Table 3.
Plastic waste generation details of Bangladesh from COVID-19 induced PPEs and SUPs.
| Sl. No. | Waste Items | a Amount used in one-month lockdown period (nos.) | a Total waste generated (t) | Estimated daily generation rate (t/day) | Waste generated in 90 days (t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Single-use surgical masks | 455 million | 1,592 | 53.07 | 4,776.30 |
| 2.0 | Polyethylene (PE) bags | 1,449 million | 5796 | 193.20 | 17,388.0 |
| 3.0 | PE made hand gloves | 1,216 million | 3,039 | 101.30 | 9,117.0 |
| 4.0 | Hand sanitizer bottles | 49 million | 900 | 30.00 | 2,700.0 |
| 5.0 | Non-infectious plastic waste from healthcare units | – | 251.10 | 8.37 | 753.30 |
Source: aESDO [44].