Medical mask become a necessity during current conditions due to corona outbreaks. New problems arise when the disposable medical mask that have been used are thrown away discarded cause pollution. I'm afraid that the disposable medical mask is misused such as if it was reused after washing or recycled for resale at a cheaper price😱. This is also applies to other disposable medical items such as personal protective medical clothing (likes astronaut), medical gloves, injections, expired chemical drugs, unsterile tissue, and other personal pretective medical devices.
Some steps to overcome pollution from medical mask waste:
1. The government should provide special bins for medical mask and the like in the public areas to increase public awareness about medical waste that is different domestic waste
2. Cut out disposable masks to avoid being misused
3. Medical waste must be separated in covered plastic (leakproof) and then put in a closed container to be sent to the waste disposal company. Don't mix it with domestic waste
4. In the garbage container there should be written infectious waste
5, Destruction by burning using incinerators operated by health service facilities or licensed medical waste processing services
6. Incinerator has a combustion chamber with a minimun temperature of 800 degrees celsius
7. Be careful if there is radioactive medical waste, it is better to separate, because the handling is different
8. For medical waste processing workers must be equipped with personal protective equipment
9. Not all medical waste is disposed of. There can be used as bricks for energy sources in the production
Some steps to overcome pollution from medical mask waste:
1. The government should provide special bins for medical mask and the like in the public areas to increase public awareness about medical waste that is different domestic waste
2. Cut out disposable masks to avoid being misused
3. Medical waste must be separated in covered plastic (leakproof) and then put in a closed container to be sent to the waste disposal company. Don't mix it with domestic waste
4. In the garbage container there should be written infectious waste
5, Destruction by burning using incinerators operated by health service facilities or licensed medical waste processing services
6. Incinerator has a combustion chamber with a minimun temperature of 800 degrees celsius
7. Be careful if there is radioactive medical waste, it is better to separate, because the handling is different
8. For medical waste processing workers must be equipped with personal protective equipment
9. Not all medical waste is disposed of. There can be used as bricks for energy sources in the production
The Disposable Medical Mask. Before being Discarded, It Must be Cut and Torn So It is Not Misused |
The government must act as a regulator and coordinator to overcome with medical waste. The government must coordinate medical waste processing workers, domestic waste processing workers, waste disposal company, incinerator company, and local residents is need so that medical waste is not mix with domestic waste. If it gets mixes up, it is feared that transmission of the virus will occur. Not only that, the government must cooperate with researchers to utilize medical waste into something useful, like alternative energy resources. Finally, we hope that the corona virus will disappear😇.
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