Ministerial Resolution No.228 of 2020 regarding the adoption of the Handbook for Dealing with Biological Waste (Infectious Carriers) - Version 3.

These updated Guidelines divided into 5 Sections aim at (i) treating and disposing of waste generated during epidemics and pandemics, including adding all new developments of the Covid-19 (therefore, a Section has been added explaining the mechanism for safely handling, treating, and disposing of waste resulting from the treatment of Covid-19, due to its special nature, to ensure the protection and sustainability of the environment); (ii) adding information that serves to enhance the capabilities of dealing with infectious waste to ensure proper and safe management in order to protect human, animal and environmental health (the mechanism for dealing in detail with the contagious waste); and (iii) adding many relevant definitions and information that are compatible with the objectives of the country's strategies for biosecurity and quality of life. The Manual deals with (i) definition of types and classification of infectious waste; (ii) detailed procedures for safe handling, starting from its generation to the final disposal; (iii) mechanism to reduce the risk of exposure to pollutants and infectious wastes; (iv) enhancing the capabilities of dealing with infectious waste to ensure proper and safe management.
Section 3, in particular, regards the Mechanism and precautions for dealing with infectious waste, identifying four steps: sorting, circulation, temporary storage, and final disposal. As provided by Resolution No.37 of 2001 issuing the Regulation of the Unified Law on Environmental Protection ad Development No.24 of 1999, public and private health facilities of any kind are prohibited from disposing of the medical wastes mentioned in Tables 1 and 2 of Appendix 2 of this Guide "outside the containers prepared for this". Section 5 is a specific guide to handling, treating, and disposing of waste generated during the treatment, diagnosis, and isolation of pandemic patients in general, with a focus on Covid-19 as an example, in order to cope with pandemics that have emerged and may arise in the future.