Circular Economy in Conjunction with Treatment Methodologies in the Biomedical and Dental Waste Sectors.

ABSTRACT: In this review, life cycle assessment (LCA) principles are coupled with circular economy (CE) in order to address LCA examples in the biomedical sector worldwide. The objectives were (1) to explore the application of LCA in the medical, pharmaceutical, and dental fields; (2) to describe the ways of biomedical waste management; (3) to emphasize on the problem of dental waste in private and public dental sectors; and (4) to propose ways of "green circulation" of the dental waste. A literature search was performed using the Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus search engines covering the period from January 2000 until May 2020, corresponding to articles investigating the LCA and circular economy principles and legislation for biomedical and dental waste, their management options, and modern way

SUBMITTER: Antoniadou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7967779 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature