News Forum - Pattaya’s infectious waste continues to accumulate

[Thaiger]

Pattaya is facing a new problem besides its growing number of Covid cases. The city by the Gulf of Thailand is amassing a vast amount of infectious waste, which has increased the garbage disposal problems the city is encountering. Manoj Nongyai, the deputy mayor who also oversees the city’s environment office, said today that prior to the Covid pandemic, Pattaya dealt with about 800 kilograms of infectious waste every day. Now, the city has 7 to 8 tonnes of infectious waste per day. The waste comes from hospitals, hospitels, and community isolation centres. There is so much waste in Patatay […]

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Is it true that when you take off your used mask that technically it is considered infectious waste and needs to be properly disposed of?