Neiroukh, Haroun
Shami, Sara
Juabeh, Mohammad Isam
Darbadwan, Leyan
Taha, Sari
Maqboul, Iyad
Damiri, Basma
Article History
Received: 9 August 2025
Accepted: 4 November 2025
First Online: 1 December 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at An-Najah National University (ANNU) in Palestine (Ref: Mas. Dec. 2023/17). All procedures followed the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation and followed the Helsinki Declaration 17 . Additionally, permission was secured from the municipalities and waste department officials, and informed consent was obtained from each participant to conduct the study. The privacy and confidentiality of participants were maintained, and access to the collected data was restricted to the research team to ensure anonymity.
: Informed consent was obtained from each participant before the study.