Non-burn Technologies
ENGR. JULITO POGOY is the President of Pollution Abatement Systems Specialists, Inc. (PASS, Inc.). It is organized by a group of mechanical engineers and is engaged in the transport, storage and disposal of infectious wastes using autoclave treatment process. The founding of the company was a response to the issue of the lack of a proper transport, storage and disposal facility for hazardous and infectious wastes.
Management of wastes in our country is covered by different laws such as RA 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, and the Joint Administrative Order No. 02 series of 2005 by the Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the solid wastes. Septage management is covered by the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004, Sanitation Code of the Philippines, Water District Law, and Local Government Code of the Philippines.
Just like toxic wastes, healthcare or infectious wastes need special treatment or management. Autoclave, hydroclave, pyroclave and microwave are the available technologies for healthcare waste treatment. Autoclave compared to the other waste treatment technologies is more sustainable and completely compliant with the Clean Air Act as a non-incineration technology.
The following is the presentation of Engr. Julito Pogoy:
