Waste Management

Papers
(The TQCC of Waste Management is 19. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Global E-waste management: Can WEEE make a difference? A review of e-waste trends, legislation, contemporary issues and future challenges221
Artificial intelligence applications in solid waste management: A systematic research review203
Plastic recycling in a circular economy; determining environmental performance through an LCA matrix model approach187
Rethinking organic wastes bioconversion: Evaluating the potential of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.)) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) (BSF)164
An analysis of the plastic waste trade and management in Asia152
Food waste valorisation and circular economy concepts in insect production and processing142
Application of deep learning object classifier to improve e-waste collection planning129
Soil microplastic pollution in an e-waste dismantling zone of China124
Recycling of post-consumer plastic packaging waste in the EU: Recovery rates, material flows, and barriers122
Waste to bioplastics: How close are we to sustainable polyhydroxyalkanoates production?120
Challenges in current construction and demolition waste recycling: A China study119
Biochar enhanced the nitrifying and denitrifying bacterial communities during the composting of poultry manure and rice straw118
The relationship between municipal solid waste and greenhouse gas emissions: Evidence from Switzerland117
Application of membrane separation technology in the treatment of leachate in China: A review117
From intention to behavior: Comprehending residents’ waste sorting intention and behavior formation process115
Challenges of plastic waste generation and management in sub-Saharan Africa: A review111
Recent applications of waste solid materials in pavement engineering109
Co-hydrothermal carbonization of food waste with yard waste for solid biofuel production: Hydrochar characterization and its pelletization105
Recycling chains for lithium-ion batteries: A critical examination of current challenges, opportunities and process dependencies104
Opportunities and challenges for the application of post-consumer plastic waste pyrolysis oils as steam cracker feedstocks: To decontaminate or not to decontaminate?101
Impact of total solids content on anaerobic co-digestion of pig manure and food waste: Insights into shifting of the methanogenic pathway101
Microplastics and pollutants in biosolids have contaminated agricultural soils: An analytical study and a proposal to cease the use of biosolids in farmlands and utilise them in sustainable bricks99
Selective recovery of Li and FePO4 from spent LiFePO4 cathode scraps by organic acids and the properties of the regenerated LiFePO498
Applying artificial neural networks (ANNs) to solve solid waste-related issues: A critical review97
Coffee-derived activated carbon from second biowaste for supercapacitor applications97
A smart municipal waste management system based on deep-learning and Internet of Things95
What influences consumer food waste behavior in restaurants? An application of the extended theory of planned behavior93
A review on the recycling processes of spent auto-catalysts: Towards the development of sustainable metallurgy92
Application of LCA modelling in integrated waste management91
Sustainable waste disposal technology selection: The stratified best-worst multi-criteria decision-making method88
“This is our next problem”: Cleaning up from the COVID-19 response88
Fish and fish waste-based fertilizers in organic farming – With status in Norway: A review87
Waste tire rubber as low-cost and environmentally-friendly modifier in thermoset polymers – A review83
Anaerobic digestate management, environmental impacts, and techno-economic challenges82
Trace gas emissions from municipal solid waste landfills: A review81
4D-BIM to enhance construction waste reuse and recycle planning: Case studies on concrete and drywall waste streams80
Vanadium sustainability in the context of innovative recycling and sourcing development80
Ranking European countries on the basis of their environmental and circular economy performance: A DEA application in MSW79
Degradation of bioplastics in organic waste by mesophilic anaerobic digestion, composting and soil incubation79
Fresh and hardened properties of concrete containing different forms of plastic waste – A review78
Environmental sustainability in the food-energy-water-health nexus: A new methodology and an application to food waste in a circular economy76
Deep learning-based waste detection in natural and urban environments75
Review of municipal waste management charging methods in different countries75
Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) and their affinity for organic waste processing73
Transition to circular economy in the construction industry: Environmental aspects of waste brick recycling scenarios72
Organic waste biorefineries: Looking towards implementation71
Implementation of harmonized Extended Producer Responsibility strategies to incentivize recovery of single-use plastic packaging waste in Canada71
Environmental impacts of waste management and valorisation pathways for surplus bread in Sweden71
Comparative life cycle assessment of two ceramsite production technologies for reusing municipal solid waste incinerator fly ash in China70
Selection of sensitive seeds for evaluation of compost maturity with the seed germination index70
Cost analysis and optimization of Blockchain-based solid waste management traceability system69
Catalytic pyrolysis of petroleum-based and biodegradable plastic waste to obtain high-value chemicals68
Waste type, incineration, and aeration are associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl levels in landfill leachates68
Environmentally friendly approach for the recovery of metallic fraction from waste printed circuit boards using pyrolysis and ultrasonication67
Engineered biochar derived from food waste digestate for activation of peroxymonosulfate to remove organic pollutants67
Upcycling of plastic waste into fluorescent carbon dots: An environmentally viable transformation to biocompatible C-dots with potential prospective in analytical applications67
Comparative life cycle assessment of emergency disposal scenarios for medical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic in China67
Evaluating the cost and carbon footprint of second-life electric vehicle batteries in residential and utility-level applications67
Low-cost technology for recycling agro-industrial waste into nutrient-rich organic fertilizer using black soldier fly67
Offshore and onshore wind turbine blade waste material forecast at a regional level in Europe until 205066
Valorization of two agroindustrial wastes to produce alpha-amylase enzyme from Aspergillus oryzae by solid-state fermentation66
Drivers of and barriers to consumers’ plastic packaging waste avoidance and recycling – A systematic literature review65
Plastic waste from marine environment: Demonstration of possible routes for recycling by different manufacturing technologies65
Cost-benefit analysis of waste photovoltaic module recycling in China64
Waste image classification based on transfer learning and convolutional neural network64
Hydrometallurgical recycling of EV lithium-ion batteries: Effects of incineration on the leaching efficiency of metals using sulfuric acid64
Pyrolytic degradation of peanut shell: Activation energy dependence on the conversion63
A novel recycling approach for efficient extraction of titanium from high-titanium-bearing blast furnace slag63
Improving urban household solid waste management in developing countries based on the German experience63
Silicon recovery from diamond wire saw silicon powder waste with hydrochloric acid pretreatment: An investigation of Al dissolution behavior63
Characterization of post-consumer plastic film waste from mixed MSW in Spain: A key point for the successful implementation of sustainable plastic waste management strategies63
Sustainable collection center location selection in emerging economy for electronic waste with fuzzy Best-Worst and fuzzy TOPSIS62
Acidogenic fermentation of food waste for production of volatile fatty acids: Bacterial community analysis and semi-continuous operation62
KOH modification effectively enhances the Cd and Pb adsorption performance of N-enriched biochar derived from waste chicken feathers62
Hydrolysis of waste polyethylene terephthalate catalyzed by easily recyclable terephthalic acid62
Sustainable mobility: The route of tires through the circular economy model61
Estimating construction waste generation in the Greater Bay Area, China using machine learning61
Municipal solid waste incineration fly ash to produce eco-friendly binders for sustainable building construction61
The influence of environmental attitudes and perceived effectiveness on recycling, reducing, and reusing packaging materials in Spain61
Production of volatile fatty acids through co-digestion of sewage sludge and external organic waste: Effect of substrate proportions and long-term operation61
A techno-economic analysis of biochar production and the bioeconomy for orchard biomass61
Catalytic co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and rice husk over biochar catalyst: Bio-oil upgrading and catalytic mechanism61
Magnetic biochar derived from waste palm kernel shell for biodiesel production via sulfonation59
Organics removal combined with in situ thermal-reduction for enhancing the liberation and metallurgy efficiency of LiCoO2 derived from spent lithium-ion batteries59
On the influence of second use, future battery technologies, and battery lifetime on the maximum recycled content of future electric vehicle batteries in Europe59
Performance prediction of ZVI-based anaerobic digestion reactor using machine learning algorithms57
Frass derived from black soldier fly larvae treatment of biodegradable wastes. A critical review and future perspectives57
Assessing the potential of sewage sludge-derived biochar as a novel phosphorus fertilizer: Influence of extractant solutions and pyrolysis temperatures57
Experimental study on co-combustion of low rank coal semicoke and oil sludge by TG-FTIR57
Waste generation, composition, and handling in building-related construction and demolition in Hanoi, Vietnam57
Combustion of municipal solid waste in fluidized bed or on grate – A comparison57
Multi-site household waste generation forecasting using a deep learning approach57
Distribution and removal characteristics of microplastics in different processes of the leachate treatment system57
A reverse supply chain for medical waste: A case study in Babol healthcare sector56
Conversion of fruit waste-derived biomass to highly microporous activated carbon for enhanced CO2 capture56
Recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries: Selective ammonia leaching of valuable metals and simultaneous synthesis of high-purity manganese carbonate56
A hybrid Pythagorean fuzzy AHP – CoCoSo framework to rank the performance outcomes of circular supply chain due to adoption of its enablers56
Municipal waste generation, R&D intensity, and economic growth nexus – A case of EU regions55
A biorefinery for conversion of citrus peel waste into essential oils, pectin, fertilizer and succinic acid via different fermentation strategies55
3D printing goes greener: Study of the properties of post-consumer recycled polymers for the manufacturing of engineering components55
Stabilized landfill leachate treatment by zero valent aluminium-acid system combined with hydrogen peroxide and persulfate based advanced oxidation process55
Real time monitoring of slow pyrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) by different mass spectrometric techniques55
Migration characteristics of heavy metals during sludge pyrolysis55
Selective recovery of lithium and iron phosphate/carbon from spent lithium iron phosphate cathode material by anionic membrane slurry electrolysis54
Assessing the feasibility of chemical recycling via steam cracking of untreated plastic waste pyrolysis oils: Feedstock impurities, product yields and coke formation54
Key policies to the development of construction and demolition waste recycling industry in China54
Simultaneous production of aromatics-rich bio-oil and carbon nanomaterials from catalytic co-pyrolysis of biomass/plastic wastes and in-line catalytic upgrading of pyrolysis gas54
Dual roles of zero-valent iron in dry anaerobic digestion: Enhancing interspecies hydrogen transfer and direct interspecies electron transfer54
New insights into regional differences of the predictions of municipal solid waste generation rates using artificial neural networks53
The composition characteristics of different crop straw types and their multivariate analysis and comparison53
Assessment of end-of-life electric vehicle batteries in China: Future scenarios and economic benefits52
How to motivate the producers’ green innovation in WEEE recycling in China? – An analysis based on evolutionary game theory52
Current status and perspectives on recycling of end-of-life battery of electric vehicle in Korea (Republic of)52
Computer vision for solid waste sorting: A critical review of academic research52
Hydrothermal carbonization of centrifuged sewage sludge: Determination of resource recovery from liquid fraction and thermal behaviour of hydrochar52
A recycler’s perspective on the implications of REACH and food contact material (FCM) regulations for the mechanical recycling of FCM plastics52
Enhancing levoglucosan production from waste biomass pyrolysis by Fenton pretreatment51
Preparation of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash-based ceramsite and its mechanisms of heavy metal immobilization51
Conversion of waste lignocellulose to furfural using sulfonated carbon microspheres as catalyst51
Role of lignin and thermophilic lignocellulolytic bacteria in the evolution of humification indices and enzymatic activities during compost production51
Quantification of methane emissions from UK biogas plants50
Review on fate and bioavailability of heavy metals during anaerobic digestion and composting of animal manure50
Dynamic flows of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic in China50
Preparation of porous glass-ceramics from coal fly ash and asbestos tailings by high-temperature pore-forming49
Recycling of LiFePO4 cathode materials from spent lithium-ion batteries through ultrasound-assisted Fenton reaction and lithium compensation49
A comprehensive evaluation of the treatment of lead in MSWI fly ash by the combined cement solidification and phosphate stabilization process49
Enhancement of hydrocarbons production through co-pyrolysis of acid-treated biomass and waste tire in a fixed bed reactor49
Exploring the roles of zero-valent iron in two-stage food waste anaerobic digestion49
Material efficiency to measure the environmental performance of waste management systems: A case study on PET bottle recycling in Austria, Germany and Serbia48
Life cycle cost analysis of municipal solid waste management scenarios for Mumbai, India48
Effect of high heating rates on products distribution and sulfur transformation during the pyrolysis of waste tires48
Characteristics and leaching behavior of MSWI fly ash in novel solidification/stabilization binders48
Land or sea? What bottles tell us about the origins of beach litter in Kenya48
The synergistic mechanism between coke depositions and gas for H2 production from co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic wastes via char supported catalyst47
Environmental impacts characterization of packaging waste generated by urban food delivery services. A big-data analysis in Jing-Jin-Ji region (China)47
Consumer’s food waste in different restaurants configuration: A comparison between different levels of incentive and interaction47
Recycling of polymeric composites from industrial waste by pyrolysis: Deep evaluation for carbon fibers reuse47
Smart waste management of waste cooking oil for large scale high quality biodiesel production using Sr-Ti mixed metal oxide as solid catalyst: Optimization and E-metrics studies47
Co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge/cotton stalks with K2CO3 for biochar production: Improved biochar porosity and reduced heavy metal leaching47
Assessing the relation between waste management policies and circular economy goals47
Natural deep eutectic solvent as a unique solvent for valorisation of orange peel waste by the integrated biorefinery approach47
Circular bioeconomy and environmental benignness through microbial recycling of e-waste: A case study on copper and gold restoration46
Bimetallic carbon nanotube encapsulated Fe-Ni catalysts from fast pyrolysis of waste plastics and their oxygen reduction properties46
Waste disposal characteristics and data variability in a mid-sized Canadian city during COVID-1946
Utilization of coffee pulp waste for rapid recovery of pectin and polyphenols for sustainable material recycle46
Persistence in soil of microplastic films from ultra-thin compostable plastic bags and implications on soil Aspergillus flavus population46
Effect of potassium on the pyrolysis of biomass components: Pyrolysis behaviors, product distribution and kinetic characteristics46
Factors related to recycling plastic packaging in Finland’s new waste management scheme46
Catalytic pyrolysis of tire waste: Impacts of biochar catalyst on product evolution46
Black soldier fly reared on pig manure: Bioconversion efficiencies, nutrients in the residual material, greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions45
Sewage sludge pyrolysis coupled with self-supplied steam reforming for high quality syngas production and the influence of initial moisture content45
Environmental assessment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a post-treatment technology in waste incineration45
Waste tire rubber devulcanization technologies: State-of-the-art, limitations and future perspectives45
A step forward in quantifying the substitutability of secondary materials in waste management life cycle assessment studies45
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling via steam gasification – The effect of operating conditions on gas and tar composition45
Utilization of rice husk wastes in synthesis of graphene oxide-based carbonaceous nanocomposites44
Sustainability assessment of Construction and Demolition Waste management applied to an Italian case44
Heavy metal stabilization and improved biochar generation via pyrolysis of hydrothermally treated sewage sludge with antibiotic mycelial residue44
Decentralized energy from portable biogas digesters using domestic kitchen waste: A review44
Thermal behaviour and kinetic study of co-pyrolysis of microalgae with different plastics44
Approaches for reducing wastes in the agricultural sector. An analysis of Millennials’ willingness to buy food with upcycled ingredients44
Waste management drivers towards a circular economy in the global south – The Colombian case44
Understanding the role of informal sector for sustainable development of municipal solid waste management system: A case study in Vietnam44
Climate change impacts of introducing carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) in waste incineration43
Impact of government subsidy on the remanufacturing industry43
Enhanced and environment-friendly chemical looping gasification of crop straw using red mud as a sinter-resistant oxygen carrier43
Valorising nutrient-rich digestate: Dilution, settlement and membrane filtration processing for optimisation as a waste-based media for microalgal cultivation43
Production of antioxidants and other value-added compounds from coffee silverskin via pyrolysis under a biorefinery approach43
Behavioral change in waste separation at source in an international community: An application of the theory of planned behavior43
Forecasting of municipal solid waste generation using non-linear autoregressive (NAR) neural models43
Economic analysis on sewage sludge drying and its co-combustion in municipal solid waste power plant43
The influences of illite/smectite clay on lignocellulose decomposition and maturation process revealed by metagenomics analysis during cattle manure composting42
Municipal solid waste available to the Chinese energy sector – Provincial projections to 205042
Potential applications of by-products from the coffee industry in polymer technology – Current state and perspectives42
Plastic bag usage and the policies: A case study of China42
Distribution characteristics and comparison of chemical stabilization ways of heavy metals from MSW incineration fly ashes42
Financial and economic evaluation of construction and demolition waste recycling in Hanoi, Vietnam42
Assessment of LED lamps components and materials for a recycling perspective41
Hydrogen-rich gas production from steam co-gasification of banana peel with agricultural residues and woody biomass41
PCDD/F levels and phase distributions in a full-scale municipal solid waste incinerator with co-incinerating sewage sludge41
Implications of municipal solid waste management on greenhouse gas emissions in Malaysia and the way forward41
Development and application of a predictive modelling approach for household packaging waste flows in sorting facilities41
Exploring the EPR system for power battery recycling from a supply-side perspective: An evolutionary game analysis41
Co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and food waste digestate to synergistically improve biochar characteristics and heavy metals immobilization41
Bioactivity and antimicrobial properties of chemically characterized compost teas from different green composts41
Decoupling economic development from municipal solid waste generation in China’s cities: Assessment and prediction based on Tapio method and EKC models41
Compositional variability of food wastes and its effects on acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation41
Pollution threat to water and soil quality by dumpsites and non-sanitary landfills in Brazil: A review41
An automatic sorting system for electronic components detached from waste printed circuit boards40
Recycling and recovery infrastructures for glass and carbon fiber reinforced plastic waste from wind energy industry: A European case study40
Building demolition waste management through smart BIM: A case study in Hong Kong40
A review of mathematical models for composting40
Relieving ammonia inhibition by zero-valent iron (ZVI) dosing to enhance methanogenesis in the high solid anaerobic digestion of swine manure40
Effective treatment of high-salinity landfill leachate using ultraviolet/ultrasonication/ peroxymonosulfate system40
About the environmental sustainability of the European management of WEEE plastics40
Sustainable biofuels and bioplastic production from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste40
Food-waste anaerobic digestate as a fertilizer: The agronomic properties of untreated digestate and biochar-filtered digestate residue40
Influence of speciation distribution and particle size on heavy metal leaching from MSWI fly ash40
Two-stage psychrophilic anaerobic digestion of food waste: Comparison to conventional single-stage mesophilic process40
Environmental risk assessment and factors influencing heavy metal concentrations in the soil of municipal solid waste landfills40
Activated biochar derived from peanut shells as the electrode materials with excellent performance in Zinc-air battery and supercapacitance40
Thermophilic and mesophilic biogas production from PLA-based materials: Possibilities and limitations39
Impact assessment of odor nuisance, health risk and variation originating from the landfill surface39
Drone technology in municipal solid waste management and landfilling: A comprehensive review39
Cost-benefit analysis for recycling of agricultural wastes in Taiwan39
Life cycle assessment on the treatment of organic waste streams by anaerobic digestion, hydrothermal carbonization and incineration39
Technical feasibility of biodiesel production from virgin oil and waste cooking oil: Comparison between traditional and innovative process based on hydrodynamic cavitation39
Cotton based composite fabric reinforced with waste polyester fibers for improved mechanical properties39
Direct recovery of degraded LiCoO2 cathode material from spent lithium-ion batteries: Efficient impurity removal toward practical applications39
Improved energy recovery from food waste through hydrothermal carbonization and anaerobic digestion39
Development of thermoplastic composites based on recycled polypropylene and waste printed circuit boards39
Chemical recycling of plastic waste: Bitumen, solvents, and polystyrene from pyrolysis oil38
Synthesis of graphene and recovery of lithium from lithiated graphite of spent Li-ion battery38
A building information modeling-based tool for estimating building demolition waste and evaluating its environmental impacts38
Evolution of phytotoxicity during the active phase of co-composting of chicken manure, tobacco powder and mushroom substrate38
The effect of PP contamination in recycled high-density polyethylene (rPE-HD) from post-consumer bottle waste and their compatibilization with olefin block copolymer (OBC)38
Multi-stage network-based two-type cost minimization for the reverse logistics management of inert construction waste38
Emission of volatile organic compounds from a small-scale municipal solid waste transfer station: Ozone-formation potential and health risk assessment38
Evaluation of rubber powder waste as reinforcement of the polyurethane derived from castor oil38
The passivation effect of heavy metals during biochar-amended composting: Emphasize on bacterial communities38
A deep convolutional neural network to simultaneously localize and recognize waste types in images38
Vehicle routing problem for reverse logistics of End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs)38
Aspects of chemical recycling of complex plastic waste via the gasification route38
Effect of substrate load on anaerobic fermentation of rice straw with rumen liquid as inoculum: Hydrolysis and acidogenesis efficiency, enzymatic activities and rumen bacterial community structure38
Characterisation of microbial communities for improved management of anaerobic digestion of food waste37
Economic assessment of a 40,000 t/y mixed plastic waste pyrolysis plant using direct heat treatment with molten metal: A case study of a plant located in Belgium37
A novel method for carbon removal and valuable metal recovery by incorporating steam into the reduction-roasting process of spent lithium-ion batteries37
An integrated approach of PCA and PROMETHEE in spatial assessment of circular economy indicators37
Life cycle analysis of fermentative production of succinic acid from bread waste37
Selective extraction and separation of Li, Co and Mn from leach liquor of discarded lithium ion batteries (LIBs)37
Stabilization of heavy metals in municipal solid waste incineration fly ash via hydrothermal treatment with coal fly ash37
Investigating the sustainable development goals derived due to adoption of circular economy practices37
Devulcanization of natural rubber industry waste in supercritical carbon dioxide combined with diphenyl disulfide37
Biogas valorization via continuous polyhydroxybutyrate production by Methylocystis hirsuta in a bubble column bioreactor36
Estimation of construction waste generation based on an improved on-site measurement and SVM-based prediction model: A case of commercial buildings in China36
Technical indicators to improve municipal solid waste management in developing countries: A case in Mexico36
Sorting of suitable areas for disposal of construction and demolition waste using GIS and ELECTRE TRI36
Life cycle and economic assessment of sugarcane bagasse valorization to lactic acid36
End-of-life passenger vehicles recycling decision system in China based on dynamic material flow analysis and life cycle assessment36
Current situation and key challenges on the use of single-use plastic in Hanoi35
Understanding the gap between formal and informal e-waste recycling facilities in India35
Assessment of food waste generation and composition among Korean households using novel sampling and statistical approaches35
A low-cost LIBS detection system combined with chemometrics for rapid identification of plastic waste35
Global warming potential and economic performance of gasification-based chemical recycling and incineration pathways for residual municipal solid waste treatment in Germany35
The leaching mechanism of heavy metals (Ni, Cd, As) in a gasification slag during acidification35
Post-consumer plastic packaging waste flow analysis for Brazil: The challenges moving towards a circular economy35
Effect of bamboo sphere amendment on the organic matter decomposition and humification of food waste composting35
Optical sensors and machine learning algorithms in sensor-based material flow characterization for mechanical recycling processes: A systematic literature review35
Application of system dynamics model for municipal solid waste management in Khulna city of Bangladesh35
An overview of operations and processes for circular management of dredged sediments35
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