Needles and syringes were collected around the Addiction Center in the Municipality of Kisela Voda

Hazardous medical waste, used needles and syringes were collected near the Addiction Center in Kisela Voda, Photo: Facebook

Hazardous medical waste, used needles and syringes were collected near the Addiction Center in Kisela Voda as part of the environmental action organized by the Municipality of Kisela Voda. The action for cleaning this type of hazardous waste included seasonal workers hired by the Municipality and persons authorized to collect this type of waste.

As informed by the Municipality of Kisela Voda, the action for cleaning medical and communal waste is realized at a total of three major locations, mapped as points where the accumulation of hazardous waste is recorded for which special treatment is provided.

- The cleaning started around the Center for addicts and takes place in several routes. Seasonal workers hired by the municipality of Kisela Voda participate in the action for cleaning the communal waste. They work on washing the streets, collecting garbage, sweeping the fallen leaves, washing the sidewalks and sidewalks, mowing the grown grass areas - inform from this Skopje municipality.

Hence, they say that in the part of medical waste collection, the HOPS association is engaged, because, according to the legal provisions, collection and transportation of medical waste can be performed only by an authorized legal or natural person.

-According to the agreement reached with the Municipality of Kisela Voda, HOPS will continue every day, with an off-road vehicle to clean medical waste from the territory of the Municipality of Kisela Voda in the coming period - inform from the Municipality, where they remind that medical waste is dangerous and can caused significant damage to human health.

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