About 656 tons per day (TPD) of biomedical waste was generated across the country in 2020, out of which 590 TPD was collected and treated by common biomedical waste treatment facilities.
A disposable mask has been found in the feces of a juvenile green sea turtle caught off Japan s northeastern coast, a study by a team of Japanese researchers shows, raising concerns that COVID-related plastic debris is contaminating the marine ecosystem.
Discarded syringes, used test kits and old vaccine bottles from the COVID-19 pandemic have piled up to create tens of thousands of tonnes of medical waste, threatening human health and the environment, a World Health Organization report said.