- Landfill volumes have fallen due to the lockdown, whereas medical waste from hospitals have been significantly increased due to the disposal of tons of soiled PPE used in treating coronavirus patients.
- Landfill volumes have fallen due to the lockdown, whereas medical waste from hospitals have been significantly increased due to the disposal of tons of soiled PPE used in treating coronavirus patients.
- Figure 1: Reduction in landfill volumes during the pandemic (survey from mid-March to May - Lodge, 2020)
- Figure 1: Reduction in landfill volumes during the pandemic (survey from mid-March to May - Lodge, 2020)
- Figure 2: The expected trend of medical and MSW waste flow durong the pandemic (Klemes et al., 2020)
- Figure 2: The expected trend of medical and MSW waste flow durong the pandemic (Klemes et al., 2020)
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- Contact MGH, through Lorena Altamirano?
- Contact MGH, through Lorena Altamirano?
- Other suggestions?
- Other suggestions?
##Waste management & footprint
*Waste management & footprint*
- Effective management of biomedical & healthcare waste requires appropriate identification, collection, separation, storage, transportation, treatment/disinfection and disposal/recovery.
- Effective management of biomedical & healthcare waste requires appropriate identification, collection, separation, storage, transportation, treatment/disinfection and disposal/recovery.
- Figure 3: The main waste handling approaches for contaminated waste during COVID-19 (Klemes et al., 2020)
- Figure 3: The main waste handling approaches for contaminated waste during COVID-19 (Klemes et al., 2020)
- Incineration and steam sterilisation are the most common pathways for thermal treatment of hazardous medical waste.
- Incineration and steam sterilisation are the most common pathways for thermal treatment of hazardous medical waste.
