EPA Takes Emergency Measures to Resolve Medical Waste Problems
「EPA Takes Emergency Measures to Resolve Medical Waste Problems」於資料集「Environmental Policy Monthly」由單位「行政院環境保護署」的楊先生所提供，聯繫電話是(02)23117722#2217,(02)23117722#2216，最近更新時間為：2022-01-15 01:13:03。 欄位編號的內容是607 ， 欄位標題的內容是EPA Takes Emergency Measures to Resolve Medical Waste Problems ， 欄位摘要的內容是With the recent ordered work stoppages of local medical waste treatment facilities Taiwan faces a severe buildup of untreated medical waste. To deal with this dilemma, the EPA and Department of Health have proposed a four-point emergency plan that includes coordinating waste disposal with existing facilities and treating waste through high temperature sterilization and cold temperature storage. The EPA has also stated that it will exercise government authority to overcome illegal protest activities.
Recently, there has been a sudden increase in the storage of yet-to-be treated medical waste. Following an emergency meeting with the Department of Health, the EPA on August 18 decided to allow medical institutions to send their waste to general refuse incinerators following heat or chemical sterilization treatment.
EPA officials pointed out that the existing domestic medical waste treatment facilities can handle about 90 tons of infectious waste per day. Under normal circumstances, this capacity is sufficient to treat the 49 tons per day produced by local medical institutions. The current problem arises from the fact that local-level governments have restricted the cross-border movement and cross-facility treatment of medical wastes. In addition, fees levied by treatment firms are excessively high.
The EPA further indicated that on top of the ban that cities and counties impose on treating other areas’ waste, recent public protests have prevented counties such as Miaoli, Hsinchu, and Changhua from operating or building medical waste incineration plants. These obstacles have dropped Taiwan’s effective treatment capacity to 18 tons per day. This extreme shortfall has wreaked havoc on the island’s waste treatment market and led to stockpiling of waste that should be treated.
The Bureau of Solid Waste Management stated that to deal with this emergency situation, in addition to accelerating the review process for waste treatment licenses, the EPA has adopted four emergency measures:
1. Undertake emergency coordination with local city/county governments to allow incineration of stockpiled medical waste in medical incinerators with excess capacity.
2. Work with Department of Health to increase treatment capacity by lengthening the operation time of medical waste incinerators at public hospitals.
3. Temporarily permit the cold temperature storage of medical waste; if kept under 4°C, storage will be allowed for one month; if under 0°C, was can be stored for three months.
4. Allow infectious waste to be treated in general refuse incinerators provided the waste has been sterilized using high temperature, high pressure methods.
On August 18, the EPA further expressed its desire that the local governments of Kaohsiung County and City, Taichung County and City, and Miaoli County would exercise their rights to end public protests regarding medical waste treatment. These efforts will be crucial for putting in place a safe and effective island-wide waste treatment system, and to thereby avoid the spread of infectious diseases. ， 欄位全文的內容是With the recent ordered work stoppages of local medical waste treatment facilities Taiwan faces a severe buildup of untreated medical waste. To deal with this dilemma, the EPA and Department of Health have proposed a four-point emergency plan that includes coordinating waste disposal with existing facilities and treating waste through high temperature sterilization and cold temperature storage. The EPA has also stated that it will exercise government authority to overcome illegal protest activities.
Recently, there has been a sudden increase in the storage of yet-to-be treated medical waste. Following an emergency meeting with the Department of Health, the EPA on August 18 decided to allow medical institutions to send their waste to general refuse incinerators following heat or chemical sterilization treatment.
EPA officials pointed out that the existing domestic medical waste treatment facilities can handle about 90 tons of infectious waste per day. Under normal circumstances, this capacity is sufficient to treat the 49 tons per day produced by local medical institutions. The current problem arises from the fact that local-level governments have restricted the cross-border movement and cross-facility treatment of medical wastes. In addition, fees levied by treatment firms are excessively high.
The EPA further indicated that on top of the ban that cities and counties impose on treating other areas’ waste, recent public protests have prevented counties such as Miaoli, Hsinchu, and Changhua from operating or building medical waste incineration plants. These obstacles have dropped Taiwan’s effective treatment capacity to 18 tons per day. This extreme shortfall has wreaked havoc on the island’s waste treatment market and led to stockpiling of waste that should be treated.
The Bureau of Solid Waste Management stated that to deal with this emergency situation, in addition to accelerating the review process for waste treatment licenses, the EPA has adopted four emergency measures:
1. Undertake emergency coordination with local city/county governments to allow incineration of stockpiled medical waste in medical incinerators with excess capacity.
2. Work with Department of Health to increase treatment capacity by lengthening the operation time of medical waste incinerators at public hospitals.
3. Temporarily permit the cold temperature storage of medical waste; if kept under 4°C, storage will be allowed for one month; if under 0°C, was can be stored for three months.
4. Allow infectious waste to be treated in general refuse incinerators provided the waste has been sterilized using high temperature, high pressure methods.
On August 18, the EPA further expressed its desire that the local governments of Kaohsiung County and City, Taichung County and City, and Miaoli County would exercise their rights to end public protests regarding medical waste treatment. These efforts will be crucial for putting in place a safe and effective island-wide waste treatment system, and to thereby avoid the spread of infectious diseases. ， 欄位年度的內容是2000 ， 欄位月份的內容是3 ， 欄位卷的內容是3 ， 欄位期的內容是15 ， 欄位順序的內容是1 ， 欄位倒序的內容是2 ， 欄位分類的內容是waste ， 欄位標題2的內容是EPA Takes Emergency Measures to Resolve Medical Waste Problems ， 欄位檔案位置的內容是print/V1/V3-15 。
編號
607
標題
EPA Takes Emergency Measures to Resolve Medical Waste Problems
摘要
With the recent ordered work stoppages of local medical waste treatment facilities Taiwan faces a severe buildup of untreated medical waste. To deal with this dilemma, the EPA and Department of Health have proposed a four-point emergency plan that includes coordinating waste disposal with existing facilities and treating waste through high temperature sterilization and cold temperature storage. The EPA has also stated that it will exercise government authority to overcome illegal protest activities. Recently, there has been a sudden increase in the storage of yet-to-be treated medical waste. Following an emergency meeting with the Department of Health, the EPA on August 18 decided to allow medical institutions to send their waste to general refuse incinerators following heat or chemical sterilization treatment. EPA officials pointed out that the existing domestic medical waste treatment facilities can handle about 90 tons of infectious waste per day. Under normal circumstances, this capacity is sufficient to treat the 49 tons per day produced by local medical institutions. The current problem arises from the fact that local-level governments have restricted the cross-border movement and cross-facility treatment of medical wastes. In addition, fees levied by treatment firms are excessively high. The EPA further indicated that on top of the ban that cities and counties impose on treating other areas’ waste, recent public protests have prevented counties such as Miaoli, Hsinchu, and Changhua from operating or building medical waste incineration plants. These obstacles have dropped Taiwan’s effective treatment capacity to 18 tons per day. This extreme shortfall has wreaked havoc on the island’s waste treatment market and led to stockpiling of waste that should be treated. The Bureau of Solid Waste Management stated that to deal with this emergency situation, in addition to accelerating the review process for waste treatment licenses, the EPA has adopted four emergency measures: 1. Undertake emergency coordination with local city/county governments to allow incineration of stockpiled medical waste in medical incinerators with excess capacity. 2. Work with Department of Health to increase treatment capacity by lengthening the operation time of medical waste incinerators at public hospitals. 3. Temporarily permit the cold temperature storage of medical waste; if kept under 4°C, storage will be allowed for one month; if under 0°C, was can be stored for three months. 4. Allow infectious waste to be treated in general refuse incinerators provided the waste has been sterilized using high temperature, high pressure methods. On August 18, the EPA further expressed its desire that the local governments of Kaohsiung County and City, Taichung County and City, and Miaoli County would exercise their rights to end public protests regarding medical waste treatment. These efforts will be crucial for putting in place a safe and effective island-wide waste treatment system, and to thereby avoid the spread of infectious diseases.
全文
With the recent ordered work stoppages of local medical waste treatment facilities Taiwan faces a severe buildup of untreated medical waste. To deal with this dilemma, the EPA and Department of Health have proposed a four-point emergency plan that includes coordinating waste disposal with existing facilities and treating waste through high temperature sterilization and cold temperature storage. The EPA has also stated that it will exercise government authority to overcome illegal protest activities. Recently, there has been a sudden increase in the storage of yet-to-be treated medical waste. Following an emergency meeting with the Department of Health, the EPA on August 18 decided to allow medical institutions to send their waste to general refuse incinerators following heat or chemical sterilization treatment. EPA officials pointed out that the existing domestic medical waste treatment facilities can handle about 90 tons of infectious waste per day. Under normal circumstances, this capacity is sufficient to treat the 49 tons per day produced by local medical institutions. The current problem arises from the fact that local-level governments have restricted the cross-border movement and cross-facility treatment of medical wastes. In addition, fees levied by treatment firms are excessively high. The EPA further indicated that on top of the ban that cities and counties impose on treating other areas’ waste, recent public protests have prevented counties such as Miaoli, Hsinchu, and Changhua from operating or building medical waste incineration plants. These obstacles have dropped Taiwan’s effective treatment capacity to 18 tons per day. This extreme shortfall has wreaked havoc on the island’s waste treatment market and led to stockpiling of waste that should be treated. The Bureau of Solid Waste Management stated that to deal with this emergency situation, in addition to accelerating the review process for waste treatment licenses, the EPA has adopted four emergency measures: 1. Undertake emergency coordination with local city/county governments to allow incineration of stockpiled medical waste in medical incinerators with excess capacity. 2. Work with Department of Health to increase treatment capacity by lengthening the operation time of medical waste incinerators at public hospitals. 3. Temporarily permit the cold temperature storage of medical waste; if kept under 4°C, storage will be allowed for one month; if under 0°C, was can be stored for three months. 4. Allow infectious waste to be treated in general refuse incinerators provided the waste has been sterilized using high temperature, high pressure methods. On August 18, the EPA further expressed its desire that the local governments of Kaohsiung County and City, Taichung County and City, and Miaoli County would exercise their rights to end public protests regarding medical waste treatment. These efforts will be crucial for putting in place a safe and effective island-wide waste treatment system, and to thereby avoid the spread of infectious diseases.
年度
2000
月份
3
卷
3
期
15
順序
1
倒序
2
分類
waste
標題2
EPA Takes Emergency Measures to Resolve Medical Waste Problems
檔案位置
print/V1/V3-15
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