About this Research Topic
One of the most visible catastrophic problems caused by our unbridled production and consumption is the growing quantities of Solid Waste (SW) generations. Around the world, humans are creating 1.3 billion tons of solid waste annually, which is expected to rise to 2.2 billion tons by 2025. Add another 1.3 billion tons of food waste to the total annual waste. The estimated worth of waste business is US$410 billion annually in the developed world alone; the sizeable undocumented economies of the developing nations account for a larger number.
Solid waste is also a huge source of natural resources; one ton of e-waste can include as much gold as 5 to 15 tons of typical gold ore. Approximately 5% of the world’s greenhouse emissions come only from the decomposition of solid waste; emissions from managing/transporting solid waste are on top of that. Moreover, improper waste management poses a huge risk to human health and our ecosystem by contaminating water, air, and soil. Proper waste management can also decrease the pace of precious natural resource depletion without considerably compromising our consumption patterns.
Waste management has emerged as the primary global concern due to its impact on economic development, the environment, and human health. Ineffective management of solid waste causes major issues, including the destruction of ecosystems, loss of biodiversity, pollution of the water, soil, and air as well as detrimental economic and social effects. Waste creation, transportation, treatment, and disposal are only a few of the socioeconomic and environmental effects of the solid waste management system. A typical waste management system consists of several collection and disposal facilities with a network of supply-disposal links. These tasks range from waste collection to delivering treated waste to final disposal sites. Hence, solid waste management is a strategic supply chain (SC) problem as it involves waste generation, separation, processing, distribution, collection, and disposal.
This research topic addresses progress and development related to the clean and sustainable management of solid waste through the lens of supply chain management. Traditional supply chain management (SCM) and solid waste management have many similarities. For example, the waste generation rate in the waste management process and the demand for a product in SCM are random. Waste management is a strategic challenge for the supply chain because a typical waste management system depends on several elements, including collection methods, transportation modes, disposal facilities, and inventory management. Understanding the dynamic nature of their interconnections is critical for sustainable solid waste management
and planning.
We welcome fundamental and applied topics related to solid waste supply chain management research. Manuscripts that study the use of waste in new products, especially considering their chemical properties, are more suitable for journals in other fields. Some of the areas in which this issue welcomes submissions are as follows:
Reverse (closed-loop) Supply Chain Models for Municipal Solid Waste Management
Municipal solid Waste collection methods, such as door-to-door collection, curbside
pick-up, self-delivery and commissioned or assigned services
Waste minimization and reuse in traditional supply chain models
Reuse and Re-manufacturing of used products to reduce waste;
Planning, Storage, Collection, Transport, and Landfill of solid waste,
Environmental and Economic Analysis of Waste Management processes
Developing techniques to improve efficiency and reduce costs and environmental hazards of waste management techniques
Waste Management Business Models
Other related areas
Solid waste is also a huge source of natural resources; one ton of e-waste can include as much gold as 5 to 15 tons of typical gold ore. Approximately 5% of the world’s greenhouse emissions come only from the decomposition of solid waste; emissions from managing/transporting solid waste are on top of that. Moreover, improper waste management poses a huge risk to human health and our ecosystem by contaminating water, air, and soil. Proper waste management can also decrease the pace of precious natural resource depletion without considerably compromising our consumption patterns.
Waste management has emerged as the primary global concern due to its impact on economic development, the environment, and human health. Ineffective management of solid waste causes major issues, including the destruction of ecosystems, loss of biodiversity, pollution of the water, soil, and air as well as detrimental economic and social effects. Waste creation, transportation, treatment, and disposal are only a few of the socioeconomic and environmental effects of the solid waste management system. A typical waste management system consists of several collection and disposal facilities with a network of supply-disposal links. These tasks range from waste collection to delivering treated waste to final disposal sites. Hence, solid waste management is a strategic supply chain (SC) problem as it involves waste generation, separation, processing, distribution, collection, and disposal.
This research topic addresses progress and development related to the clean and sustainable management of solid waste through the lens of supply chain management. Traditional supply chain management (SCM) and solid waste management have many similarities. For example, the waste generation rate in the waste management process and the demand for a product in SCM are random. Waste management is a strategic challenge for the supply chain because a typical waste management system depends on several elements, including collection methods, transportation modes, disposal facilities, and inventory management. Understanding the dynamic nature of their interconnections is critical for sustainable solid waste management
and planning.
We welcome fundamental and applied topics related to solid waste supply chain management research. Manuscripts that study the use of waste in new products, especially considering their chemical properties, are more suitable for journals in other fields. Some of the areas in which this issue welcomes submissions are as follows:
Reverse (closed-loop) Supply Chain Models for Municipal Solid Waste Management
Municipal solid Waste collection methods, such as door-to-door collection, curbside
pick-up, self-delivery and commissioned or assigned services
Waste minimization and reuse in traditional supply chain models
Reuse and Re-manufacturing of used products to reduce waste;
Planning, Storage, Collection, Transport, and Landfill of solid waste,
Environmental and Economic Analysis of Waste Management processes
Developing techniques to improve efficiency and reduce costs and environmental hazards of waste management techniques
Waste Management Business Models
Other related areas
Keywords: Solid waste, waste management, supply chain, sustainable supply chain, sustainability
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