Morocco's annual volume of hazardous medical waste reach 12,000 tons

The annual volume of medical waste in Morocco has reached 38,000 tons, including 12,000 considered as dangerous, revealed Tuesday the Moroccan secretary of State in charge of environment.

M'Hammed El Morabit who was addressing the House of Advisers (Senate), said that due to the lack of a sorting system, his department considers "dangerous" the total amount of those waste (38,000). He urged for "speeding up" the presentation and the adoption of a draft law on the treatment of solid waste.