Much has been written already on the piling and increasing amount of medical waste generated due to the onset of the pandemic, and which has been likewise affected by the recent surge in cases and enhanced community quarantine measures as of late. In fact, even households are now producing medical waste to a certain degree due to asymptomatic or mild Covid-19 cases being treated or being managed at home.
Our Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has also been highlighting the medical waste generated as of late – estimated at 52,000 metric tons as of last April when it was reported that only about 27 percent or 14,000 metric tons of those waste is appropriately treated for disposal. Experts also warned about the seriousness of this concern and called on the citizenry to be united in segregating trash consciously and conscientiously.
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