Mga medical waste, saan nga ba itinatapon? | Dapat Alam Mo! - video Dailymotion

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Aired (August 23, 2024): Sa dokumentaryong #KaraDocs, tinalakay ni award-winning journalist Kara David ang usapin tungkol sa mga medical waste. Saan nga ba dinadala ang mga basura mula sa mga ospital? Alamin ‘yan sa video.

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00:00One of the most difficult jobs in the world is to carry garbage.

00:04There are also garbage that are dangerous to those who carry it,

00:08such as hazardous waste or garbage from the hospital.

00:11Here is the story of Tatak Public Affairs, by Cara David in her documentary, Sa Cara Docs.

00:18The largest sanitary landfill in the country is leaking.

00:22Where will the garbage be brought from the hospital that is not only dangerous to our health,

00:30but also has a big effect on our environment?

00:39We met Christopher, a crew member of a private company.

00:44His job is to collect garbage from hospitals.

00:48Today, I will accompany Christopher to collect medical waste.

00:54But before anything else, we need to wear personal protective equipment or PPE.

01:01Today, the waste that we will collect is called M501.

01:07This is the pathological waste.

01:11In other words, these are human parts, human bodies, blood, all liquids.

01:18As you can see, these are the hazardous materials that were collected from this hospital.

01:24If you see yellow plastic in hospitals, it means that it is hazardous waste.

01:35I will wrap it.

01:37You will wrap it?

01:38Yes, thank you.

01:40Because of Christopher's daily work,

01:42it is not new to him that he can see human parts.

01:47We don't do anything.

01:49We are just used to it.

01:51That's why we do our job.

01:53That's why it's hard for us.

01:55That's why you can see our feet.

01:59After we put the garbage in the drum,

02:01he will pick it up and bring it to the truck to collect it.

02:05The machine, we call it autoclave.

02:08So the autoclave, in order to treat the waste there,

02:14you will inject steam.

02:16The steam treats the medical waste.

02:21After the garbage is collected,

02:23it will be taken to the truck to be loaded and labeled.

02:27After the garbage is loaded in the truck from the hospital,

02:30it will be transported to a treatment facility.

02:34After the medical waste is treated,

02:36it will be taken to a sanitary landfill

02:39accredited by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources or DNR.

02:44The Kalangitan Landfill in Kapastarlak

02:46can handle 400 cubic meters of medical waste per day.

02:51But if the Kalangitan Landfill is not there,

02:53where can Christopher bring the garbage he collects?

02:59Moreover, it is feared that it will be completely closed this October.

03:03The BCDA is saying that they will no longer renew our contract to lease the property.

03:09This is a BOT or Build Operate Transfer that cannot be renewed.

03:16The paradox coincides with the Bases and Conversion Development Authority or BCDA.

03:21They own the land where the landfill can be found.

03:25According to our conversation,

03:27they cannot give a statement because their case is in court.

03:33If the impact of simple plastic waste on the environment is great,

03:37how about the hazardous waste from hospitals?

03:42If this cannot be solved immediately,

03:45the day will come when this hazardous waste

03:48will also be mixed with the garbage you are carrying.

04:04The Kalangitan Landfill in Kapastarlak

04:08is a project supported by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,

04:12the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department of Environment.

Mga medical waste, saan nga ba itinatapon? | Dapat Alam Mo!

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