Bangkok produces average of 16 tonnes of COVID-contaminated garbage per day

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The amount of COVID-contaminated garbage, discarded face masks in particular, has increased to an average of 16 tonnes a day, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).

 

About 548 tonnes of Covid-contaminated garbage was recorded from April 1st to May 5th. On May 5th alone, up to 70 tonnes of contaminated waste was found. Of that amount, over 21 tons was Covid-infected, said BMA Secretary-General Silapasuay Raweesangsoon.

 

To cope with this public safety problem, and to ensure proper disposal, the BMA has installed separate garbage bins at more than 1,000 locations in Bangkok and is urging the public to separate their used face masks and place them in a plastic bag before disposal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bangkok-produces-average-of-16-tonnes-of-covid-contaminated-garbage-per-day/

 

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[RichardColeman]

Don't get it. I'm still using the same 3 masks for a year now. Just wash and reuse them

[JamieM]

They just need to find a farrang dropping one mask now in order to spin this story around ????

[brucegoniners]

Get real guys. The virus is spread through the air, not through garbage.

 

Is it best to wash your hands constantly? Sure. But social distancing and wearing masks, along with getting vaccinated are the best measures to get rid of the virus.

 

Stop with the disproven wives tales. It gets old.

 

Oh and stop spraying the ground too, lol

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Don't get it. I'm still using the same 3 masks for a year now. Just wash and reuse them

There is a difference between re-usable masks which you invested in and the cheap throw-away variety favoured over here.

[khunjeff]

1 hour ago, brucegoniners said:

Get real guys. The virus is spread through the air, not through garbage.

 

Quite right. But even if you accept the idea that garbage carries some risk, the numbers in the article don't make sense. What kind of testing are they doing on trash? And are there literally tons of infected garbage (unlikely), or just tons of garbage in which one or more infected pieces were found?

[Burma Bill]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

place them in a plastic bag before disposal.

 Well I never, I thought plastic bags were a "no no" in Thailand!!!

 

January 1 2020:-

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand began the year with a ban on single-use plastic bags at major stores, continuing a campaign launched by the government and retailers towards a complete ban in 2021 to reduce waste and debris in the sea.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-environment-plastic-idUSKBN1Z01TR

Edited May 8, 2021 by Burma Bill
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[PETERTHEEATER]

And how much garbage comes out of Government House each day?

[Caldera]

Who cares? Contaminated garbage isn't really a major transmission vector.

[Emdog]

"...COVID-contaminated garbage, discarded face masks in particular..."

So they are saying that everyone who wears a mask has Covid? Hence, all those protective masks are actually covid ridden? Nuts

[jaiyen]

How did they work those figures ? Did they test tons of rubbish ?? More TAT type guessing

[Benmart]

21 hours ago, khunjeff said:

 

Quite right. But even if you accept the idea that garbage carries some risk, the numbers in the article don't make sense. What kind of testing are they doing on trash? And are there literally tons of infected garbage (unlikely), or just tons of garbage in which one or more infected pieces were found?

It makes a good story about numbers, the basis of which is questionable. Perhaps TAT was involved in the tabulation. ????

[ChipButty]

Garbage has always been a problem in Thailand