Health-care waste (HCW) is the term used to describe all waste generated by health-care facilities, laboratories, and research facilities. HCW is largely non-hazardous, with an 85% recycling rate comparable to household waste. The remaining 15% is considered a hazardous material, which can be...
Healthcare waste management - the global paradox It is very difficult to understand when working in the field of healthcare waste management why the professionals engaged in healthcare appear to be blind ... B Townend,G Vallini - 《Waste Management & Research》 被引量: 0发表: 2008年 ...
waste management policies/regulationsPoor management of healthcare waste exposes health workers and the public to the toxic effects of wastes generated from health establishments. The disposal of these wastes could also lead to environmental problems if not done properly. This study has assessed the ...
Safe health-care waste management: policy paper This book has 16 chapters: Introduction; Definition and characterization of health-care waste; Health impacts of health-care waste; Legislative, regulatory... OMS 被引量: 100发表: 2004年 Healthcare waste management in developing countries RAHAMAN, H...
management of HCW from healthcare settings. The manual uses the nomenclature ‘healthcare waste’ to mean all of the waste that is generated as a result of healthcare activities, and further classifies HCW into non-hazardous and hazardous waste [2]. Despite having a global manual, different ...
National Standardized Services for all Healthcare Waste Streams Daniels Health has the second largest service infrastructure for medical waste removal and management in the United States. With over 30 treatment plants and transfer stations, a strong national truck fleet, and a diverse team of skilled...
Hazardous healthcare waste management in the Kingdom of Bahrain Hazardous healthcare waste has become an environmental concern for many developing countries including the Kingdom of Bahrain. There have been several sign... LF Mohamed,SA Ebrahim,AA Al-Thukair - 《Waste Management》 被引量: 56发表...
The project "Competence based e-learning in general & health care waste management for new skills development - CARE-WASTE" refers to programme Leonardo Da Vinci, measure Transfer of Innovation. The project CARE-WASTE responds to the "new skills for new jobs" strategy, outlying new demands for...
Dr Mandeep Dhaliwal, Director of HIV Health and Development at UNDP further adds,“Waste management is an integral part of the supply chain, as a result of the use and expiry of health products. Inadequate and inappropriate handling of health-care waste can have serious public health and enviro...
Healthcare waste management: a case study from the National Health Service in Cornwall, United Kingdom. This paper looks at steps taken towards the development of a 10-year strategy for the management of healthcare waste from the National Health Service (NHS) in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The...