An overview of the response and preparedness for biomedical waste management during the testing pandemic times helps to understand the current scenario and gives us an intimation of the future challenges as well. Here’s our summary of the ongoing statistics and the road ahead. COVID waste management in India India ranks 120th among 165 countries in sustainable development and is challenged by inefficient waste management treatment, a situation worsened by COVID-19.
With the pandemic tightening its grip over the country, COVID-19 waste was designated as “hazardous waste” by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Figure 1 shows the amount of biomedical waste generated in India tones per day from January 2021 to May 2021 (there was a 46% increase merely from April to May!). Comprehensive monitoring and implementation systems abiding by the biomedical waste (BMW) 2016 standards and…
