Sampah Plastik di Hong Kong Melonjak Akibat COVID-19

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Sampah Plastik di Hong Kong Melonjak Akibat COVID-19

Tyrone Siu/Reuters - detikNews
Selasa, 19 Apr 2022 20:10 WIB

Hong Kong - Kebijakan karantina ketat di Hong Kong juga berdampak terhadap lingkungan. Penggunaan plastik menjadi masalah baru terkait sampah.

A cleaner wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) dumps garbage outside a quarantine hotel during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, April 2, 2022. Picture taken April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Petugas kebersihan yang mengenakan alat pelindung diri (APD) membuang sampah di luar hotel karantina selama pandemi penyakit virus corona (COVID-19), di Hong Kong, China, Selasa (19/4/2022).

A cleaner wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) dumps garbage outside a quarantine hotel during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, April 2, 2022. Picture taken April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Diberitakan Reuters, Selasa (19/4/2022), Pemerintah Hong Kong membuang sampah lebih dari 2.300 ton setiap hari. Dari jumlah itu, tingkat daur ulang hanya 11 persen.

A cleaner wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) dumps garbage outside a quarantine hotel during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, April 2, 2022. Picture taken April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Plastik menjadi angka penyumbang terbesar terhadap permasalahan sampah. Hal ini terjadi karena di setiap tempat karantina, hampir secara keseluruhan menggunakan plastik untuk menjaga suatu barang tetap steril.

A cleaner wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) dumps garbage outside a quarantine hotel during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, April 2, 2022. Picture taken April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Contohnya, makanan yang akan dihidangkan wajib ditutup plastik. Bahkan, remote ac juga ditutup plastik agar tidak terkontaminasi.

A cleaner wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) dumps garbage outside a quarantine hotel during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, April 2, 2022. Picture taken April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Hong Kong, salah satu dari sedikit tempat yang memegang kebijakan nol-COVID, telah mengkarantina puluhan ribu orang tahun ini.

A cleaner wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) dumps garbage outside a quarantine hotel during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, April 2, 2022. Picture taken April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Foto udara TPA West New Territories selama pandemi penyakit coronavirus (COVID-19), di Hong Kong. Sebuah alat berat merapikan gunungan sampah.

A cleaner wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) dumps garbage outside a quarantine hotel during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, April 2, 2022. Picture taken April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Foto udara TPA West New Territories selama pandemi penyakit coronavirus (COVID-19), di Hong Kong. Nampak truk hilir mudik membawa sampah.

Sampah Plastik di Hong Kong Melonjak Akibat COVID-19
Sampah Plastik di Hong Kong Melonjak Akibat COVID-19
Sampah Plastik di Hong Kong Melonjak Akibat COVID-19
Sampah Plastik di Hong Kong Melonjak Akibat COVID-19
Sampah Plastik di Hong Kong Melonjak Akibat COVID-19
Sampah Plastik di Hong Kong Melonjak Akibat COVID-19
Sampah Plastik di Hong Kong Melonjak Akibat COVID-19


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