Inequalities, inequities, environmental justice in waste management and health

Martuzzi, Marco; Mitis, Francesco; Forastiére, Francesco

doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckp216

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“…Reviews of the considerable literature in environmental justice show that waste has long been a key concern [116,117,118]. One of the founding disputes in the environmental justice movement was the protest in 1982 over the hazardous waste dump at Warren County in the US [119].…”

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From Waste to Resource: The Trade in Wastes and Global Recycling Economies

Gregson

Crang

2015

Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour.

122

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Section: Critiquementioning

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From Waste to Resource: The Trade in Wastes and Global Recycling Economies

Gregson

Crang

2015

Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour.

122

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“…7 Such facts should also be considered in the countries where this kind of researches have not been undertaken yet because they could motivate citizens to practice safe and adequate pharmaceutical waste management. 8 Available data provide consistent indications that the facilities for pharmaceutical waste destruction are often located disproportionately in areas with smaller populations or in places housing ethnic minorities. 9 There are numerous dumps and abandoned industrial zones in Serbia that could be adjusted for the facilities for pharmaceutical waste destruction.…”

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Pharmaceutical Waste Management in Pharmacies at the Primary Level of Health Care in Serbia - Situation Analysis

Manojlović¹,

Jovanović²,

Milošević-Georgiev³

et al. 2015

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Background: Pharmaceutical products can become a potential source of poisoning. The improper disposal of unused medicines is a growing problem throughout the world, with a manifold effect on the cost of health care, public health and the environment. The objectives of this research are the overview of current situation of pharmaceutical waste management in the pharmacy sector in the Republic of Serbia, attitudes and knowledge of pharmacists on the matter and the measures they should undertake in order to make the general public aware of the significance of proper disposal of medications. Methods: The research was conducted as a cross-sectional study on entire population of state pharmacies at the primary health care level in the Republic of Serbia, in March 2013. Primary data were collected by filling in a 14 questions questionnaire that was specially designed for this research. Results: The questionnaire was completed by 683 (34 healthcare institutions -pharmacy) pharmacies. According to the data obtained, 76.5% of pharmacies collect expired medicines that people bring there in order to get them put away, while 23.5% pharmacies assert that they do not collect pharmaceutical waste from households at all. Conclusion: The pharmacies have not started to implement their legal obligation of collecting pharmaceutical waste from the citizens yet, at least not in the full range. The development and practical implementation of adequate procedures and facilities for the disposal of this type of waste represents the key step towards the decrease of pharmaceutical waste in the environment.

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“…WHO experts examined environmental injustice in waste management in Western and Central European countries [6]. Nevertheless the authors' analysis is proper in general, but is valid only with restrictions to the CEE region.…”

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“…American authors tend to disturb the Balkan and the CEE countries; or the Visegrád-4 and post-Soviet states; or ethnic and national minorities [9,13]. The WHO study, [6] cites improper facts about Roma people from Hungary. These populations gave up their traditional migratory lifestyle appr.…”

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Environmental Injustices in Central and : The Minority Pitfall

Varga¹

2012

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The author calls the attention to the need of historical approach in human environmental studies -especially on inequities and environmental injustices -in Central and Eastern Europe. Different confounders should be considered reflecting the specific historical background of the present environmental and public health situation of the region. No deep analysis can be performed without studying the situation of ethnic and national minorities. These minorities are often subjects of environmental injusticies as well. The author demonstrates examples from the scientific literature to improper conclusions as consequences of neglecting geographic and historical facts. References to articles written in small languages may be another confounder due to the risk of mistranslations. From the disproportional environmental exposures (caused by historical or political hostilities) via the lack of availability of health care in mother tongue to the possible genetic differences of minorities can have significant impact at all levels of environment-health interactions that should be considered in the European public health studies.

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Inequalities, inequities, environmental justice in waste management and health

Cited by 136 publications

References 23 publications

From Waste to Resource: The Trade in Wastes and Global Recycling Economies

From Waste to Resource: The Trade in Wastes and Global Recycling Economies

Pharmaceutical Waste Management in Pharmacies at the Primary Level of Health Care in Serbia - Situation Analysis

Environmental Injustices in Central and : The Minority Pitfall

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