IIT Kharagpur researchers have come up with a set of recommendation for solid waste management amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study by the researches proposes norms for Solid waste management including biomedical and plastic waste which causes environmental problems during COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Following the study, IIT Kharagpur researchers have developed strategies to tackle the challenges faced by the solid waste management sector during the pandemic.
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A statement released by the institute said: "While reduced economic activities due to COVID-19 have certainly made air and water cleaner as per many reports, change in the dynamics of plastic, food, and biomedical waste generation has however stirred the woes of solid waste management.”
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IIT Kharagpur: Set of recommendations
IIT researchers have made the following recommendations in their recent study:
- Selection of eco-friendly bioplastics and biodegradable materials with more stellar recyclability.
- More prominence on the development of green business models and sustainable technologies.
- Ratification of “Socially viable design viable with environmental and economic aspects.”
- Introduction of incentive policy in adopting eco-friendly plastics, biodegradable materials with higher recyclability.
- Deployment of artificial Intelligence-powered sustainable technologies to manage waste recycling processes.
Prof, IIT Kharagpur highlighted that to protect the environment and to address the issue of solid waste management, the world would require a system-level approach on a global scale.
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