What Kind Of Garbage Are Disposable Masks?

Nowadays, disposable masks have become a must-have for the family. What kind of garbage are disposable masks? Are disposable masks medical garbage? Let’s get to know them.

The disposable mask is made of two layers of 28 grams of non-woven fabric; the bridge of the nose is made of environmentally friendly plastic strips, which do not contain any metal and are breathable, comfortable, and especially suitable for electronic factories and daily use. It is neither recyclable nor hazardous, so it should be placed in dry garbage.

Disposable masks are not recyclable garbage. Recyclable garbage can be roughly divided into five categories: waste paper, plastic, glass, metal, and cloth. Newspapers, magazines, advertising bills, and other clean papers are all recyclable garbage. It should be emphasized that paper towels and toilet paper are not in the recyclable range, because they are too water-soluble to be recyclable.

Are disposable masks medical waste?

There is no clear documentation to indicate whether disposable masks are medical waste.

Medical waste refers to the direct or indirect infectious, toxic, and other hazardous waste generated by medical institutions in medical treatment, prevention, health care, and other related activities, including infectious, pathological, damaging, pharmaceutical, and chemical properties. waste. For example, used cotton balls, sand cloth, adhesive tape, wastewater, disposable medical equipment, post-operative waste, expired drugs, etc. are all medical waste. According to the medical inspection report of the national health department, due to the characteristics of space pollution, acute infection and latent pollution of medical waste, the harmfulness of viruses and bacteria is dozens, hundreds or even thousands of times that of ordinary household waste. If not handled properly, it will cause serious pollution to the environment and may also become the source of the epidemic.