Question: What should I do with PPE waste?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Frequently Asked Questions: Funeral and Burial Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives
section_headers: COVID-19 and Funerals
How do you protect yourself after body preparation?
section_content: After the body has been prepared for viewing and burial, clean surfaces using
EPA-approved products in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions for all
cleaning and disinfection products (such as concentration, application method,
and contact time).

Products with EPA-approved emerging viral pathogens claimspdf iconexternal icon are expected to be effective against the virus that causes COVID-19 based on data for harder to kill viruses.
After removal of PPE, perform hand hygiene by washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.

Information on cleaning and sanitizing can be found on the CDC website:

For facilitites
For households


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Does not discuss how to dispose of PPE, instead focusing on burial preparations.
This answer is bad because it fails to talk about PPE waste and how it should be discarded, therefore it doesn’t answer the question whatsoever. Instead, the answer talks about how to prepare a body for a funeral during the pandemic.

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Bad

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: General Business Frequently Asked Questions
section_headers: Reducing the Spread of COVID-19 in Workplaces
How do I handle personal protective equipment (PPE) waste?
section_content: Discard PPE into a trash can. There is no evidence to suggest that facility
waste needs any additional disinfection.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Gives clear, simple advice about what to do with PPE.
This answer is excellent because it is straight to the point and answers the question directly.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
section_headers: Waste Management
Should medical waste or general waste from healthcare facilities treating PUIs and patients with confirmed COVID-19 be handled any differently or need any additional disinfection?
section_content: Medical waste (trash) coming from healthcare facilities treating COVID-2019
patients is no different than waste coming from facilities without COVID-19
patients. CDC’s guidance states that management of laundry, food service
utensils, and medical waste should be performed in accordance with routine
procedures. There is no evidence to suggest that facility waste needs any
additional disinfection.
More guidance about environmental infection control is available in section 7
of CDC’s Interim Infection Prevention and Control
Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed COVID-19 or Persons Under
Investigation for COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Gives detailed advice for handling COVID19 medical waste.
This answer is acceptable because it talks about how hospitals and other professionals can discard of medical waste. It is not excellent because it doesn’t focus on or explicitly mention PPE.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Acceptable