Abstract

This study aims to investigate the emanating challenges in urban and healthcare waste management in Isfahan, after the new Coronavirus outbreak. Production of “dry wastes” in Isfahan, with a population of more than 1.9 million, has increased during the pandemic. Personal protective equipments (PPEs) including face masks, single-use gloves and face shields are an emerging group of materials in Isfahan’s waste stream. On average, Isfahanian residents have daily discarded over 1.49 and 2.98 million pieces of facemasks and plastic gloves, respectively, after the new Coronavirus pandemic. Overall production of hospital wastes in Isfahan slightly decreased during the pandemic. COVID-19 related wastes in hospitals are mainly treated by wet autoclave method, then collected and transferred to the Sejzy site to be landfilled. Waste separation, recycling and composting programs have been banned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and all collected MSW are directly disposed of at Sejzy disposal site. Composting as the main disposal method for 60%-70% of the MSW in Isfahan has been terminated; therefore landfilling of urban wastes has dramatically escalated by 3.6 times. Appropriate urban waste management protocols must be provided to restart safe separation, recycling and composting programs to reduce pressure on land for disposal, while practicing safe waste management measures to minimize the possibility of the spread of the viral disease.

摘要

这项研究旨在调查在新的冠状病毒爆发后，伊斯法罕城市和医疗废物管理面临的挑战。在大流行期间，人口超过190万的伊斯法罕“干废物”的生产有所增加。个人防护设备（PPE），包括口罩，一次性手套和面罩，是伊斯法罕废物流中新兴的材料。在新的冠状病毒大流行之后，伊斯法罕居民平均每天分别丢弃超过1.49和298万件口罩和塑料手套。在大流行期间，伊斯法罕的医院废物的总产量略有下降。医院中与COVID-19相关的废物主要通过湿式高压灭菌法处理，然后收集并转移到Sejzy现场进行填埋。废物分类 由于COVID-19大流行，已经禁止了回收和堆肥计划，所有收集的MSW都直接在Sejzy处置场处置。伊斯法罕60％-70％的城市生活垃圾的主要处理方法是堆肥。因此，城市垃圾的填埋量急剧增加了3.6倍。必须提供适当的城市废物管理规程，以重启安全的分离，回收和堆肥计划，以减少对土地处置的压力，同时实行安全的废物管理措施，以最大程度地减少病毒性疾病传播的可能性。因此，城市垃圾的填埋量急剧增加了3.6倍。必须提供适当的城市废物管理规程，以重启安全的分离，回收和堆肥计划，以减少对土地处置的压力，同时实行安全的废物管理措施，以最大程度地减少病毒性疾病传播的可能性。因此，城市垃圾的填埋量急剧增加了3.6倍。必须提供适当的城市废物管理规程，以重启安全的分离，回收和堆肥计划，以减少对土地处置的压力，同时实行安全的废物管理措施，以最大程度地减少病毒性疾病传播的可能性。