Waste Generation

Waste Generation is the process by which solid waste materials are produced and discarded from residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional activities, distinguished from other waste management stages by its focus on the initial creation and input of waste into the management system.

18.1K

Publications

966.3K

Citations

49.4K

Authors

7.3K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

9.4K

Parents

Solid Waste Management

Children

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Publications

18.1K

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

Jenna Jambeck, Roland Geyer, Chris Wilcox et al. · Science · 2015 · 12.7K citations

Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences +13

Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution

Stephanie B. Borrelle, Jeremy Ringma, Kara Lavender Law et al. · Science · 2020 · 3K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences +17

Future scenarios of global plastic waste generation and disposal

Laurent Lebreton, Anthony L. Andrady · Palgrave Communications · 2019 · 2.3K citations · Full text

Management, Environmental Management, Solid Waste Management +16

Lean Thinking-Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation.

Graham K. Rand, J P Womack, D. T. L. Jones · Journal of the Operational Research Society · 1997 · 1.8K citations

Management, Strategic Management, Strategy +13

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Jidapa Nithikul, Chettiyappan Visvanathan · 2011 · 1.7K citations

Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering +17

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Authors

49.4K

CS
Chi Sun Poon
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR China
43 publications · 5.3K citations
34
h-index
WL
Weisheng Lu
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
35 publications · 2.9K citations
28
h-index
GH
Guohe Huang
University of Regina, Canada
41 publications · 1.9K citations
26
h-index
VW
Vivian W.Y. Tam
Western Sydney University, Australia
29 publications · 2.7K citations
24
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JL
Jinhui Li
Tsinghua University, China
26 publications · 2.3K citations
22
h-index

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Institutions

7.3K

1–8 of 7.3K

Venues

Waste Management
1.1K publications · 88.9K citations
146
h-index
Journal of Cleaner Production
918 publications · 67.3K citations
126
h-index
Resources Conservation and Recycling
528 publications · 48.3K citations
120
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Construction and Building Materials
262 publications · 16.9K citations
77
h-index
Journal of Hazardous Materials
227 publications · 16.8K citations
74
h-index

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