End-of-life management of single-use baby diapers: Analysis of technical, health and environment aspects: Analysis of technical, health and environment aspects

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dc.contributor.authorPłotka-Wasylka, Justyna
dc.contributor.authorMakoś-Chełstowska, Patrycja
dc.contributor.authorKurowska-Susdorf, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorTreviño, María José Santoyo
dc.contributor.authorGuzmán, Sergio Zarazúa
dc.contributor.authorMostafa, Heba
dc.contributor.authorCordella, Mauro
dc.contributor.institutionTecnalia Research & Innovation
dc.date.issued2022-08-25
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors
dc.description.abstractSingle-use baby diapers belongs to an important group of products used in the parenting journey because of their high performance and convenience. Single-use baby diapers are normally thrown away after one-time use, resulting in a waste management problem. The goal of this paper was to better understand main environmental concerns of different types of diapers and address how to reduce them, with a special consideration of waste management strategies and user behaviour practices. Furthermore, health and environmental hazards potentially associated with materials included in diapers, or substances formed from diapers during the waste treatment stage, are also analysed (e.g., phthalates, pesticides, dioxins, pesticides). Three main types of baby diapers have been analysed: single-use baby diapers, reusable baby diapers, and biodegradable single-use diapers. Each type of diaper comes with technical characteristics and environmental concerns and challenges, which are discussed in this paper to support the development of measures for the safe(r) and sustainable design, use and end of life management of baby diapers.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationPłotka-Wasylka , J , Makoś-Chełstowska , P , Kurowska-Susdorf , A , Treviño , M J S , Guzmán , S Z , Mostafa , H & Cordella , M 2022 , ' End-of-life management of single-use baby diapers: Analysis of technical, health and environment aspects : Analysis of technical, health and environment aspects ' , Science of the Total Environment , vol. 836 , 155339 , pp. 155339 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155339
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155339
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697
dc.identifier.otherresearchoutputwizard: 11556/1339
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofScience of the Total Environment
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental impacts
dc.subject.keywordsReusable baby diapers
dc.subject.keywordsSingle-use baby diapers
dc.subject.keywordsWaste management
dc.subject.keywordsChemical safety
dc.subject.keywordsEcodesign
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental impacts
dc.subject.keywordsReusable baby diapers
dc.subject.keywordsSingle-use baby diapers
dc.subject.keywordsWaste management
dc.subject.keywordsChemical safety
dc.subject.keywordsEcodesign
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Engineering
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Chemistry
dc.subject.keywordsWaste Management and Disposal
dc.subject.keywordsPollution
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.keywordsFunding Info
dc.subject.keywordsJustyna Płotka-Wasylka is grateful for the finantial support by the National Science Centre, Poland within the grant project (No.: 2020/37/B/ST4/02886).
dc.subject.keywordsJustyna Płotka-Wasylka is grateful for the finantial support by the National Science Centre, Poland within the grant project (No.: 2020/37/B/ST4/02886).
dc.titleEnd-of-life management of single-use baby diapers: Analysis of technical, health and environment aspects: Analysis of technical, health and environment aspectsen
dc.typejournal article
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