GLOBAL INFLUENCE OF COVID-19 WASTE ON HUMAN SECURITY

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to increased medical equipment consumption and global waste. Several countries, such as China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, the USA, Italy, Turkey, Romania, and other countries, have faced the increase of global COVID-19 waste. This issue does not only increase global waste but also the threat to individuals. This research uses qualitative and human security theories as method and theoretical frameworks to understand and analyse the influence of global COVID-19 waste on human security. It aims to know how human security is affected by non-traditional security issues and advances the knowledge of the existence of threats to human security. As a result, this research finds that global COVID-19 waste influences human security by limiting the freedom of want. The consequences of this waste demonstrate a restriction on people's freedoms, particularly concerning the environment and health.