Find out what happens to medical waste once it leaves hospitals

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing an increase of medical waste in parts of the world. China not only had to build more hospitals to accommodate a surge of patients, but they also built new m

[@petercdowney]

Landfill?
As far as I'm concerned, medical waste is supposed to be incinerated. Especially sharps containers, that sort of thing.
It could be used to generate electricity!

[@torinkyifh5085]

It IS incinerated....watch the video......

[@programablenuance]

@@torinkyifh5085 Well most isn't. They're autoclaved with steam (to disinfect them) then shredded then sent to the landfill. Which I'm pretty sure is what they described in the video, even though they brought up incineration in the begging.

[@user-dn9vd9xg9p]

Regarding disposal boxes that are filled with half used partially filled vials ever leave the hospital? Who monitors this trail?

[@user-dn9vd9xg9p]

Does anyone ever think to check the "red boxes" whereas half used or almost full vials are thrown into these poorly "sealed" red boxes from large hospitals which are left unmonitored for pickup? Are these red boxes monitored by hospitals or anyone before the company is to pick it up for proper disposals? Are the red boxes in these large hospitals just left outside doors for possible housekeeping employees to pick up daily for storing until the red box companies pickup? Who the hell monitors these? Many times in hospitals a small portion of fentanyl and potent other drugs are used leaving a leftover vial of half used drugs in the vial and discarded in the red box. Are these boxes which could be hundreds per day supervised if left outside a door in a public hall at the end of the day? Something to think about.

[@jamorriehubbard8804]

Well sorry in advance if I’m too dumb to comprehend what you’re getting at but what use would someone with bad intentions have with the biohazard box

[@Gordy-io8sb]

@@jamorriehubbard8804 Well, for one, they could, with enough cleverness, use those materials to carry out bio-attacks/manufacture primitive weapons. Just my speculation, though.

[@brandylogan3270]

It makes you wonder what happened during transportation and what samples could be used to make an ai version of a human and it’s oddly enough adding up with the recent events that happened remember ocean gate

[@ladyofchange2386]

Well What About Body Fluids Also?

[@robertthomason8905]

Weasel o matic

[@Brokejoe37]

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