Special Issue

Advances in Healthcare Waste Management

Submission Deadline: December 31, 2025 (Open) Submit Now

Guest Editor

Marcos Paulo Gomes Mol, PhD

Fundacao Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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Research Interests: Solid Waste Management; Hazardous Waste Management; Water and Wastewater Treatment; Environmental Pollution; Environmental Impact Assessment; Sanitation; Meta-Analysis Epidemiology

About This Topic

This special edition will focus on studies on advances in the management of waste from healthcare services, covering improvements provided at all stages of the process, from segregation, packaging, and collection to internal and external treatment. Works addressing occupational risks to workers in these management stages, who are exposed in some way to waste, will also be welcome, as well as studies on the reverse logistics of hazardous waste present in the routine of healthcare establishments.

Keywords

Healthcare waste; Medical waste; Hospital waste; Hazardous wastes; Healthcare waste management; Healthcare waste treatment

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted through the LIDSEN Submission System. Detailed information on manuscript preparation and submission is available in the Instructions for Authors. All submitted articles will be thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process and will be processed following the Editorial Process and Quality Control policy. Upon acceptance, the article will be immediately published in a regular issue of the journal and will be listed together on the special issue website, with a label that the article belongs to the Special Issue. LIDSEN distributes articles under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License in an open-access model. The authors own the copyright to the article, and the article can be free to access, distribute, and reuse provided that the original work is correctly cited.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). Research articles and review articles are highly invited. Authors are encouraged to send the tentative title and abstract of the planned paper to the Editorial Office (aeer@lidsen.com) for record. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office.

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Publication

Open Access Original Research Comparative Analysis of Healthcare Waste Legislation: Alignment and Discrepancies between Federal, State, and Municipal Regulations by Isadora Muller de Oliveira  , Letícia Caroline de Oliveira Vital  , Izabela de Siqueira Reis Regueira  and Marcos Paulo Gomes Mol Received: 02 July 2025;  Published: 11 November 2025;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2504031 Abstract The management of healthcare waste (HCW) presents a significant environmental and public health challenge, aggravated by gaps in current Brazilian federal regulations. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of specific state and municipal legislation on HCW, comparing it with ANVISA Resolution No. 222/2018 and CONAMA Resolution No. 358 [...]

Open Access Original Research The Intra-Institutional Waste Management in Montevideo Healthcare Centers by Carolina Ramírez  , Elizabeth González  and Fernando Tomasina Received: 23 September 2024;  Published: 20 May 2025;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2502023 Abstract Healthcare Waste (HCW) management is a pressing challenge in Latin America, where insufficient regulatory enforcement, poor segregation practices, and the lack of accurate generation data hinder sustainable waste management. This study presents a methodological proposal for the internal management of HCWs in Healthcare Centers (HCCs) in Urugua [...]

Open Access Research Article Analysis of Global Scientific Production on Health Service Waste through Bibliometric and Scientometric Indicators by Flávio Leôncio Guedes  , Alana Danielle de Andrade Azevedo Costa  , Clezianny Freire Silva  , Thamirys Suelle da Silva  , Rhaldney Felipe de Santana  , Marcone Marcelino da Silva  and Antonio Italcy de Oliveira Júnior Received: 19 October 2024;  Published: 27 April 2025;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2502021 Abstract Inadequate management of healthcare waste represents a significant challenge to public health and the environment. This study aims to analyze global scientific production on healthcare waste using bibliometric and scientometric indicators, providing a comprehensive overview of research trends and areas of interest. Data from academic databases [...]

Open Access Original Research Assessment of the Main Elements for a Healthcare Waste Management System Using Analytical Hierarchical Process by Fabiana Cristina Lima Barbosa  , Ana Carolina Teles de Aquino  , Marcos Paulo Gomes Mol  and Raphael Tobias de Vasconcelos Barros Received: 16 October 2024;  Published: 10 April 2025;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2502018 Abstract When addressing Healthcare Waste Management (HCWM), numerous factors play a crucial role in ensuring its safety and environmentally responsible handling within institutional processes. Recognizing this imperative, this study employed the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) methodology to establish a comprehensive assessment of 10 primar [...]

Open Access Review Comparative Study on the Applicability of Solid Waste Treatment by Fixed Grate and Fluidized Bed Incinerators: A Bibliometric Review by Ana Teresa Rodrigues de Sousa  , Gustavo Coxev Wolski  , Max Filipe Silva Gonçalves  and Marcos Paulo Gomes Mol Received: 16 May 2024;  Published: 21 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2404021 Abstract Using thermal treatment in the waste management process has advantages such as reducing volume and the possibility of energy recovery. There are several incineration technologies with different characteristics and potential. Incineration, however, requires efficient environmental control to reduce associated risks, such as the emission of [...]