Role of regulatory agencies on covid-19 waste management

Ramya Ravichandran, Kamaraj Raju, Abimanyu Sugumaran

SRM College of Pharmacy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India

ABSTRACT

Since the introduction of COVID-19, not only has the number of COVID-19 patients increased, but waste creation has also increased. Top regulated nations and emerging countries have come up with specific standards or templates for dealing with COVID-19 waste. The purpose of this review research is to examine the relationship between COVID-19 waste management and regulatory agencies. Each country has specific regulatory bodies which frames guidelines for managing the waste produced during COVID-19. Some of the top regulated countries like USA, EU, JAPAN and developing country like INDIA along with the WHO regulations for COVID-19 waste management have been taken for the review. This assessment highlighted the waste management templates or recommendations utilized by the aforementioned nations during the COVID-19 epidemic. After COVID-19 the nations does not include any specific waste management principles, despite the fact that all of these nations mostly implement existing established waste management regulations. If the large volume of waste cannot be controlled via the implementation of correct and adequate rules, the risk of COVID-19 proliferating in the population will surpass the limit and result in the loss of additional lives in the coming days and also causing danger to the environment.

Keywords:

COVID-19 waste management, WHO, USA, Europe, Japan, India