GENERAL SANTOS CITY—The provincial government of Sarangani will use the innovative and environment-friendly Pyroclave technology to treat medical waste and help stop the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the province, an environment official said. He said Sarangani would be the eighth local government unit in the country to make use of the technology in treating medical wastes. “It is urgent that we start the full commissioning of the Pyroclave technology to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in contaminated medical wastes,” he said. Based on its recent test commissioning, the Pyroclave technology can treat at least 150 kilograms of medical wastes per hour. As the province-run six low-level hospitals generate only an estimated 200 kg of medical wastes per day, the facility will be capable of processing wastes of big tertiary-level hospitals, which generate an estimated four tons of medical wastes per day in the city.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 13, 2021 05:37 UTC