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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
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’)153
Multiple-criteria decision analysis to substantiate the prospects of industrial and solid municipal wastes as slurry fuel components105
Self-reported behaviours and measures related to plastic waste reduction: European citizens’ perspective93
Celebrating WM&R’s first 40 years – And lessons learned for the future66
Municipal solid waste landfill: Evidence of the effect of applied landfill management on vegetation composition63
Solid waste management and Aedes aegypti infestation interconnections: A regression tree application62
A quantitative analysis of avoidable food waste in Mexico City households60
Supply chain optimisation for recycling and remanufacturing sustainable management in end-of-life vehicles: A mini-review and classification59
Dynamic routing for waste collection and transportation with multi-compartment electric vehicle using smart waste bins59
Environment-friendly, efficient process for mechanical recovery of waste lithium iron phosphate batteries56
Critical review on microplastics in landfill leachate54
Measuring circularity: A (still) ongoing methodological challenge52
Use of polypropylene pyrolysis oil in alternative fuel production51
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
The effect of dietary awareness on household food waste46
Effectiveness of NGOs in mountainous solid waste management: A case study from Healing Himalayas in Rakchham, Himachal Pradesh, India44
A mini-review of the physical recycling methods for plastic parts in end-of-life vehicles43
Exploring the household food-wasting behaviour: A bibliometric review41
Pyrolysis of brewery spent grain, coffee ground waste and their blends39
Estimation of end-of-life electric vehicle generation and analysis of the status and prospects of power battery recycling in China38
Research status, key technologies and development trends of pharmaceutical waste salt treatment technology: A review37
Does medical waste research during COVID-19 meet the challenge induced by the pandemic to waste management?36
The 15-minute city concept: The case study within a neighbourhood of Thessaloniki34
A simplified framework for assessing waste prevention and minimisation in developing countries within the context of CE, SDGs and ESG principles34
Individual, household and institutional level predictors of waste sorting: Evidence for Ecuador33
From end-of-pipe to precaution: Rethinking the foundations of waste management33
Trends for producing sustainable yarns in the textile industry: A mini-review32
Uncovering the recycling potential of industrial waste in Sri Lanka32
Enhancing biodegradation of plastic wastes by adding used tire rubber: A sustainable solution for mitigating environmental pollution31
Forecasting medical waste in Istanbul using a novel nonlinear grey Bernoulli model optimized by firefly algorithm30
A review of advances in valorization and post-treatment of anaerobic digestion liquid fraction effluent30
Prediction of e-waste generation: Application of modified adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (MANFIS)29
Organic waste valorization in remote islands: Analysis of economic and environmental benefits of onsite treatment options29
Ghana’s recently introduced e-waste regulatory policy: A hope for a better e-waste sector?28
Global material flow analysis of end-of-life of lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide batteries from battery electric vehicles27
Triboelectric separation technology for recycling end-of-life wind turbine blades25
The concept of food waste and food loss prevention and measuring tools25
An in-depth analysis of the sugar industry’s waste management approaches in the context of the circular economy framework: A comprehensive systematic review25
Recycling potential of carbon fibres in the construction industry: From a technical and ecological perspective25
Recycling rigid polypropylene from mixed waste: Does the origin affect mechanical recyclate quality?25
Sustainable solid waste management: The German case and lessons for South America24
Evaluating the resource recovery efficiency of garbage removal and disposal in Taiwan24
A case study on healthcare waste management in clinical laboratories in Belo Horizonte city, Brazil24
Biological wastes and the circular economy: Not yet where we could be23
Which role for artificial intelligence in waste management? Let us ask her22
Use of carbon-encapsulated zero-valent iron nanoparticles from waste biomass to hydrogen sulphide wet removal22
Sustainable and circular agro-environmental practices: A review of the management of agricultural waste biomass in Spain and the Czech Republic22
Impact of a regulatory target and external factors on the waste efficiency of Italian municipalities22
United Nations’ plastic pollution treaty pathway puts waste and resources management sector at the centre of massive change21
Evaluating textile waste management policies: Lifecycle gaps and opportunities for improvement21
A comparison assessment of landfill waste incineration and methane capture in the central region of Mexico21
Effects of governmental supportive policies on waste management for two substitutable products made of virgin and waste materials: A game-theoretic approach20
Combustion of pellets produced from corn straw and cashew nut shell in residential and industrial scenarios: Chemical, thermal and emission analyses19
Mini-review of inventory data for the dewatering and drying of sewage sludge19
Chemical recycling: A critical assessment of potential process approaches19
Understanding food surplus: Challenges and strategies for reducing food waste – A mini-review18
Environmental policies for the treatment of waste generated by COVID-19: Text mining review18
Nitrogen flow in livestock waste system towards an efficient circular economy in agriculture18
Microplastics’ impact on soil health and quality: Effect of incubation time and soil properties in soil fertility and pollution extent under the circular economy concept18
Towards recycling of challenging waste fractions: Identifying flame retardants in plastics with optical spectroscopic techniques18
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
An MFA–LCA framework for goal-oriented waste management studies: ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ strategies for institutions17
Material flow analysis and characteristics of multiple-source organic solid wastes from a perspective of ecological network analysis: A case study in Hefei, China17
Comparative study of different sewage sludge incineration treatments based on environmental and economic life cycle assessment17
Get the win–win: Sustainable circular model of ‘generation-value-technology’ of industrial solid waste management16
Physical and chemical characteristics of fat, oil and grease deposits in Chinese kitchen drainage systems16
From waste to resource: Engineering advancements for municipal solid waste fine fraction utilization – A review16
Sustainable waste management approach towards efficient resource utilization16
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 sensors16
Factors influencing consumer intention to sort household waste: A Brazilian perspective16
Knowns and unknowns of plastic waste flows in the Netherlands15
Transboundary movement of waste review: From binary towards a contextual framing15
Liquid fertilizers produced by microwave-assisted acid hydrolysis of livestock and poultry wastes and their effects on hot pepper cultivation15
Problems associated with vermicomposting of dog excrement in practice using Eisenia andrei15
Landfills as integrated water–energy–food–ecosystems Nexus hubs: A prospective vision for circular economy implementation15
Effect of microplastics used in agronomic practices on agricultural soil properties and plant functions: Potential contribution to the circular economy of rural areas14
A comparison of bulk inorganic constituents and trace pollutant concentration in leachates by landfill type14
The role of biogenic wastes and residues in a climate-neutral society: Carbon source, bioenergy and negative emissions14
A novel approach to characterizing plastic waste releases from land-based sources using material flow analysis: The case of Thailand14
Bi-objective approach for designing a regional waste management system: A case study of Vojvodina (Serbia)14
A review on European sustainable practices in end-of-life vehicles management14
Simulation and prediction of the effect of aeration, recirculation and degradation on landfill temperature in aerobic operation14
Classification and research status of solid waste grouting materials: A review14
Formal and informal solid waste management in Kutaisi, Georgia: A status quo report based on material flow analysis14
The need of a stronger synergy of social and engineering sciences to pave the way for a sustainable circular economy13
Nordic biogas model in international contexts: Early-stage decision support for adaptation13
Influence of stockpile design on carbonation of waste concrete: Implications for carbon management in China13
Selective leaching process for efficient and rapid recycling of spent lithium iron phosphate batteries13
Measuring circular economy in olive oil mills: A review of circularity indicators and tools13
Bi-objective optimization for last-mile routing of garbage trucks: Aesthetics and Public exposure13
Phosphate adsorption by poultry manure biochar impregnated with different sources of magnesium13
Characterization of different solid fuels from waste for an advanced online fuel control system designed for large-scale incineration plants13
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
Which ‘Just Transition’ futures for waste pickers – via plastic pollution mitigation?12
Isolation and characterization of quorum quenching bacteria from municipal solid waste and bottom ash co-disposal landfills12
Energy recovery and waste treatment using the co-pyrolysis of biomass waste and polymer12
Recovery of pure PET from wool/PET/elastane textile waste through step-wise enzymatic and chemical processing12
Addressing plastic pollution and waste flows: Insights from South Africa’s experience12
Image capturing, segmentation and data analysis of shredded refuse streams12
Measurement of the NOx reduction effect on food wastewater during waste incineration12
Determinants of reduction of food loss and waste in Indian agri-food supply chains for ensuring food security: A multi-stakeholder perspective12
Thermal hotspot detection in landfills using high-resolution land surface temperature data: A case study of active and closed sites12
Improvements in the anaerobic digestion of biological sludge from pulp and paper mills using thermal pretreatment12
Navigating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in organic waste streams: Sources, challenges and implications for circular economy recycling – A mini-review12
Development and evaluation of an intervention to increase the collection of compostable packaging from households for industrial composting12
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
Extended sustainability assessment of steel slag waste application in urban transportation infrastructure based on environmental impact and implementing feasibility11
Effects of straw addition on the physicochemical and microbial features of black soldier fly larvae frass derived from fish meat and bone meal10
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
Quantification of food loss and waste and its percentage estimation along the food supply chain in Korea10
Metaverse and circular economy10
Smart waste management and air pollution forecasting: Harnessing Internet of things and fully Elman neural network10
How does plastic compare with alternative materials in the packaging sector? A systematic review of LCA studies10
A new approach for quantifying ecological sustainability in waste management by using the method of modelling10
Biomedical waste generation at Ayurveda hospitals in South Asia: A mini review of the composition, quantities and characteristics10
Waste to energy, indispensable cornerstone for circular economy: A mini-review10
Construction and demolition waste framework of circular economy: A mini review10
Economic incentive in enhancing community waste separation and collection: A panel data analysis in China10
Transitioning towards a sustainable circular city: How to evaluate and improve urban solid waste management in Brazil10
Time to dump the waste hierarchy?10
Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare waste generation: Correlations and trends from a tertiary hospital of a developed country10
Municipal solid waste management with recyclable potential in developing countries: Current scenario and future perspectives10
Advancing fly ash treatment: Innovative strategies for material recovery and environmental sustainability10
Market assessment to improve fibre recycling within the EU textile sector9
Quantifying and managing plastic waste generated from building construction in Auckland, New Zealand9
Engineering design and application of large-scale oil-based drilling cuttings treatment project9
Disposal of obsolete mobile phones: A review on replacement, disposal methods, in-use lifespan, reuse and recycling9
Management of COVID-19 healthcare waste based on the circular economy hierarchy: A critical 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 materials9
Black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens as a potential innovative and environmentally friendly tool for organic waste management: A mini-review9
A critical review of municipal solid waste hydraulic conductivity: A mini review9
From waste to sustainable development: Evaluating Canada’s waste management policies and Sustainable Development Goals progress9
Life cycle approach as a tool for assessing municipal biowaste treatment units: A systematic review8
A downstream social norms approach for curtailing e-cigarette waste: Promising social marketing interventions from consumer interactions8
Strata-based approach for determination of resource recovery potential from legacy waste dumpsite in India8
A review of extant literature and recent trends in residential construction waste reduction8
End-of-waste criteria in the framework of end-of-life PV panels concerning circular economy strategy8
Mapping and visualizing of research output on waste management and green technology: A bibliometric review of literature8
Spatial analysis to identify unauthorized municipal solid waste disposal sites in rural areas of southern Mexico8
Uncovering pathways towards sustainable transportation: Investigating factors influencing societal acceptance of end-of-life vehicle management in Indonesia8
Building a circular economy of belonging: An econometric approach8
Evaluation of methane generation rate and energy recovery potential of municipal solid waste using anaerobic digestion and landfilling: A case study of Dhanbad, India8
A review on textile solid waste management: Disposal and recycling8
What drives WEEE recycling? A comparative study concerning legislation, collection and recycling8
How can we learn from the best in waste management?8
Selection of a sustainable location for waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling plant using Entropy and Evaluation based on Distance from Average Solution8
Challenges and opportunities in managing biodegradable plastic waste: A review8
Enhanced removal of iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) ions from contaminated water using graphene oxide-decorated polyethersulphone membranes: Synthesis and characterization8
Sustainability assessment of waste vacuum systems as a collection solution8
Evaluation of a specific system of extended producer responsibility for veterinary medicines packaging waste7
Food–Energy–Water nexus: An approach to sustainability in cities7
A review of plastic waste circular actions in seven developing countries to achieve sustainable development goals7
A tsunami in the textile industry: How Europe’s lawmakers are re-threading fashion7
A review of advanced sustainable waste management approaches of the oil and gas industry: Integrating green hybrid technologies for a cleaner future7
Evolution of municipal solid waste management in North America7
Consideration of hotspots in the selection of supervision schemes to reduce illegal dumping of construction and demolition waste7
Thermal hydrolysis of sewage sludge: Improvement in biogas generation and prediction of global warming potential7
Changing household waste separation behaviour through monetary incentives, nudges and unverified self-reports7
Removal of soluble chlorides and valorization of incineration bottom ash through alkali fusion and hydrothermal techniques7
Waste Plastic to Roads – HDPE-modified Bitumen and PET Plastic Fibres for Road Maintenance in South Africa: A Review6
A mini-review on the use of waste in the production of sustainable Portland cement composites6
System dynamics-based prediction of municipal solid waste generation in high-cold and high-altitude area: The case of Lhasa, Tibet6
A multi-stakeholder digital platform for regional construction and demolition waste management6
Social cost–-benefit analysis of solid waste management options with application to Mumbai, India6
Process combination for mechanical co-processing of residues from municipal solid waste treatment6
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
Washing of residues from the circular economy prior to sustainable landfill: Effects on long-term impacts6
Methane emissions from trees planted on a closed landfill site6
Informing scalability for social innovation: Evidence from a recycling initiative6
X-ray transmission imaging of waste printed circuit boards for value estimation in recycling using machine learning6
Detection and extinguishment approaches for municipal solid waste landfill fires: A mini review6
Consumers confused ‘Where to dispose biodegradable plastics?’: A study of three waste streams6
A systematic review of country-specific drivers and barriers to household food waste reduction and prevention6
A mini-review of biomethane valorization: Managerial and policy implications for a circular resource6
Thermodynamic model of MSWI flue gas cooling path: Effect of flue gas composition on heavy metal binding forms6
Developing and evaluating an intervention to improve the disposal of compostable packaging at UK workplaces6
Circular economy strategies for waste management in Sri Lanka: A focus on demolitions and repurpose and material recovery and production stages6
Mini-review of sewage sludge parameters related to system modelling6
Degradation processes of brominated flame retardants dispersed in high impact polystyrene under UV–visible radiation6
Reducing waste management scenario space for developing countries: A hierarchical clustering on principal components approach6
The evolutionary path of medical waste management research: Insights from co-citation and co-word analysis6
A system dynamics approach to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on medical waste management systems6
Applying cultural perspective in Indonesia municipal solid waste management process towards a grounded climate concept and action: A mini-review of opportunities and challenges6
Can we ‘Nudge’ people to better waste separation behaviours? Policy interventions mediated by habit, sense of separation efficiency and external environmental perceptions6
The decision analysis of consumer purchasing for refurbished products6
Fast fashion and the Circular Economy: Symbiosis or antibiosis?6
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
Fe-POM/attapulgite composite materials: Efficient catalysts for plastic pyrolysis6
At-sea solid waste production by a small-scale fishery in Peru6
Results of the cyclic triaxial testing on mechanically–biologically treated waste6
Enhancing critical raw materials recovery in micro e-mobility: Regulatory strategies for the EU6
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
Synergistic effect of polyvinyl chloride and coal ash on thermal separation of heavy metals from MSWI fly ash through molten salt process6
Environmental impact analysis of the synergistic recycling process of waste three-way catalysts and waste LiCoO 2 batteries6
Environmental impacts of circularity strategies for social distancing plastic shields made of polymethyl methacrylate in the United States6
Enhancing oil–water emulsion separation via synergistic filtration using graphene oxide–silver oxide nanocomposite-embedded polyethersulfone membrane5
The management and prevention of food losses and waste in low- and middle-income countries: A mini-review in the Africa region5
Comparison of different waste bin monitoring approaches: An exploratory study5
Sustainable approach towards alternatives for the use of iron ore tailings in the construction sector using Data Envelopment Analysis methodology5
The eco-efficiency of municipalities in the recycling of solid waste: A stochastic semi-parametric envelopment of data approach5
Biochar-based fertilizers from co-pyrolysis of algae and hazelnut shell with triple superphosphate: Physicochemical properties and slow release performance5
Self-sustaining smouldering combustion for the treatment of industrial oily waste5
Four-decades evolutionary development of municipal solid waste management in China: Implications for sustainable waste management and circular economy5
Practice and performance of domestic waste source segregation in Chinese universities: A case study in Shanghai5
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
Greenhouse gas emissions analysis from industrial hazardous waste treatment: A case study in Qingdao, China5
End-of-life management strategies of pharmaceuticals in Portuguese households5
From linear to circular: Empowering communities though participation in waste management – Insights from Southeast Asia and Scandinavia5
The entrepreneurial role of waste companies in transforming waste streams to value streams: Lessons from a Danish Municipal waste company5
Environmental ethics considerations in circular economy and waste management5
Coconut shell and husk biochar: A review of production and activation technology, economic, financial aspect and application5
Impact of different structures of biochar on decreasing methane emissions from sewage sludge composting5
A systematic review of plastic recycling: technology, environmental impact and economic evaluation5
The environmental benefits of industrial symbiosis: A case study on substituting sand with steel slag as filler in epoxy mortar5
New insights into the link between pro-environmental attitudes and household food waste behaviours in China: Moderating effect of shopping distance5
Improving the decision-making for sustainable demolition waste management by combining a BIM-based life cycle sustainability assessment framework and hybrid MCDA approach5
The P-graph approach in optimal synthesis and planning of waste management towards achieving sustainable development goals: A systematic review5
Electronic waste control and management in Ghana: A critical assessment of the law, perceptions and practices5
Understanding knowledge, perception, attitude and behaviour on sustainable healthcare waste management practices in selected National Health Service Trusts in the Northwest of England5
Impact of regulatory policy instruments on plastic waste generation in India: A system dynamics approach5
Rethinking food loss and waste to promote sustainable resource use and climate change mitigation in agri-food systems: A review4
Thermoactivated cement from construction and demolition waste for pavement base stabilization: A case study in Brazil4
Role of sustainable development goals in advancing the circular economy: A state-of-the-art review on past, present and future directions4
Modelling of demolition waste generation: Application to Greek residential buildings4
Plastic packaging waste in Europe: Addressing methodological challenges in recording and reporting4
Waste management and artificial intelligence: Is it happening already?4
Removal of heavy metals in water-extracted solution through adsorption by palygorskite and stabilization by comilling4
To participate or not? Research on second-hand apparel recycling intention under the guidance of environmental psychology4
Methodology to quantify single-use plastic products in municipal solid waste Part 1: Development of a sampling methodology4
Designing for waste efficiency in the Indonesian construction industry4
Assessment of phytotoxicity in soil-like material recovered from landfill mining of legacy waste in open dumpsites4
Organophosphate esters in inert landfill soil: A case study4
Application of zeolite synthesized from coal fly ash via wet milling as a sustainable resource on lead(II) removal4
Thanks to Reviewers4
Social, economic and environmental benefits of organic waste home composting in Iran4
Evaluation of the household solid waste mandatory sorting policy in Shanghai: A 1-year public opinion survey4
Management insights for reuse of materials in a circular built environment4
Does the new municipal solid waste management regulation promote residents’ waste separation behaviour? Evidence from survey data in Beijing, China4
Drivers, barriers and enablers of a South African circular solar PV module supply chain: A focus on reuse4
Assessment of occupational hazards facing waste pickers to support a proper closure of a large open dump4
Thanks to Reviewers4
Distribution properties of ultraviolet absorbents in different species of biodegradable plastics4
Co-processing of solid recovered fuels from mixed municipal and commercial waste in the cement industry – A pathway to a circular economy4
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