Beginning in 2020, the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease hit Malaysia. Collexe, Cenviro & DOE joint force embarked on a special project governing the responsible disposal of contaminated COVID-19 waste. Ensure straight compliance to the MCO SOP to effectively suppress the risk of spreading COVID-19 virus.
Since 2014, the Department of Environmental Malaysia (DOE) has created a system, namely eSWIS, to regulate the industries and helps facilitate the tracking of scheduled waste. The data is recorded from the point of waste generated, transported, until where and how the waste is treated. With the rise of clinical waste during the COVID-19 outbreak, handling mistakes may jeopardize public safety.
The virus also could spread from the healthcare facilities to the environment if there is lack of proper handling and clinical waste management (CWM). Some of the adverse effects to human health associated with CW and byproducts may include the following: sharps-inflicted injuries; toxic exposure from pharmaceutical products in particular antibiotic and cytotoxic drugs released to the environment; substances such as mercury and dioxin; air pollution arising from results of the particulate matter during incineration of CW; and thermal injuries occurring in conjunction with open burning and operation of CW and radiation burn.
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Request for Collection / Handling
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Waste is Handled and Transported by Certified Entity
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Integrated Operation Support & Service Offering
The project is advancing SDG-11 to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. The proposed solution was designed and developed from the core to digitally enable the regulator, enforcer and responsible counterpart (waste generator or receiver) to effectively handle waste while reducing the environmental impact on cities & the county.
Furthermore, the solutions in the project raise special attention to hazardous waste management, which is harmful to the society, jeopardising the environment and driving climate change impacts.
The project reduces the spread of COVID-19 resulting from contamination to the hazardous waste. Further extending the coverage in this SDG because of the improvement in monitoring & regulator enforcement will ensure less illegal dumping but more secure handling for public health & environment safety
75% of global warming by greenhouse gas is caused by carbon dioxide, while the remaining may come from methane and nitrous oxide. Methane is 86 times more potent than CO2 in increasing the temperature over the 20-year time frame.
Illegal dumping may contribute to the increase of methane from the pile of unmanaged waste. Therefore, the proposed solution completes the waste handling cycle, starting from generation, handling of the waste, and final proper treatment. This complete end-to-end governance significantly reduces improper handling of waste and helps reduce climate impact.
Illegal dumping may increase the possibility of liquid pollutants being absorbed by the land, which may pollute the river and ocean. However, if managed improperly, plastic waste generated from clinical waste may spread critical viruses and diseases and pollute the sea.
More waste can be collected and treated faster because the collected data leads to more excellent decision-making and insight into effective planning for treatment facilities with the local authority. Furthermore, less pollution on the land embraces a healthier living environment on the planet.