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COVID-19 impacts on household solid waste generation in six Latin American countries: a participatory approach.
Requena-Sanchez, Norvin; Carbonel, Dalia; Moonsammy, Stephan; Demel, Larissa; Vallester, Erick; Velásquez, Diana; Toledo Cervantes, Jessica Alejandra; Díaz Núñez, Verónica Livier; Vásquez García, Rosario; Santa Cruz, Melissa; Visbal, Elsy; Ng, Kelvin Tsun Wai.
  • Requena-Sanchez N; Integrated Waste Management for Sustainable Development Group, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, National University of Engineering, 210 Túpac Amaru Ave, Rímac, Lima, Peru.
  • Carbonel D; Integrated Waste Management for Sustainable Development Group, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, National University of Engineering, 210 Túpac Amaru Ave, Rímac, Lima, Peru. dcarbonelr@uni.pe.
  • Moonsammy S; Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus, P. O. Box 10 1110, Georgetown, Guyana.
  • Demel L; United Nations Development Program, Casa de las Naciones Unidas, Edificio # 129, Ciudad del Saber, Panama City, Panama.
  • Vallester E; Technological University of Panama, Avenida Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, Vía Puente Centenario, Campus Metropolitano Víctor Levi Sasso, Panama City, Panama.
  • Velásquez D; National Autonomous University of Honduras, Bulevar Suyapa, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Toledo Cervantes JA; University of Guadalajara, Av. Juárez No. 976, Colonia Centro, C.P. 44100, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
  • Díaz Núñez VL; University of Guadalajara, Av. Juárez No. 976, Colonia Centro, C.P. 44100, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
  • Vásquez García R; Daniel Alcides Carrion National University, Av. Los Próceres 703, Yanacancha, Cerro de Pasco, Peru.
  • Santa Cruz M; Intercultural National University Fabiola Salazar Leguia From Bagua, Jirón Ancash N° 520 Bagua, Amazonas, Peru.
  • Visbal E; Litoral Headquarters, Simón Bolívar University, Camurí Grande, Edo. Vargas Parroquia Naiguatá, La Guaira, Venezuela.
  • Ng KTW; Environmental Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK, Canada.
Environ Monit Assess ; 195(1): 155, 2022 Nov 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2244587
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the Americas, the continent with the highest number of COVID-related deaths according to WHO statistics. In Latin America, strict confinement conditions at the beginning of the pandemic put recycling activity to a halt and augmented the consumption of plastic as a barrier to stop the spread of the virus. The lack of data to understand waste management dynamics complicates waste management strategy adjustments aimed at coping with COVID-19. As a novel contribution to the waste management data gap for Latin America, this study uses a virtual and participatory methodology that collects and generates information on household solid waste generation and composition. Data was collected between June and November 2021 in six countries in Latin America, with a total of 503 participants. Participants indicated that the pandemic motivated them to initiate or increase waste reduction (41%), waste separation (40%), and waste recovery (33%) activities. Forty-three percent of participants perceived an increase in total volume of their waste; however, the quantitative data showed a decrease in household waste generation in Peru (-31%), Honduras (-25%), and Venezuela (-82%). No changes in waste composition were observed. Despite the limited sample size, this data provides a much-needed approximation of household waste generation and composition in the pandemic situation during 2021.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Solid Waste / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Environ Monit Assess Journal subject: Environmental Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10661-022-10771-9

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Solid Waste / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Environ Monit Assess Journal subject: Environmental Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10661-022-10771-9