Masks from healthcare facilities are considered medical waste. If they are used by healthy people, they are classified as household garbage and put into other garbage for disposal.
Used masks discarded mainly depends on the use of the scene. If it is a medical institution, fever clinic, suspected cases of observation sites, etc., belong to the medical waste, put into a special trash can. If it is used by healthy people, according to the classification of household garbage, put into other garbage disposal. It is encouraged to put it in a garbage bag and put it into the garbage can with a string tied tightly.
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How to properly dispose of discarded masks used by the public in their daily work and life?
According to the Shanghai Municipal CDC management department, other areas of the city and personnel generated by the discarded masks, it is appropriate to use a plastic bag sealed and placed in the dry garbage containers, by the greening and amenities department to implement the operation of the unit in a timely manner to remove. So the public in their daily work, life used in the waste masks, it is recommended in the correct removal into a plastic bag, tighten the bag sealed in the residential area of the dry garbage containers.
District greening and amenity management departments will implement the operation unit timely removal, reduce and minimize the risk of secondary pollution in the collection, transportation, disposal stage. Citizens are encouraged to spray their used masks with disinfectant alcohol with an alcohol concentration of 75% or disinfectant containing chlorine (bromine) before sealing the plastic bags, to provide a safe and caring guarantee for the staff who will most likely come into contact with and handle the waste generated in the future.
Reference: People's Daily - non-epidemic waste masks treated as "other garbage"