Impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on waste production behavior in Lisbon.

ABSTRACT: The recent restrictions on mobility and economic activities imposed by governments due to the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly affected waste production and recycling patterns in cities worldwide. This effect differed both between cities and within cities as the measures of confinement adopted by governments had diverse impacts in different areas of cities, depending on their characteristics (e.g., touristic, or residential). In the present work, mixed waste collection areas were created, based on waste collection points, that define spatial units in which contextual data such as tourism and residential characteristics were aggregated. The difference in mixed waste collected compared with previous years was analyzed along with the impacts on recycling due to the modification in operati

SUBMITTER: Sarmento P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8648666 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature