Optimization of medical waste recycling network considering disposal capacity bottlenecks under a novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak

The sudden outbreak and prolonged impact of the global novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic has caused an increase in demand for medical products, such as masks and protective clothing, leading to an exponential increase in the generation of medical waste. As medical waste under the epidemi...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 29; no. 53; pp. 79669 - 79687
Main Authors: Mei, Xueyun, Hao, Hao, Sun, Yichen, Wang, Xinyang, Zhou, Yanjun
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.11.2022
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
case studies
Circular Economy Application in Designing Sustainable Medical Waste Management Systems
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 infection
Disease Outbreaks
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Emergency medical services
Empirical analysis
empirical research
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental science
Epidemics
human health
Humans
Medical equipment
Medical Waste
Medical Waste Disposal
Medical wastes
Minimum cost
New York
Optimization
Outbreaks
pneumonia
Protective clothing
Recycling
Refuse Disposal
Reverse logistics
risk
Viral diseases
Waste disposal
Waste Management
Waste recycling
Waste Water Technology
wastes
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
New York
COVID-19
Third-order polynomial function
Disposal capacity bottlenecks
Mixed-integer nonlinear programming model
Emergency reverse logistics network
Safety risk
ISSN:0944-1344, 1614-7499, 1614-7499
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Summary:The sudden outbreak and prolonged impact of the global novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic has caused an increase in demand for medical products, such as masks and protective clothing, leading to an exponential increase in the generation of medical waste. As medical waste under the epidemic is highly infectious, it poses a great danger to human health. Therefore, with the proliferation of medical waste, it has become crucial to construct a reverse logistics recycling network that can handle medical waste quickly and efficiently. In this study, we construct a multi-period medical waste emergency reverse logistics network siting model with the objectives of minimum cost, minimum safety risk, and minimum time for the safe and quick disposal of medical waste. The model considers disposal capacity bottlenecks of existing facilities. Based on an empirical analysis using the COVID-19 epidemic in New York City, USA, as a case study, we find that the use of a suitable number of synergistic facilities and the establishment of temporary medical waste disposal centers are viable options for handling the dramatic increase in medical waste during the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic.
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Responsible Editor: Lotfi Aleya
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-021-16027-2