DENR: 52,000 metric tons of hospital waste generated amid the pandemic

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To put things in perspective, DENR likens this to over 2 million sacks of rice.

— As COVID-19 cases in the country continue to surge, so does the amount of medical waste, bringing to light another challenge in the Philippines' battle against the pandemic.

Hazardous waste should be brought to a facility where it will be treated before being sent to a disposal plant, the environment official pointed out.

 

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