Across the world, the coronavirus crisis is turning into a garbage crisis
In order to ensure all countries have the right rules, the European Commission is drafting guidelines sharing best practices and tips.
“The duration of the storage of the waste has to take account of the rapidly developing science as regards the stability of the virus on different services,” the document reads, referring to a study led by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, whichsurvive less than 24 hours on cardboard but up to three days on plastic and stainless steel.
Although she welcomed the Commission’s recognition of the waste sector as an essential service, Plainemaison added that “day-to-day adaptation is needed at local level, under public authorities' control.”
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