Fresh headache to watchdog as medical waste and single use plastics pile in Kigali

Uncollected medical waste. PHOTO | FILE


What you need to know:

  • The containment measures also interrupted the spread of the virus, resulted in interruptions in waste management work, and delayed the establishment of waste collection centers across the country.
  • According to the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) report, the Covid19 guidelines for the use and production of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as gloves, masks and disinfectant bottles, increased over the past two years.