During the epidemic prevention and control period, mask supplies were in short supply. Compared with usual, the frequency of mask replacement by citizens has increased significantly. At the same time, the flow of discarded masks has also attracted much attention. So, where did Changsha citizens go to where all the discarded masks replaced every day? How to prevent secondary pollution?
Recently, the truth reporter started from the source of the community and tracked the collection, transportation and disposal of discarded masks.
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Changsha General Times Community
Added "Special Trash Can for Discarded Masks"
Guide residents to tear and cut and put
Unified disinfection and sterilization before recycling
Establish a three-level recycling network
0 Fully covered recycling of discarded masks
0 On the morning of February 11, the truth reporter first came to the General Times Community located on Chiling Road, , Tianxin District, Changsha. At the community garbage classification station, the property has added a "dedicated garbage can for discarded masks". When many citizens went downstairs to throw domestic garbage, they threw the used masks into a special recycling container.
During the half hour of the reporter's observation, although there were not many citizens going downstairs, as long as residents holding discarded masks would take the initiative to put them on as required. After entering the peak of return, the property management will send a special person to guide the public and ask the citizens to tear the masks and cut them up before throwing them away.
To prevent and control the new coronavirus, in addition to wearing masks to prevent the spread of the virus, it is also necessary to prevent discarded masks from causing secondary pollution. In this regard, Changsha General Times Community Property will use 84 disinfectant to disinfect and sterilize before the masks are uniformly recycled.
Take the community as the unit. Every evening, the masks in the bucket are uniformly sent to the centralized collection point in each street. Each centralized collection point is responsible for the secondary disinfection and sterilization of the discarded masks. Up to now, Changsha City Urban Management has set up more than 6,700 waste mask recycling points and 875 centralized collection points, forming a three-level waste mask recycling network in communities, communities and streets, achieving full coverage of waste mask recycling.
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reporter followed the recycling car in the early morning and directly hit the process of transporting discarded masks
Special barrel collection, special vehicle transportation, special disposal
ban to be confused with domestic waste
So, how will the discarded masks generated in residential communities be transported in the future?
htmlOn February 11, the truth reporter followed the car and found that discarded masks in Changsha must not be confused with domestic waste. Special barrel collection, special vehicle transportation, and special disposal are fully implemented to ensure that no secondary pollution is caused.
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In order to ensure the transportation of special vehicles, the Changsha Tianxin District Environmental Sanitation Bureau arranged two vehicles from the original wet garbage recycling team for the recycling of discarded masks. From early morning to 11 a.m., staff members have to go to 181 centralized collection points in the complete area. Even if there are no discarded masks in the collection site, you must go one by one to ensure that the discarded masks are cleared and transported 24 hours a day.
Compared with the previous wet garbage collection, the current waste mask recycling midpoint is more distributed and more scattered. Some masks are back to the midpoint of collection, and are even set next to the garbage transfer station. Special vehicles are required to be collected, and they must not be confused with domestic garbage.
At 11 am, after walking the last discarded mask back to the midpoint of collection, the reporter followed the vehicle to Changsha's first garbage transfer site, where there is a special factory for recycling masks. The reporter learned that all discarded masks in Changsha will be disinfected for the third time here and will eventually be sent to environmental protection enterprises for uniform treatment.
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Changsha Huiyang Environmental Protection Company
Come on-site collection of discarded masks for suspected cases
Centralized treatment of medical waste
High temperature steaming, disinfection and sterilization
12 medical waste disposal centers have been built in the province
Reporter learned that during the epidemic prevention and control period, the Changsha Municipal Urban Management Bureau clearly requires that the discarded masks collected in medical institutions and masks used in suspected cases should be treated as medical waste and collected and disposed of by professional companies. At present, 12 centralized medical waste disposal centers in the province have launched new disposal procedures, requiring the recycling and disposal of medical waste on the same day.
Here is the medical waste disposal center of Changsha Huiyang Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., where all medical waste in Changsha is collected. When the reporter arrived, many staff members were wearing full protective clothing and were sorting out medical waste. During the epidemic prevention and control period, the company needs to go to designated hotels to collect masks used by suspected cases in centralized isolation.
According to regulations, this part of masks must be included in the ranks of medical waste and uniformly treated, and before leaving the hospital, the hospital must strictly disinfect these medical wastes. After being sent to the medical waste disposal center, secondary disinfection will be carried out. If red tape is pasted on the special box for medical waste, or the words "New Coronavirus" are posted, the staff will put it together with the box and enter the high-temperature steaming pot to disinfect and sterilize.
According to the latest statistics, from January 24 to February 6, 12 centralized medical waste disposal centers have been built in the province, and the disposal facilities are all operating normally. The cumulative actual disposal of medical waste is 2,110 tons, of which 13.8 tons of medical waste from the new coronavirus are 1. At the same time, for medical wastes of confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19, special measures are taken to collect and transport them separately, steam and cook them separately, and the residue is boiled separately.
At present, the Changsha Municipal Ecological Environment Bureau has carried out 24-hour uninterrupted key supervision of the center.
Director of the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment Deng Lijia: Our provincial processing capacity is sufficient. We have built 12 centralized medical waste disposal centers. Yiyang and Xiangtan have not been built yet. They sent it to Zhuzhou and Zhangjiajie for processing. At present, the actual processing capacity accounts for about 30% to 40 of the capacity, and medical waste may increase.
