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Lessons and challenges for the recycling sector of Brazil from the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19

ABSTRACT: The 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic imposed unprecedented challenges in Brazilian governance sectors, mostly in the waste management system. Herein, we analyse the main challenges of the recycling sector in Brazil to cope with this scenario. Understanding difficulties during the pandemic ou...

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Autores principales: de Almeida, Ronei, de Souza, Roberta Guimarães, Campos, Juacyara Carbonelli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Singapore 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8202043/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34151192
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42768-021-00075-y
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description ABSTRACT: The 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic imposed unprecedented challenges in Brazilian governance sectors, mostly in the waste management system. Herein, we analyse the main challenges of the recycling sector in Brazil to cope with this scenario. Understanding difficulties during the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 can help improve waste recycling in the post-pandemic period in Brazil and other developing nations that face similar issues. The current pandemic exposed the deficiencies of this system, and some important lessons can be learned. Recommendations are drawn to advance the proper management of recyclables in the country. The Government must increase total investments in the recycling industry's infrastructure and support local recycling initiatives during a public health crisis and beyond. In sum, this paper strengthens the idea that waste segregation at the source and selective collection will not be sufficient without massive investments in the recycling sector’s infrastructure. The future challenge includes strengthening the economic markets for recycled materials. GRAPHIC ABSTRACT: [Image: see text]
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spelling pubmed-82020432021-06-15 Lessons and challenges for the recycling sector of Brazil from the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 de Almeida, Ronei de Souza, Roberta Guimarães Campos, Juacyara Carbonelli Waste Dispos Sustain Energy Article ABSTRACT: The 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic imposed unprecedented challenges in Brazilian governance sectors, mostly in the waste management system. Herein, we analyse the main challenges of the recycling sector in Brazil to cope with this scenario. Understanding difficulties during the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 can help improve waste recycling in the post-pandemic period in Brazil and other developing nations that face similar issues. The current pandemic exposed the deficiencies of this system, and some important lessons can be learned. Recommendations are drawn to advance the proper management of recyclables in the country. The Government must increase total investments in the recycling industry's infrastructure and support local recycling initiatives during a public health crisis and beyond. In sum, this paper strengthens the idea that waste segregation at the source and selective collection will not be sufficient without massive investments in the recycling sector’s infrastructure. The future challenge includes strengthening the economic markets for recycled materials. GRAPHIC ABSTRACT: [Image: see text] Springer Singapore 2021-06-14 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC8202043/ /pubmed/34151192 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42768-021-00075-y Text en © Zhejiang University Press 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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