Evidence for health effects at hazardous waste sites is scanty, largely because of problems with the studies and not because effects are not present. A few, well-designed studies with a priori hypotheses have shown excesses of birth defects, low birth weight children, liver damage, skin rashes, mood disorders, narcotic symptoms, and respiratory problems in populations around certain hazardous waste sites. Each of these studies have their own limitations in terms of internal and external validity. Recent advances in biomarker epidemiology hold promise for future studies of this important world wide problem.

• MeSH
• biologické markery MeSH
• epidemiologické faktory MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• monitorování životního prostředí normy   MeSH
• nebezpečný odpad škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• předpověď MeSH
• vystavení vlivu životního prostředí škodlivé účinky   statistika a číselné údaje   MeSH
• výzkumný projekt MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. MeSH
• Názvy látek
• biologické markery MeSH
• nebezpečný odpad MeSH

The paper deals with a possible use of the bacterial detection system of SOS chromotest to test mutagenicity of waste dump water checking the mutagenicity degree on real samples from Praksice waste dump, which is a controlled waste dump with mixed industrial, municipal and inert wastes. The waste dump surface water samples were taken from a no-name influent stream springing below the waste dump body between 2005 and 2009. After metabolic activation by microsomal fraction in vitro, medium to high mutagenicity was registered in all the samples. The SOS chromotest is assessed as an effective and economically acceptable method to check and determine the mutagenicity degree of contaminated water.

• MeSH
• Escherichia coli K12 účinky léků   genetika   MeSH
• látky znečišťující vodu toxicita   MeSH
• monitorování životního prostředí metody   MeSH
• mutageny toxicita   MeSH
• nebezpečný odpad škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• SOS odpověď (genetika) * MeSH
• testy genotoxicity metody   MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH
• Názvy látek
• látky znečišťující vodu MeSH
• mutageny MeSH
• nebezpečný odpad MeSH

The pressing challenges in waste management have motivated this comprehensive study examining prior research and contemporary trends concerning innovation and waste management. A meticulous investigation of 2264 documents (1968-2024) was conducted using bibliometrix R-tool to analyse Scopus and Web of Science databases, offering a holistic global perspective. Heightened societal concern about waste management, driven by soaring waste production from consumption patterns, requires urgent exploration of effective waste elimination and transformation systems. This study provides a comprehensive summary of the topic, delving deeply into its complexities. Through thorough analysis of global trends, it constitutes a significant stride towards identifying effective solutions, offering valuable contributions to both scientific understanding and practical applications. This research pioneers a comprehensive synthesis of innovation and waste management issues, showcasing originality and substantial contributions. The identified collaborative networks expose a lack of transnational cooperation, potentially hindering waste management innovation. Future research around waste management innovation should focus on synergies among competitors within the same industry and across industries to minimize waste and maximize resource utilization, 4.0 technologies, global waste chain impacts and challenges along with solutions for developing countries.

• Klíčová slova
• JEL codes, Scopus, Waste management, Web of Science, bibliometrix R-Tool, innovation, literature review, network analysis,
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH

Waste sorting at the source is a vital strategy of waste management and to improve urban sustainability. If the strategy is implemented by relying solely on publicity and civic awareness, the impact is less significant. Proactive measures, such as policy regulations, supervisory guidance, and stimulating incentives, play essential roles for better management. The unknown waste-dumping behaviour of residents is a great challenge for decision-makers to allocate resources for waste-collection operations and to refine regulations. Traditional behaviour analysis methods such as questionnaire surveys and simulation methods have limitations considering the population size and the complexity of individual behaviour. This study aims to design a data-driven analytical framework to analyse household waste-dumping behaviour and facilitate policy regulations by using the Internet of Things (IoT) and data mining technologies. The analytical framework is further developed into a four-step management cycle. A case study in Shanghai is employed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the analytical framework and management cycle. The results of behaviour analyses reveal that (1) waste-dumping frequency is high in the evening but negligible in the early afternoon; (2) compared to working days, peak-value time at weekends occurs later in the morning and earlier in the evening; (3) residents require longer waste-dumping time windows than those empirically recommended by administrators. Managerial insights and decision support based on these research results have been presented for decision-makers to guide operations management and facilitate policy regulations.

• Klíčová slova
• Analytical framework, Data mining, Decision support, Policy regulation, Waste sorting, Waste-dumping behaviour,
• MeSH
• nakládání s odpady * MeSH
• odpadky - odstraňování * MeSH
• skládková zařízení MeSH
• trvale udržitelný růst MeSH
• velkoměsta MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Čína MeSH
• velkoměsta MeSH

Plastic waste circularity is a priority at a global level. Sustainable development goals (SDGs) set the ways to go, and the circular economy principles underlined the 'green' strategies to be employed. However, in practice, there is still much to do, especially in developing countries, where open burning and open dumping still represent the common way of plastic waste disposal. This review aims to analyse current plastic waste circular approaches in low-middle income settings. Seven countries were selected based on the economic level and data availability from the authors, and analysed to collect and critically discuss the actions implemented at a city level. Examples of waste minimization and recycling strategies, selective collection systems and public campaigns are reported from Africa, Asia and Latin America. First, a background analysis related to physical and governance aspects of municipal solid waste management systems of the chosen settings was conducted. The assessment was focused on the treatment processes or minimization actions. Then, the applicability of the projects to achieve the SDGs was commented on. The outcomes of the research underline the need to: (1) scale up small-scale and pilot projects, (2) disseminate good practices in more low- to middle-income settings, (3) create synergies among international partners for further replications in cities. Urgent solutions to plastic waste pollution are needed. The review presented practical actions to be implemented now to boost plastic waste circularity in developing cities.

• Klíčová slova
• Solid waste management, circular economy, informal recycling, sustainable development, waste pickers, waste valorization,
• MeSH
• cíle MeSH
• nakládání s odpady * metody   MeSH
• odpadky - odstraňování * metody   ekonomika   MeSH
• plastické hmoty * MeSH
• recyklace * metody   MeSH
• rozvojové země * MeSH
• trvale udržitelný rozvoj * MeSH
• tuhý odpad analýza   MeSH
• velkoměsta MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Asie MeSH
• Latinská Amerika MeSH
• velkoměsta MeSH
• Názvy látek
• plastické hmoty * MeSH
• tuhý odpad MeSH

The study presents research focused on factors influencing performance in municipal solid waste management (MSWM) at the level of individual municipalities in the Czech Republic. Czech municipalities possess a specific municipal structure that is characteristic of high fragmentation, in which municipalities spatially resemble conglomerates. In spite of their typically small size, they cling to their own independence and are thus willing to assume full responsibilities in MSWM. In recognition that expenditure on MSWM is the primary concern to municipalities and that there are secondary environmental interests in waste separation, four alternative models of waste management service production are considered for a sample of 470 Czech municipalities that capture performance from different standpoints. Performance in MSWM is assessed by dint of data envelopment analysis (DEA). Full frontiers are employed simultaneously with order-m partial frontiers and resulting unconditional-to-conditional scores are investigated for the influence of twelve contextual factors describing operating conditions of MSWM. The analysis accounts for the fact that in this case the twelve contextual factors are found non-separable from the process underpinning the provision of MSWM. It is revealed that performance in MSWM improves with the availability of recycling consolidation facilities, but programs inciting waste separation or green waste collection do not bring about the anticipated effect. The findings are instrumental in planning of MSWM and equip municipalities with policy advice that is useful in improving performance in MSWM and subsequently in reaching ever stricter environmental targets requested over time at both national and international levels translated to a municipal level.

• Klíčová slova
• Data envelopment analysis, Efficiency analysis, Municipal expenditure, Municipal waste, Performance, Separation,
• MeSH
• nakládání s odpady * MeSH
• odpadky - odstraňování * MeSH
• tuhý odpad MeSH
• velkoměsta MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH
• velkoměsta MeSH
• Názvy látek
• tuhý odpad MeSH

Currently, use and disposal of plastic by consumers through waste management activities in Ghana not only creates environmental problems, but also reinforces the notion of a wasteful society. The magnitude of this problem has led to increasing pressure from the public for efficient and practical measures to solve the waste problem. This paper analyses the impact of plastic use and disposal in Ghana. It emphasizes the need for commitment to proper management of the impacts of plastic waste and effective environmental management in the country. Sustainable Solid Waste Management (SSWM) is a critical problem for developing countries with regards to climate change and greenhouse gas emission, and also the general wellbeing of the populace. Key themes of this paper are producer responsibility and management of products at end of life. The paper proposes two theatrical recovery models that can be used to address the issue of sachet waste in Ghana.

• Klíčová slova
• environmental problems, plastic waste management, producer responsibility, recovery, sachet water waste,
• MeSH
• nakládání s odpady ekonomika   metody   MeSH
• pitná voda MeSH
• plastické hmoty analýza   MeSH
• recyklace ekonomika   metody   MeSH
• teoretické modely MeSH
• tuhý odpad analýza   MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Ghana MeSH
• Názvy látek
• pitná voda MeSH
• plastické hmoty MeSH
• tuhý odpad MeSH

Globally, industrialisation and urbanisation have led to the generation of hazardous waste (HW). Sustainable hazardous waste management (HWM) is the need of the hour for a safe, clean, and eco-friendly environment and public health. The prominent waste management strategies should be aligned with circular economic models considering the economy, environment, and efficiency. This review critically discusses HW generation and sustainable management with the strategies of prevention, reduction, recycling, waste-to-energy, advanced treatment technology, and proper disposal. In this regard, the major HW policies, legislations, and international conventions related to HWM are summarised. The global generation and composition of hazardous industrial, household, and e-waste are analysed, along with their environmental and health impacts. The paper critically discusses recently adapted management strategies, waste-to-energy conversion techniques, treatment technologies, and their suitability, advantages, and limitations. A roadmap for future research focused on the components of the circular economy model is proposed, and the waste management challenges are discussed. This review stems to give a holistic and broader picture of global waste generation (from many sources), its effects on public health and the environment, and the need for a sustainable HWM approach towards the circular economy. The in-depth analysis presented in this work will help build cost-effective and eco-sustainable HWM projects.

• Klíčová slova
• E-waste, Environmental remediation, Industrial waste, Integrated treatment, Recycling, Sustainability, Waste treatment technologies, Waste-to-energy,
• MeSH
• nakládání s odpady * metody   MeSH
• nebezpečný odpad MeSH
• postup MeSH
• recyklace MeSH
• řízení bezpečnosti MeSH
• tuhý odpad MeSH
• veřejné zdravotnictví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Názvy látek
• nebezpečný odpad MeSH
• tuhý odpad MeSH

This paper analyses the role of selected institutional factors on the costs of waste management in the Czech Republic, a country with extreme territorial fragmentation. The analysis is based on two original datasets from 2,065 municipalities. A model is constructed which determines the relevance of selected factors with respect to the unit cost of waste management service and also highlights the differences between 2014 and 2019. The results are, largely extent, similar to the findings of existing international research related to this topic, but with some specificities. Our data show a significant effect of contracting out on cost reduction and a statistically insignificant effect of public mode of production on unit costs. They also suggest that intermunicipal cooperation has a cost-reducing effect, but public-private partnerships, increased market concentration and the provision by multinationals have a cost-increasing effect. The impact of economies of scale on cost reduction is somehow visible but cannot be confirmed, especially for larger scale territories. The data also suggest a possible beginning of a process of remunicipalisation, but the time series is insufficient to demonstrate this trend.

• Klíčová slova
• Efficiency analysis, Institutional factors, Municipal waste management,
• MeSH
• nakládání s odpady * MeSH
• odpadky - odstraňování * MeSH
• tuhý odpad analýza   MeSH
• velkoměsta MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH
• velkoměsta MeSH
• Názvy látek
• tuhý odpad MeSH

Proper management of municipal solid waste (MSW) is crucial to avoid pollution, environmental impacts and threat to public health. The problem of MSW is mainly arising from inadequate landfill site management. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of management practices and environmental risks at two landfill sites. The landfills were subject to long-term (10 years) vegetation monitoring. The vegetation was assessed using a floristic survey of identified plant species. The vegetation analysis showed that significant differences existed between the two landfill locations, with neophytes, invasive and expansive species dominating on one of the landfill sites, which may be attributed to climatic and geomorphological differences between the two sites, but also to variations in landfill management. These environmentally problematic species can potentially spread from the landfill into adjacent ecosystems, displace native plants and degrade adjacent farmland areas. The study of vegetation monitoring data suggests that, in addition to other types of monitoring, landfills should be subjected to regular vegetation biomonitoring, too. Landfill management practices should target the regulation of unwanted species, create conditions that are favourable to native plant species and provide as early as possible the restoration of filled cells.

• Klíčová slova
• Waste, environmental impacts, landfill management, landfill surroundings, vegetation survey,
• MeSH
• ekosystém MeSH
• nakládání s odpady * MeSH
• odpadky - odstraňování * MeSH
• skládková zařízení MeSH
• tuhý odpad analýza   MeSH
• životní prostředí MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Názvy látek
• tuhý odpad MeSH