Environmentally sound management of industrial solid waste: A paradigm of proposed bi-tetrahedron

•A bi-tetrahedron model is proposed for sound recycling and pollution control of ISW.•A study on ISW recycling from 2000 to 2022 using bibliometric analysis is conducted.•Recycling ISW as the construction and building materials is the major approach.•The recycling status quo and challenges of major ISW are systematically summarized.•Bi-tetrahedron cases analysis for ISW recycling and pollution control is provided.