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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Multiple-criteria decision analysis to substantiate the prospects of industrial and solid municipal wastes as slurry fuel components128
Celebrating WM&R’s first 40 years – And lessons learned for the future111
Self-reported behaviours and measures related to plastic waste reduction: European citizens’ perspective84
Integrating automation into construction waste quantification: A review of digital innovations for sustainable resource management81
Solid waste management and Aedes aegypti infestation interconnections: A regression tree application79
Exploring the household food-wasting behaviour: A bibliometric review72
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 model71
Conceptualising systems thinking and complexity modelling for circular economy quantification: A systematic review and critical analysis68
Critical review on microplastics in landfill leachate61
A quantitative analysis of avoidable food waste in Mexico City households61
Effectiveness of NGOs in mountainous solid waste management: A case study from Healing Himalayas in Rakchham, Himachal Pradesh, India61
Thanks to reviewers59
The effect of dietary awareness on household food waste55
Supply chain optimisation for recycling and remanufacturing sustainable management in end-of-life vehicles: A mini-review and classification54
Measuring circularity: A (still) ongoing methodological challenge50
Environment-friendly, efficient process for mechanical recovery of waste lithium iron phosphate batteries50
A mini-review of the physical recycling methods for plastic parts in end-of-life vehicles47
From end-of-pipe to precaution: Rethinking the foundations of waste management46
Individual, household and institutional level predictors of waste sorting: Evidence for Ecuador45
The concept of food waste and food loss prevention and measuring tools45
Global material flow analysis of end-of-life of lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide batteries from battery electric vehicles42
A simplified framework for assessing waste prevention and minimisation in developing countries within the context of CE, SDGs and ESG principles41
Pyrolysis of brewery spent grain, coffee ground waste and their blends40
Enhancing biodegradation of plastic wastes by adding used tire rubber: A sustainable solution for mitigating environmental pollution40
Uncovering the recycling potential of industrial waste in Sri Lanka40
Recycling rigid polypropylene from mixed waste: Does the origin affect mechanical recyclate quality?40
Prediction of e-waste generation: Application of modified adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (MANFIS)39
Exploring registers of valuing flat glass recycling in the construction sector: A case study in Sweden37
Forecasting medical waste in Istanbul using a novel nonlinear grey Bernoulli model optimized by firefly algorithm37
Ghana’s recently introduced e-waste regulatory policy: A hope for a better e-waste sector?36
Organic waste valorization in remote islands: Analysis of economic and environmental benefits of onsite treatment options34
An in-depth analysis of the sugar industry’s waste management approaches in the context of the circular economy framework: A comprehensive systematic review34
Does medical waste research during COVID-19 meet the challenge induced by the pandemic to waste management?32
Research status, key technologies and development trends of pharmaceutical waste salt treatment technology: A review32
Trends for producing sustainable yarns in the textile industry: A mini-review31
The 15-minute city concept: The case study within a neighbourhood of Thessaloniki30
Recycling potential of carbon fibres in the construction industry: From a technical and ecological perspective30
A case study on healthcare waste management in clinical laboratories in Belo Horizonte city, Brazil29
Sustainable solid waste management: The German case and lessons for South America28
Sustainable and circular agro-environmental practices: A review of the management of agricultural waste biomass in Spain and the Czech Republic28
Understanding food surplus: Challenges and strategies for reducing food waste – A mini-review28
Effects of governmental supportive policies on waste management for two substitutable products made of virgin and waste materials: A game-theoretic approach27
Which role for artificial intelligence in waste management? Let us ask her26
Impact of a regulatory target and external factors on the waste efficiency of Italian municipalities26
Triboelectric separation technology for recycling end-of-life wind turbine blades26
Biological wastes and the circular economy: Not yet where we could be26
A comparison assessment of landfill waste incineration and methane capture in the central region of Mexico25
Antecedents of mobile e-waste recycling behaviour: A study of planned intentions and direct behavioural triggers among adolescents and young Indian adults24
Evaluating the resource recovery efficiency of garbage removal and disposal in Taiwan23
Nitrogen flow in livestock waste system towards an efficient circular economy in agriculture23
Supporting plastic waste entrepreneurs in Semarang, Indonesia: Using a personal agency approach22
Combustion of pellets produced from corn straw and cashew nut shell in residential and industrial scenarios: Chemical, thermal and emission analyses22
Use of carbon-encapsulated zero-valent iron nanoparticles from waste biomass to hydrogen sulphide wet removal21
Mini-review of inventory data for the dewatering and drying of sewage sludge21
Evaluating textile waste management policies: Lifecycle gaps and opportunities for improvement21
From waste to resource: Engineering advancements for municipal solid waste fine fraction utilization – A review20
Sustainable waste management approach towards efficient resource utilization20
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 sensors19
Physical and chemical characteristics of fat, oil and grease deposits in Chinese kitchen drainage systems19
Optimizing thermal hydrolysis in kraft cellulose biosludge treatment: Challenges with recalcitrant compounds and process efficiency19
An MFA–LCA framework for goal-oriented waste management studies: ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ strategies for institutions19
Landfills as integrated water–energy–food–ecosystems Nexus hubs: A prospective vision for circular economy implementation19
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
Get the win–win: Sustainable circular model of ‘generation-value-technology’ of industrial solid waste management18
Problems associated with vermicomposting of dog excrement in practice using Eisenia andrei18
Food waste management in Malaysian private healthcare: A systematic review17
Methane and nitrous oxide emission factors from full-scale garden waste composting facilities17
Transboundary movement of waste review: From binary towards a contextual framing17
Determination and improvement of the quality of separately collected bio-waste from households17
Comparative study of different sewage sludge incineration treatments based on environmental and economic life cycle assessment17
Microplastics’ impact on soil health and quality: Effect of incubation time and soil properties in soil fertility and pollution extent under the circular economy concept17
Knowns and unknowns of plastic waste flows in the Netherlands16
Simulation and prediction of the effect of aeration, recirculation and degradation on landfill temperature in aerobic operation16
A review on European sustainable practices in end-of-life vehicles management16
Classification and research status of solid waste grouting materials: A review16
Factors influencing consumer intention to sort household waste: A Brazilian perspective16
Bi-objective approach for designing a regional waste management system: A case study of Vojvodina (Serbia)16
A novel approach to characterizing plastic waste releases from land-based sources using material flow analysis: The case of Thailand16
Can information-based interventions shift consumers’ perceptions of sustainable e-waste management? Evidence from an experimental study in Surabaya, Indonesia16
A comparison of bulk inorganic constituents and trace pollutant concentration in leachates by landfill type16
Liquid fertilizers produced by microwave-assisted acid hydrolysis of livestock and poultry wastes and their effects on hot pepper cultivation16
Experimental study on the trommel screening performance of municipal solid waste16
The role of biogenic wastes and residues in a climate-neutral society: Carbon source, bioenergy and negative emissions16
Exploring residents’ preferences for waste management policy tools in the heterogeneous ethnic and resource-constrained rural settings in Pakistan15
Effect of microplastics used in agronomic practices on agricultural soil properties and plant functions: Potential contribution to the circular economy of rural areas15
Formal and informal solid waste management in Kutaisi, Georgia: A status quo report based on material flow analysis15
Characterization of different solid fuels from waste for an advanced online fuel control system designed for large-scale incineration plants15
Realization of quasi-steady-state piled smouldering using sequential operation chambers for industrial treatment of biomass wastes14
The need of a stronger synergy of social and engineering sciences to pave the way for a sustainable circular economy14
Bi-objective optimization for last-mile routing of garbage trucks: Aesthetics and Public exposure14
Phosphate adsorption by poultry manure biochar impregnated with different sources of magnesium14
Nordic biogas model in international contexts: Early-stage decision support for adaptation14
Environmental distribution and biodegradability of persistent organic pollutants in an open burning municipal solid waste site13
Valorisation of metallurgical residues via carbothermal reduction: A circular economy approach in the cement and iron and steel industry13
Selective leaching process for efficient and rapid recycling of spent lithium iron phosphate batteries13
Which ‘Just Transition’ futures for waste pickers – via plastic pollution mitigation?13
Measuring circular economy in olive oil mills: A review of circularity indicators and tools13
Thermal hotspot detection in landfills using high-resolution land surface temperature data: A case study of active and closed sites13
Analysis of fuel pellets from sorted contaminated construction and demolition wood waste13
Measurement of the NOx reduction effect on food wastewater during waste incineration12
The complex web of littering behaviour in natural open spaces: A multivariate exploration12
Addressing plastic pollution and waste flows: Insights from South Africa’s experience12
Development and evaluation of an intervention to increase the collection of compostable packaging from households for industrial composting12
Image capturing, segmentation and data analysis of shredded refuse streams12
Effect of increased temperature and leachate recirculation on biogas production and settlement of municipal solid waste12
Isolation and characterization of quorum quenching bacteria from municipal solid waste and bottom ash co-disposal landfills12
A comprehensive analysis of a municipal solid waste management system: An Argentinean case study12
Influence of stockpile design on carbonation of waste concrete: Implications for carbon management in China12
Improvements in the anaerobic digestion of biological sludge from pulp and paper mills using thermal pretreatment11
Economic incentive in enhancing community waste separation and collection: A panel data analysis in China11
Circular communication strategy as a framework to achieve robust circularity targets11
Determinants of reduction of food loss and waste in Indian agri-food supply chains for ensuring food security: A multi-stakeholder perspective11
Extended sustainability assessment of steel slag waste application in urban transportation infrastructure based on environmental impact and implementing feasibility11
Recovery of pure PET from wool/PET/elastane textile waste through step-wise enzymatic and chemical processing11
Co-pyrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate and epoxy resin waste: Does mixing influence process efficiency and product distribution?10
Investigation of plastic waste management in Thailand using material flow analysis10
How does plastic compare with alternative materials in the packaging sector? A systematic review of LCA studies10
Extended producer responsibility in developing economies: Assessment of promoting factors through retail electronic firms for sustainable e-waste management10
Energy recovery and waste treatment using the co-pyrolysis of biomass waste and polymer10
Transitioning towards a sustainable circular city: How to evaluate and improve urban solid waste management in Brazil10
Effects of straw addition on the physicochemical and microbial features of black soldier fly larvae frass derived from fish meat and bone meal10
Navigating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in organic waste streams: Sources, challenges and implications for circular economy recycling – A mini-review10
Investigation of reactions occurring in waste combustion ash using thermal analysis coupled with gas analysis and characterization9
Black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens as a potential innovative and environmentally friendly tool for organic waste management: A mini-review9
Metaverse and circular economy9
Current and re-emerging practices of solid waste management in Accra’s open-air markets9
Analysing the role and job creation potential of buy-back centres along the South African beverage polyethylene terephthalate value chain: A circular economy perspective9
Smart waste management and air pollution forecasting: Harnessing Internet of things and fully Elman neural network9
A new approach for quantifying ecological sustainability in waste management by using the method of modelling9
Municipal solid waste management with recyclable potential in developing countries: Current scenario and future perspectives9
Biomedical waste generation at Ayurveda hospitals in South Asia: A mini review of the composition, quantities and characteristics9
Time to dump the waste hierarchy?9
Quantification of food loss and waste and its percentage estimation along the food supply chain in Korea9
Waste to energy, indispensable cornerstone for circular economy: A mini-review9
Quantifying odour impacts from aged organic waste to be considered as a priority constraint in route optimization for waste collection trucks9
Construction and demolition waste framework of circular economy: A mini review9
Advancing fly ash treatment: Innovative strategies for material recovery and environmental sustainability9
Management of COVID-19 healthcare waste based on the circular economy hierarchy: A critical review9
Effect of thermal treatment conditions on the release and transformation of organic impurities in industrial waste salts8
Spatial analysis to identify unauthorized municipal solid waste disposal sites in rural areas of southern Mexico8
Degradation of organic pollutants accompanied by the ultrasonic separation of the spent lithium-ion battery cathode materials8
A critical review of municipal solid waste hydraulic conductivity: A mini review8
Quantifying and managing plastic waste generated from building construction in Auckland, New Zealand8
Life cycle approach as a tool for assessing municipal biowaste treatment units: A systematic review8
From waste to sustainable development: Evaluating Canada’s waste management policies and Sustainable Development Goals progress8
How can we learn from the best in waste management?8
Demography matters – scenarios of waste generation process and spatial impacts: Poland’s case study8
Disposal of obsolete mobile phones: A review on replacement, disposal methods, in-use lifespan, reuse and recycling8
Mapping and visualizing of research output on waste management and green technology: A bibliometric review of literature8
Market assessment to improve fibre recycling within the EU textile sector8
Geopolymer sound-absorbing materials from municipal solid waste incineration fly ash and foundry ash: Dioxin detoxification, heavy metal stabilization and acoustic performance8
Resources, organizational network, institutional drivers and human capital in the transition to a circular economy in Montreal (Canada): A stakeholder perspective8
Engineering design and application of large-scale oil-based drilling cuttings treatment project8
Systematic review of conceptual and methodological frameworks for sustainable landfill site selection using multi-criteria decision-making techniques8
Pyrolysis of Dutch mixed plastic waste: Lifecycle GHG emissions and carbon recovery efficiency assessment8
Enhanced removal of iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) ions from contaminated water using graphene oxide-decorated polyethersulphone membranes: Synthesis and characterization7
Changing household waste separation behaviour through monetary incentives, nudges and unverified self-reports7
A mini-review of biomethane valorization: Managerial and policy implications for a circular resource7
Evaluation of a specific system of extended producer responsibility for veterinary medicines packaging waste7
The decision analysis of consumer purchasing for refurbished products7
A review on textile solid waste management: Disposal and recycling7
Strategic assessment of nuclear waste disposal site selection using the fuzzy DEMATEL method7
Strata-based approach for determination of resource recovery potential from legacy waste dumpsite in India7
Uncovering pathways towards sustainable transportation: Investigating factors influencing societal acceptance of end-of-life vehicle management in Indonesia7
Waste composition and identification of Bacteria in waste generated from a tertiary hospital in Southwestern Nigeria7
A tsunami in the textile industry: How Europe’s lawmakers are re-threading fashion7
A mini-review on the use of waste in the production of sustainable Portland cement composites7
Applying cultural perspective in Indonesia municipal solid waste management process towards a grounded climate concept and action: A mini-review of opportunities and challenges7
Geographic information systems for sustainable municipal solid waste management: A systematic review and bibliometric analysis7
Sustainability assessment of waste vacuum systems as a collection solution7
A review of extant literature and recent trends in residential construction waste reduction7
Selection of a sustainable location for waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling plant using Entropy and Evaluation based on Distance from Average Solution7
Challenges and opportunities in managing biodegradable plastic waste: A review7
A review of advanced sustainable waste management approaches of the oil and gas industry: Integrating green hybrid technologies for a cleaner future7
Consumers confused ‘Where to dispose biodegradable plastics?’: A study of three waste streams7
Evolution of municipal solid waste management in North America7
Thermal hydrolysis of sewage sludge: Improvement in biogas generation and prediction of global warming potential7
A review of plastic waste circular actions in seven developing countries to achieve sustainable development goals7
Evaluation of methane generation rate and energy recovery potential of municipal solid waste using anaerobic digestion and landfilling: A case study of Dhanbad, India7
End-of-waste criteria in the framework of end-of-life PV panels concerning circular economy strategy7
A downstream social norms approach for curtailing e-cigarette waste: Promising social marketing interventions from consumer interactions7
Building a circular economy of belonging: An econometric approach7
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 South6
Fast fashion and the Circular Economy: Symbiosis or antibiosis?6
Assessing the contributions of informal waste management sector and its economic potentials in Nigeria: Challenges and opportunities for macro-level circular economy implementation6
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 eyes6
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
A systematic review of country-specific drivers and barriers to household food waste reduction and prevention6
Pretreatment strategies for enhanced biohydrogen production from organic waste: A comparative review6
Informing scalability for social innovation: Evidence from a recycling initiative6
Detection and extinguishment approaches for municipal solid waste landfill fires: A mini review6
A multi-stakeholder digital platform for regional construction and demolition waste management6
Enhancing oil–water emulsion separation via synergistic filtration using graphene oxide–silver oxide nanocomposite-embedded polyethersulfone membrane6
Degradation processes of brominated flame retardants dispersed in high impact polystyrene under UV–visible radiation6
Synergistic effect of polyvinyl chloride and coal ash on thermal separation of heavy metals from MSWI fly ash through molten salt process6
Assessing the process performance of ballistic separators in packaging waste sorting plants using sensor-based process monitoring6
Environmental impacts of circularity strategies for social distancing plastic shields made of polymethyl methacrylate in the United States6
Washing of residues from the circular economy prior to sustainable landfill: Effects on long-term impacts6
Environmental impact analysis of the synergistic recycling process of waste three-way catalysts and waste LiCoO 2 batteries6
Circular Economy Performance in the European Union: An Assessment with Different Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods6
The management and prevention of food losses and waste in low- and middle-income countries: A mini-review in the Africa region6
Reducing waste management scenario space for developing countries: A hierarchical clustering on principal components approach6
Waste Plastic to Roads – HDPE-modified Bitumen and PET Plastic Fibres for Road Maintenance in South Africa: A Review6
Removal of soluble chlorides and valorization of incineration bottom ash through alkali fusion and hydrothermal techniques6
Can we ‘Nudge’ people to better waste separation behaviours? Policy interventions mediated by habit, sense of separation efficiency and external environmental perceptions6
Results of the cyclic triaxial testing on mechanically–biologically treated waste6
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
Social cost–-benefit analysis of solid waste management options with application to Mumbai, India5
X-ray transmission imaging of waste printed circuit boards for value estimation in recycling using machine learning5
Greenhouse gas emissions analysis from industrial hazardous waste treatment: A case study in Qingdao, China5
Time for a reality check – Waste management saves the health, the environment and natural resources – If done in the right way5
New insights into the link between pro-environmental attitudes and household food waste behaviours in China: Moderating effect of shopping distance5
Impact of different structures of biochar on decreasing methane emissions from sewage sludge composting5
The P-graph approach in optimal synthesis and planning of waste management towards achieving sustainable development goals: A systematic review5
A systematic review of plastic recycling: technology, environmental impact and economic evaluation5
Thermodynamic model of MSWI flue gas cooling path: Effect of flue gas composition on heavy metal binding forms5
Process combination for mechanical co-processing of residues from municipal solid waste treatment5
At-sea solid waste production by a small-scale fishery in Peru5
Circular economy strategies for waste management in Sri Lanka: A focus on demolitions and repurpose and material recovery and production stages5
Biochar-based fertilizers from co-pyrolysis of algae and hazelnut shell with triple superphosphate: Physicochemical properties and slow release performance5
Mini-review of sewage sludge parameters related to system modelling5
The environmental benefits of industrial symbiosis: A case study on substituting sand with steel slag as filler in epoxy mortar5
Local applications of kerbside food and garden organics collection: An Australian regional study5
Circular concrete reuse as a higher-value process to achieving decarbonization in the construction sector: A systematic review5
A system dynamics approach to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on medical waste management systems5
Enhancing critical raw materials recovery in micro e-mobility: Regulatory strategies for the EU5
Why are recyclable material recovery facilities not economically self-sustaining? A technical, financial and social analysis based on data from units in Brazil5
The entrepreneurial role of waste companies in transforming waste streams to value streams: Lessons from a Danish Municipal waste company5
Understanding knowledge, perception, attitude and behaviour on sustainable healthcare waste management practices in selected National Health Service Trusts in the Northwest of England5
Developing and evaluating an intervention to improve the disposal of compostable packaging at UK workplaces5
Improving the decision-making for sustainable demolition waste management by combining a BIM-based life cycle sustainability assessment framework and hybrid MCDA approach4
Assessment of phytotoxicity in soil-like material recovered from landfill mining of legacy waste in open dumpsites4
Energizing the future: Unleashing the potential of innovative waste-to-energy technologies for energy development and sustainability within Zimbabwe’s tourism sector4
Evaluation of the household solid waste mandatory sorting policy in Shanghai: A 1-year public opinion survey4
Thermoactivated cement from construction and demolition waste for pavement base stabilization: A case study in Brazil4
Towards a just transition to the circular economy: Analysing waste pickers’ integration in North America4
Plastic packaging waste in Europe: Addressing methodological challenges in recording and reporting4
Role of sustainable development goals in advancing the circular economy: A state-of-the-art review on past, present and future directions4
Assessment of occupational hazards facing waste pickers to support a proper closure of a large open dump4
Rethinking food loss and waste to promote sustainable resource use and climate change mitigation in agri-food systems: A review4
Does the new municipal solid waste management regulation promote residents’ waste separation behaviour? Evidence from survey data in Beijing, China4
Co-processing of solid recovered fuels from mixed municipal and commercial waste in the cement industry – A pathway to a circular economy4
The ‘costs’ of absorbent hygiene product mismanagement: A mini-review of contemporary literature from the Global South4
Distribution properties of ultraviolet absorbents in different species of biodegradable plastics4
Mechanical strength changes of combustible municipal solid waste components during their early pyrolysis stage and mechanism analysis4
Modelling of demolition waste generation: Application to Greek residential buildings4
Towards sustainable waste management: A systematic PRISMA review of environmentally responsible landfill siting4
Management insights for reuse of materials in a circular built environment4
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