How is waste in quarantine areas handled?

Thanh Cuong• September 5, 2021 07:43

(Baonghean.vn) - On average, about 40 tons of waste are discharged every day at concentrated quarantine areas in Vinh city. All waste is collected and treated according to strict procedures, ensuring epidemic prevention safety procedures.

To date, Vinh City remains a hotspot for the risk of Covid-19 infection, with an average of dozens of new cases every day. Many centralized quarantine areas and medical quarantine areas have been set up to isolate and quarantine related cases, limiting the spread of the disease in the community. Accordingly, the amount of waste with epidemiological factors generated from these areas has also increased. Photo: Thanh Cuong

To collect and transport all potentially infectious waste to a safe treatment plant, the environmental sanitation company mobilized two large trucks and six workers to collect it day and night. The time and number of collections depend on the actual situation at the quarantine facilities, ensuring that hazardous waste does not accumulate overnight. Photo: Thanh Cuong

According to statistics from the Environmental Sanitation Company, on average, concentrated quarantine areas and medical quarantine areas discharge about 40 tons of garbage every day. All of it must be collected and processed within the day. In the photo, environmental sanitation workers spray disinfectant chemicals in the gathering area before collection. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Waste from the quarantine area, after being received, will be sealed in containers or specialized bags by environmental sanitation staff. Workers participating in collecting hazardous waste are fully equipped with protective gear, gloves, medical masks... Photo: Thanh Cuong

Garbage is sprayed with disinfectant before being transported to a specialized transport vehicle with a closed compartment. When arriving at the construction site, the garbage is sprayed with disinfectant again before being processed according to a separate process. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Spraying chemicals to disinfect the transport vehicle. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The waste from the quarantine area mainly consists of protective gear, masks of staff and household waste of citizens who are being quarantined to prevent and fight the epidemic. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Loading garbage onto a truck and compacting it into a closed container. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Before leaving the quarantine area and transporting the garbage for treatment, the transport vehicle is disinfected again to ensure epidemic prevention safety. Currently, in Vinh city, waste related to the Covid-19 epidemic in concentrated quarantine areas, medical quarantine areas, etc. is collected, transported and treated by environmental sanitation companies with strict procedures, contributing to ensuring safety and avoiding the spread of disease in the community. Photo: Thanh Cuong