-[Stericycle Earnings Report](https://seekingalpha.com/article/4344474-stericycles-srcl-ceo-cindy-miller-on-q1-2020-results-earnings-call-transcript?part=single) indicates no increase in April compared to previous year, expects major surge post June 1 as America opens.
- Wuhan produced 40 tons per day pre-coronavirus, 240 tonnes per day during peak coronavirus. Could expect a 6 fold increase. Rapidly built waste treatment plants.
- Multiple medical waste experts told Waste Dive the virus is classified as a Category B situation, and so exposure to it poses a lower risk threshold than Ebola or another Category A disease.
- , 3 days surface expectancy, Source: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973
**Overview**
Reuse: priority (use cycles); then eventually recycle/degrade/incinerate
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**Biodegradable**
Brainstorming topic: Some bioplastics are antimicrobial, and could be used for textiles. However, it is uncertain whether these would be appropriate barrier materials, and how biodegradability would be managed after end of life.
