Can the human coronavirus epidemic also spread through solid waste?

Mol, Marcos Paulo Gomes; Caldas, Sérgio

doi:10.1177/0734242x20918312

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“…Waste generated from these places should be qualified for municipal waste collection but considered possibly contaminated, and the PPE waste should undergo special handling and storage. Taking into consideration that the waste is originating from the sources where infected or potentially infected people reside, it is necessary to take precautions during the collection and transportation of such waste [13]. The waste management tasks for local governments include coordination of activities for monitoring persons required to isolate or in quarantine.…”

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Disposal of Personal Protective Equipment during the COVID-19 Pandemic Is a Challenge for Waste Collection Companies and Society: A Case Study in Poland

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One of the social measures applied during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)—face masks and gloves. As a result, this waste category has expanded enormously. This study investigates waste management issues from multiple perspectives, including local governments, waste collection companies, and individual citizens in Poland using a telephone survey for institutions and an online questionnaire for individuals. The results of this study show that approximately 80% of local governments in the Silesian region have applied special measures for handling and collection of waste PPE. Only 13% of waste collection companies have applied special collection schedules for the waste generated at quarantine collection points due to the high costs of changing collection schedules, providing additional vehicles, and paying for more labor. The information campaigns focusing on new methods of PPE waste collection have been difficult to introduce on a large scale, and citizens need better information regarding how to handle and dispose of waste PPE. Results indicated the most helpful method in supporting waste PPE collection would be automatic PPE dispensers with waste PPE collection options and waste bags of a designated color. The respondents identified waste PPE pollution of the environment as an issue and the necessity for proper recovery of this waste stream.

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“…PPE has the power to carry Covid19, and both, directly and indirectly, distribute it. The most important principle is safety for people in hospitals and healthcare centers, people who work in places related to Covid19, effectively managing medical waste to avoid Covid19 (17,36).…”

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Management of Sars-Cov-2 Medical Waste Against a Covid19 Pandemic in Indonesia: A Literature Review

Hadi

Widiyanti²,

Kumalasari

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Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 RNA transmission in wastewater has a risk of fecal transmission ofSARS-CoV-2 to humans and the environment. Despite the increasing number of cases in almostall areas in Indonesia, the study to review and evaluate waste management resulted from medicalfacilities is still limited and less explored. This literature review aims to analyze the applicabilityof WHO guidelines on wastewater management to be implemented in Indonesia. Scientific paperswere collected from several electronic databases such as PubMed, PLoS, Researchgate, WHO,Elsevier, Science, SARS-CoV-2, Covid19, and wastewater. The articles were selected based on theinclusion criteria that use SARS-CoV-2, Covid19, and wastewater as the main variables observed.The articles published before 2013 were excluded from this review. Discussion: Wastewatermonitoring of SARS-CoV-2 within medical and health facilities is implemented to identify thevirus’s presence as the causative agent of Covid19 disease, which contaminated the environmentand society. The results of the analysis in wastewater can be used to determine the infectioncontrol in health facilities while also beneficial in formulating the monitoring of environmentalimpacts caused by the waste. These efforts would support policies or interventions based on publichealth by applying social distances, locking, quarantine areas that aim to break the Covid19transmission. Conclusion: Briefly, by considering the urgency of Covid19 pandemic containmentand control measures of transmission in health facilities, population and environment. It is a wastemanagement guideline that is highly required to be implemented based on public health aspects.

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“…In a study, it was mentioned that Covid19 patients treated at home have the potential to cause infectious waste (39). This infectious waste is disposed of in the same place as domestic waste.…”

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“…This can endanger the garbage transport officer and the waste manager. This risk is even greater because of the insufficient use of protective equipment that supports the officer (39). Indirect transmission is most likely to occur to garbage transport workers.…”

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Literature Review: Healthy Home as The New Normal for Covid19 Prevention

Ramadhani

2020

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Introduction: The SARS-CoV-2 virus has 2 pathways of spread which are direct (through droplets) and indirect (through the surface of objects affected by droplets or through air). Therefore, social distancing by staying in home is one of the key to prevent the spread of Covid19. However, the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is increasingly common in family level. The risk of family members getting infected is higher because they begin to move outside the house during new normal. Accordingly, a good home environment is needed to improve its residents’ health. This study aims to determine the benefits of implementing healthy home as the new normal in preventing the spread of Covid19 at family level. Discussion: This study was a literature review using literature research as the data source. The literature used were in the form of research journals and articles on Covid19 and healthy home. The data used were research studies conducted from January 2016 to June 2020. There was 9 articles, about benefit healthy home on SARS-CoV-2 transmission, that selected in this study. Healthy home was the idea of homes that have fulfilled the health standards with adequate sanitation. Healthy home was purposively built to make the residents feel comfortable and stay healthy at all times. The components of healthy home were: good ventilation; natural lighting of the house; occupancy density; residents’ behavior; and waste management. Conclusion: The application of healthy home principle had many benefits for its residents and was closely related to Covid19 prevention.

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Can the human coronavirus epidemic also spread through solid waste?

Cited by 125 publications

References 6 publications

Disposal of Personal Protective Equipment during the COVID-19 Pandemic Is a Challenge for Waste Collection Companies and Society: A Case Study in Poland

Disposal of Personal Protective Equipment during the COVID-19 Pandemic Is a Challenge for Waste Collection Companies and Society: A Case Study in Poland

Management of Sars-Cov-2 Medical Waste Against a Covid19 Pandemic in Indonesia: A Literature Review

Literature Review: Healthy Home as The New Normal for Covid19 Prevention

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