The National Environment Management Authority has partnered with youth-led volunteer group Komb Green Solutions to sensitise local communities on proper disposal of Covid-19 waste. To manage this waste the guidelines seek to cautiously handle the Covid-19 generated waste by segregating at source and ensuring that the infectious waste is not mixed with general waste; ensure that the waste is collected and transported by the Nema licensed hazardous waste handlers. The mixture of contaminated waste and recyclable waste may cause a potential danger to waste collectors when they scavenge the waste bins to collect recyclable items. The management/owners will engage a licensed hazardous waste handler to collect and transport the infectious waste for final disposal in accordance with Environmental Management and Coordination (Waste Management) Regulations of 2006. Collection of such hazardous waste from designated places will be done through a licensed infectious waste handler.

Source: The Star April 24, 2021 09:36 UTC