ABES	Brazilian Association of Sanitary Engineering
ABRELPE	Brazilian Association of Public Cleaning and Special Waste Companies
ANVISA	Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency
ABS	acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
BMW	bio-medical waste
EFL	embedded filtration layer
FMs	face masks
GHGs	greenhouse gases
LCA	life cycle assessment
LMICs	low and middle-income countries
MPs	microplastics
MSW	municipal solid waste
NWF	non-woven fabric
PA	nylon-polyamide
PCB	printed circuit board
PET	polyethylene terephthalate
PE	polyethylene
PLA	poly (lactic acid)
PP	polypropylene
PPE	Personal Protective Equipment
PS	polystyrene
PVC	polyvinyl chloride
SUPs	single-use-plastics
Y-BMW	yellow category bio-medical waste