ENVIRONMENTAL FINAL GOVERNING STANDARDS ITALY
ENVIRONMENTAL FINAL GOVERNING STANDARDS ITALY
ENVIRONMENTAL FINAL GOVERNING STANDARDS ITALY
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<strong>ITALY</strong> - 8 Medical Waste Management<br />
Type of Medical Waste<br />
Identifiable anatomic parts<br />
Non-identifiable anatomic parts<br />
Sterilized medical waste<br />
Small animals used for testing<br />
from laboratories and veterinary<br />
offices<br />
Tissues, organs, bulk blood &<br />
suction canister waste<br />
Microbiological wastes;<br />
potentially infectious sharps;<br />
materials contaminated by<br />
infected feces, urine, or any other<br />
infected biological liquid<br />
Waste from maternity, diagnosis<br />
and medicinal wards which<br />
require precautions to prevent<br />
exposure to infectious agents<br />
and isolation wards<br />
Waste from veterinary services<br />
which require precautions to<br />
prevent exposure to infectious<br />
agents<br />
Samples of urine or feces<br />
(if not infected)<br />
Table 8.1. Treatment & Disposal Methods for Medical Waste<br />
Waste Category<br />
(see Definitions) Waste Code 1<br />
Infectious medical waste<br />
(medical waste requiring<br />
particular disposal procedures)<br />
Infectious medical waste<br />
(medical waste requiring<br />
particular disposal procedure)<br />
Medical waste assimilated to<br />
urban waste.<br />
Medical waste not assimilated to<br />
urban waste.<br />
Medical waste requiring<br />
particular disposal procedure<br />
Infectious medical waste<br />
(medical waste requiring<br />
particular disposal procedure)<br />
Infectious medical waste –<br />
human<br />
Infectious medical waste –<br />
animal<br />
18 01 03*<br />
18 01 03*<br />
20 03 01<br />
19 12 10<br />
18 02 02* Incineration<br />
18 01 03* Incineration<br />
18 01 03*<br />
18 02 02*<br />
Method of Final<br />
Treatment and Disposal<br />
Cremation or incineration<br />
followed by burial<br />
Cremation or incineration<br />
followed by burial<br />
Incineration or Landfill for<br />
Non-hazardous waste.<br />
Landfilling of sterilized<br />
infectious medical waste is<br />
permitted only in the absence<br />
of an incinerator in the<br />
Region where the waste is<br />
generated and it requires the<br />
prior approval of the<br />
President of the Region.<br />
Refuse derived fuel (RDF)<br />
production plants or to any<br />
plant that can use the waste<br />
for energy production<br />
Incineration<br />
Infectious medical waste 18 01 03* Incineration<br />
Infectious medical waste 18 02 02* Incineration<br />
-- -- Decant into clinical sinks<br />
Expired and non-used Non-infectious medical waste 18 01 09 Incineration<br />
September 2012 Italy FGS 8-12<br />
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