waste in the production of sustainable Portland cement composites6
The evolutionary path of medical waste management research: Insights from co-citation and co-word analysis6
Consideration of hotspots in the selection of supervision schemes to reduce illegal dumping of construction and demolition waste6
Waste Plastic to Roads – HDPE-modified Bitumen and PET Plastic Fibres for Road Maintenance in South Africa: A Review6
Degradation processes of brominated flame retardants dispersed in high impact polystyrene under UV–visible radiation6
A systematic review of country-specific drivers and barriers to household food waste reduction and prevention6
The ugly, the bad and the good: Reflections on a COVID-19-devastated year6
Consumers confused ‘Where to dispose biodegradable plastics?’: A study of three waste streams6
Food–Energy–Water nexus: An approach to sustainability in cities6
System dynamics-based prediction of municipal solid waste generation in high-cold and high-altitude area: The case of Lhasa, Tibet6
A mini-review of biomethane valorization: Managerial and policy implications for a circular resource6
c-Si PV module recycling: Analysis of the use of a mechanical pre-treatment to reduce the environmental impact of thermal treatment and enhance materials recovery6
Electronic waste control and management in Ghana: A critical assessment of the law, perceptions and practices5
A systematic review of plastic recycling: technology, environmental impact and economic evaluation5
Developing and evaluating an intervention to improve the disposal of compostable packaging at UK workplaces5
Synergistic effect of polyvinyl chloride and coal ash on thermal separation of heavy metals from MSWI fly ash through molten salt process5
Shifting perceptions of informal operators in the service and value chains: A retrospective of 40 years of observation and advocacy for informal recyclers and waste service providers, through the eyes5
Circular economy strategies for waste management in Sri Lanka: A focus on demolitions and repurpose and material recovery and production stages5
Fast fashion and the Circular Economy: Symbiosis or antibiosis?5
Thermodynamic model of MSWI flue gas cooling path: Effect of flue gas composition on heavy metal binding forms5
Methane emissions from trees planted on a closed landfill site5
Impact of different structures of biochar on decreasing methane emissions from sewage sludge composting5
Practice and performance of domestic waste source segregation in Chinese universities: A case study in Shanghai5
New insights into the link between pro-environmental attitudes and household food waste behaviours in China: Moderating effect of shopping distance5
The management and prevention of food losses and waste in low- and middle-income countries: A mini-review in the Africa region5
Provision of extended producer responsibility system for products packaging: A case study of Iran5
Reducing waste management scenario space for developing countries: A hierarchical clustering on principal components approach5
WEEE treatment and system management in Italy and Serbia: A comparison5
At-sea solid waste production by a small-scale fishery in Peru5
Scaling up resource recovery of plastics in the emergent circular economy to prevent plastic pollution: Assessment of risks to health and safety in the Global South5
Plastic pollution global treaty to cover waste pickers and open burning?5
Enhancing oil–water emulsion separation via synergistic filtration using graphene oxide–silver oxide nanocomposite-embedded polyethersulfone membrane5
X-ray transmission imaging of waste printed circuit boards for value estimation in recycling using machine learning5
The P-graph approach in optimal synthesis and planning of waste management towards achieving sustainable development goals: A systematic review5
Self-sustaining smouldering combustion for the treatment of industrial oily waste5
Comparison of different waste bin monitoring approaches: An exploratory study5
A multi-stakeholder digital platform for regional construction and demolition waste management5
Evaluation of the potential of feedstock combinations and their biochars for soil amendment5
Social cost–-benefit analysis of solid waste management options with application to Mumbai, India5
Impact of regulatory policy instruments on plastic waste generation in India: A system dynamics approach5
Fe-POM/attapulgite composite materials: Efficient catalysts for plastic pyrolysis5
Efficient supervision strategy for illegal dumping of construction and demolition waste: A networked game theory decision-making model5
Application of artificial intelligence to enhance collection of E-waste: A potential solution for household WEEE collection and segregation in India5
Washing of residues from the circular economy prior to sustainable landfill: Effects on long-term impacts5
Mini-review of sewage sludge parameters related to system modelling5
Food waste bioconversion into new food: A mini-review on nutrients circularity in the production of mushrooms, microalgae and insects5
Time for a reality check – Waste management saves the health, the environment and natural resources – If done in the right way5
Development and validation of a questionnaire for assessing the determinants that predict household recycling (ReDom Questionnaire)5
An assessment tool for healthcare waste management in Brazilian municipalities during the COVID-19 pandemic4
Biochar-based fertilizers from co-pyrolysis of algae and hazelnut shell with triple superphosphate: Physicochemical properties and slow release performance4
The entrepreneurial role of waste companies in transforming waste streams to value streams: Lessons from a Danish Municipal waste company4
Does the new municipal solid waste management regulation promote residents’ waste separation behaviour? Evidence from survey data in Beijing, China4
Plastic packaging waste in Europe: Addressing methodological challenges in recording and reporting4
Assessment of type and quantities of food and beverage plastic packaging: A case study4
Distribution properties of ultraviolet absorbents in different species of biodegradable plastics4
A GIS-based multi-criteria decision support model for planning municipal solid waste collection points: A case study of Çağdaş Neighbourhood, Çiğli District, Izmir, Turkey4
Mechanical strength changes of combustible municipal solid waste components during their early pyrolysis stage and mechanism analysis4
To participate or not? Research on second-hand apparel recycling intention under the guidance of environmental psychology4
Coconut shell and husk biochar: A review of production and activation technology, economic, financial aspect and application4
Four-decades evolutionary development of municipal solid waste management in China: Implications for sustainable waste management and circular economy4
The eco-efficiency of municipalities in the recycling of solid waste: A stochastic semi-parametric envelopment of data approach4
Management insights for reuse of materials in a circular built environment4
The influence of internal motivation and external publicity on consumers’ waste sorting behaviour4
Social, economic and environmental benefits of organic waste home composting in Iran4
Co-processing of solid recovered fuels from mixed municipal and commercial waste in the cement industry – A pathway to a circular economy4
Evaluation of the household solid waste mandatory sorting policy in Shanghai: A 1-year public opinion survey4
Thermal delamination of end-of-life crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules4
End-of-life management strategies of pharmaceuticals in Portuguese households4
Energizing the future: Unleashing the potential of innovative waste-to-energy technologies for energy development and sustainability within Zimbabwe’s tourism sector4
Removal of heavy metals in water-extracted solution through adsorption by palygorskite and stabilization by comilling4
Modelling of demolition waste generation: Application to Greek residential buildings4
It’s all about plastics4
Organophosphate esters in inert landfill soil: A case study4
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