BMA recommendation how to dispose used face masks

[webfact]

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will deploy another 1,000 biohazard garbage bins across the city after used masks and other medical waste generated by the new wave COVID-19 wave increased to 20 tonnes per day.

 

According to Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang, the bins for used face masks will be coloured in orange while the garbage bags for medical waste are red to indicate it needs to be disposed of properly.

 

These bins will be placed at district offices, health service centres, hospitals, city halls, schools, sport centres, youth centres, fire stations, public parks, markets and in front of shopping malls.

 

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[YetAnother]

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

needs to be disposed of properly

requires a disciplined populace = wont work here

[petedk]

Why is this notice printed in English and not Thai? Or is it just for the newspaper?

 

[petedk]

Anyway, apart from that I think that used masks now outnumber plastic bags littering he streets. It's amazing people can't just put them in their pocket and take them home.

[ikke1959]

Normally you can't find normal bins for your waste.. so now they have orange ones for masks??? So if I come home I have to put my mask in a plastic bag, seal it, and drive around with another mask on to find a bin to put it in.. than I come home put my mask in a plastic bag... etc  So it will be day task

[tomazbodner]

"Say No to plastic" campaign has really outdone itself with COVID.

 

No plastic straws, no plastic bags, no plastic wrappers, no plastic spoons, ... but each plastic mask individually wrapped into a plastic ziplock before disposed into a plastic bin. Is at least the ink to write "used face masks" on it bio-degradable?

[potless]

1 hour ago, ikke1959 said:

Normally you can't find normal bins for your waste.. so now they have orange ones for masks??? So if I come home I have to put my mask in a plastic bag, seal it, and drive around with another mask on to find a bin to put it in.. than I come home put my mask in a plastic bag... etc  So it will be day task

I have clear plastic bin bags with tie handles (Tesco ) and put old masks within. When reasonably full, I dispose of the bag. No need to do it daily. Old masks should be rendered unusable by cutting in half and/or tearing off the straps. As the bags are clear, it is obvious what they contain so I dont see any point in putting a label on.

Edited April 29, 2021 by potless

[trainman34014]

Around our way there is no such thing as a Waste Bin unless you rename it 'The Countryside' !

[RichardColeman]

So, Thailand's plan in this 'pollution free' world is to put used mask, in a plastic bag, to be put in another plastic bag ? I'm guessing someone above owns a plastic bag company

 

 

[bangon04]

chuck them in the nearest stream/canal/river

 

[Caldera]

Not going to happen. The normal bin it is.