Projection of incinerators for medical waste processing during a pandemic: a case study of COVID-19 in Jakarta Province

Abstract Medical waste management due to the COVID-19 pandemic is important and urgent. An approach needed assess weight of medical design appropriate management. The research was conducted in 2020 when still ongoing had not yet reached peak outbreak. Thus, analysis built based on assumptions available data. quantitative. Data were collected digitally (by big data retrieval web survey) referral hospitals Jakarta Province. results showed that before inpatients' 1.57 kg/bed/day, while for inpatients 1.84 kg/bed/day. last number processed with a limited projection population 2020, then tested using two scenarios. First scenario condition without treatment. Second plus vaccinations D11. resulted D75, almost all residents would be infected SARS-COV2 virus maximum capacity hospital incinerators plague rate resolved so it does infect Jakarta, but adequate (limit D11). Research has implications environmental budget planning dealing infectious disease outbreaks. recommendation calculate according current conditions, which includes parameters such as occupancy availability large-scale belong third-party.