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Covid waste: By heaps and bounds The right way: Proper disposal of biomedical waste is crucial to halt infection - PTI× The pandemic has stretched waste management to its limit Besides immensely taxing the healthcare system, Covid-19 has brought enormous challenges in handling the mountain of biomedical waste generated each day. Says Masood Mallick, Joint Managing Director of Hyderabad-based Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited (REEL), India’s largest environment services company: “India generates 600 tonnes per day of non-Covid-19 biomedical waste, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). This almost increased by over 50 per cent by May 2021, as a result of the pandemic.” ....
Ramky Enviro in 7-year waste management contract in Chennai February 23, 2021 Edappadi K Palaniswami - THE HINDU× Will implement a state-of-the-art, IOT enabled solid waste collection program Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd (REEL), a leading waste management company, on Tuesday announced that it has entered into a seven-year contract with the Greater Chennai Corporation to design and implement an IOT-enabled solid waste collection programme. In a press statement, the Hyderabad-based company said it will cover four zones in Chennai including Tiruvottriyur (Zone 1), Manali (Zone 2), Madhavaram (Zone 3), and Ambattur (Zone 7). The programme which has been launched by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, will involve 100 per cent waste segregation at source across all the households in the four zones within one year and sustain these efforts consistently. ....
Xavier School of Sustainability Hosts Parivartan' 21 & Global Sustainability Summit' 21 – Odisha 360 – News, Events and Complete Information About the State odisha360.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from odisha360.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Localised waste disposal in sharp contrast to strict norms laid by CPCB Medical as well as sanitary workers in Hyderabad are being put in harm’s way as COVID biological waste is being burnt, tossed in garbage and mixed with regular trash. “We burn the PPE kits everyday. They are used by the staff who do COVID-19 tests. We collect them, pack them in a box and burn them,” said a health worker at the Golconda Area Hospital. Four cardboard boxes filled with PPEs were still burning when this reporter visited the site. Behind the COVID-19 testing centre in the hospital, the biological waste of test kits and discarded gloves are also burnt on a daily basis. ....