Waste management

1. TOPIC
WASTE GENERATIONANDIT’S
MANAGEMENT DURINGTHE COVID
-19 PANDEMICIN INDIA.

2. DETAILS
SRI AUROBINDO COLLEGE (evening).
▶ STUDENT NAME –Dipanshu Yadav
▶ROLL NUMBER- 238/289
▶ SECTION – “C”
▶ SUBJECT NAME AND CODE- AECC
Environmental science - 72182801

3. IND
EX
▶ Introduction
▶ Bio medical waste management.
▶ BMW steps
▶ Challenges and solutions
▶ Municipal solid waste
▶ Indian scenario
▶ Challenges and solutions
▶ Conclusion
▶ References

4. INTRODUCTION
▶In the last week of December 2019 , a bunch of pneumonia
cases reported by whuhan Municipal Health Commission of
china was later identified as a coronavirus.
▶ World health Organization (WHO) declaring the epidemic
as a public health emergency globally on 30january 2020.

5. CON
TI.
▶ The coronavirusdisease 2019 has shaken entire
world .
▶ Many types of biomedicalwaste generated.
▶This pandemichas resultedin the massive
generationof biomedicalwaste (BMW) and plastic
waste (PW).

6. BIOMEDICALWASTE MANAGEMENT
(BMW)
▶Wastegeneratedduringthe treatment, research,
productionof biological products for human or
animals covid 19 have led to tremendousincrease in
BMW generation.
▶Sharp increasein (PPEs)such as – gloves, goggles,
masks, sanitizers and other medical gears,
bandagesplastic containers testings kits, tissues
have drastically altered the BMW composition.

7. BMW
MANAGEMENT
STEPS.
1. GENERATION
2. SEGREGATION
3. STORAGE
4. COLLECTION
5. TRANSPORTATION
6. TREATMENTand DISPOSAL

8. CHALLEN
GES
▶ Social distancing.
▶ Limited knowledge.
▶ Properdisinfection.
▶Effluent treatment
▶Single use plastics.
▶Gaps in monitoring.
▶Insufficient capacity.

9. SOLUTIO
NS
▶ Labellingof BMW bags.
▶ Sanitary workers should wear PPEs and
sanitize regularly.
▶ Doctors and other health workers should
sanitize tools.
▶ Separate record to covid -19 isolation ward.
▶ Awarenessamong people.
▶ Reducework load to aged and medically
challenged.

10. BMW generation scenario in India before
COVID – 19 outbreak
▶BMW generation of different states /Uts in 2019.

11. MUNICIPALSOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT
▶Municipal solid waste – the solid waste
within the municipal limits of the city or
town.
1. MSW generation
2. Waste segregation
3. Collection and transportation
4. Treatment and disposal

12. SEGREGATION OF
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.
•▶BIODEGRADABLEWASTE
•▶NON – BIODEGRADABLEWASTE.
•▶HOUSEHOLDHAZARDOUSWASTE.
.

13. CHALLENGES OF MSWM UNDER
COVID -19 PANDEMIC
▶ Waste collection staff lack PPEs.
▶ Improper segregation.
▶ Lack of training to staff.
▶ Increasing quantity of DHW.
▶ Social distancing.
▶ Lack of door to door collecting staff.
▶ Disinfect vehicle collecting COVID – 19 waste.
▶ Appropriate use of PPEs
▶Vehiclecarrying MSW becarries of infection.

14. SOLUTI
ON
▶ Handover yellow bags to authorized collectors.
▶ Proper use of adequate PPEs
▶ Special team to collect covid – 19 waste.
▶Keep your DHW separated yellow colored bags
provided by ULBs.
▶ Social distancing.
▶ Train staff everyday to the importance of hygiene.
▶ Do not allow worker showing symptoms.

15. CONCLU
SION
▶ ndia is not in the position to show any kind
of negligence in handling and treating
waste.
▶ Public awareness for segregationof
waste also promoted.
▶ People should know about proper hygiene.
▶ Proper training to staff handling and
treating may reduce risk of transmission.

16. REFEREN
CE
▶Ramteke and sahu 2020 – s. ramteke , b sahu Novel coronavirus disease
2019 (covid -19) pandemic:- conpiderations for the bio medical waste
sector in India case studies in chemical and environmental engineering.
▶ ADB, 2020 – ADB, managing infectious medical waste during the covid
19 pandemic; http// www.adb.org/publication /managing – medical-
waste –covid19 2020.
▶Pubmed bio medical waste management along with its generation.
▶NCBI covid – 19 waste management in indian scenario.