THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be implementing a health-care waste management project in light of the huge waste problem brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic that can cause detrimental effects to human health.

It may not have been earlier predicted, but medical waste brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic is now estimated to be accumulating by 280 metric tons per day. This has prompted DENR to cooperate with international agencies, including governments from developing countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Nepal.