All posts tagged "Bio-medical Waste"
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Coronavirus Outbreak5 months agoHuge Volumes Of COVID Hospital Waste Threaten Health And Environment: WHO
Some 87,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment (PPE), or the equivalent of the weight of several hundred blue whales, was ordered via a UN portal up...
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Coronavirus Outbreak1 year agoWorld Environment Day: Personal Protective Equipment, Masks And Shields- Pandemic Detritus Adds To Waste Crisis
According to experts, the movement against plastic has taken a battering in the pandemic with dependency on single-use plastic surging and households contributing to the tonnes...
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Blogs1 year ago
Opinion: COVID-19 Has Intensified India’s Plastic And Bio-Medical Waste Crisis
Biomedical waste has become a major issue, now that it comes from every household due to COVID-19, writes Ripu Daman Bevli, Founder, Litter Free India movement...
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News1 year ago
COVID-19 Waste Management: Disposable Face Masks Can Be Recycled To Make Roads, Says Study
Developed by researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, the new road-making material is a mix of shredded single-use face masks and processed building rubble designed...
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National Green Tribunal1 year ago
National Green Tribunal Directs CPCB To Ensure Strict Compliance Of Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench headed by its chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that the standards of handling of Bio-medical waste need to duly...
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
Yearender 2020: Stepping Into 2021 With Bio-medical Waste Management Lessons From COVID-19 Pandemic
In the last six months, between June to November, India produced 28,468.85 tonnes of COVID-19 related bio-medical waste, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
India Generated Over 18,000 Tonnes Of COVID-19 Related Bio-medical Waste In 4 Months, Experts Call To Reduce, Reuse And Segregate
The COVID-19 related bio-medical waste generation in India has increased from 3,025.41 tonnes in June to 5,490 tonnes in September
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
Bhubaneswar Civic Body Starts Collecting Bio-Medical Waste From COVID-19 Patients Under Home Isolation
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has roped in Jagruti Welfare Organisation for the collection of bio-medical waste from the doorsteps of houses within the BMC area
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Broken System Of Bio-medical Waste Management; Experts Discuss The Issue And Solutions
According to a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report, India generates about 101 Metric Tonnes per day (MT/day) of COVID-19 related bio-medical waste
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Gujarat2 years ago
Waste Management During Coronavirus Pandemic: 27-year-old Recycles Bio-medical Waste Into Eco-friendly Bricks
27-year-old Binish Desai, known as the recycle man of India, is recycling bio-medical waste especially single-use masks, head cover and non-woven PPE (personal protective equipment) kit...
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
COVID-19: Disposed Personal Protective Equipment Could Be Turned Into Biofuel, Say Indian Scientists
According to a study published in the journal Biofuels, billions of items of disposable Personal Protective Equipment can be converted from its plastic state into biofuels...
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News2 years ago
Bar Code System Used To Manage Bio-Medical Waste In Punjab: Health Minister
To ensure a clean and green environment and prevent the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19, in Punjab a bar code system is being used for...
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