Healthcare Waste Report - Environment Health
Healthcare Waste Report - Environment Health
Healthcare Waste Report - Environment Health
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<strong><strong>Health</strong>care</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> and Methods of Treatment and Disposal<br />
Type of waste Method of<br />
treatment<br />
Clinic waste<br />
Group A<br />
Infectious waste<br />
Group B Sharp<br />
items<br />
Group C Clinical<br />
waste<br />
Group D<br />
Pharmaceutical<br />
waste<br />
Group E Human<br />
and animal<br />
tissues and body<br />
parts<br />
Chemical<br />
waste<br />
Compressed<br />
air container<br />
Radioactive<br />
waste<br />
Disinfection<br />
of sharps by<br />
sterilized<br />
solution<br />
Pre-treatment<br />
by using<br />
disinfection<br />
chemicals,<br />
hypochlorite,<br />
liquid<br />
chlorine,<br />
chloramines<br />
Treatment in<br />
town or region<br />
Treatment in<br />
town or region<br />
Method of disposal Remarks<br />
Burying in<br />
ground<br />
Incineration<br />
Open burning<br />
Burying in<br />
ground<br />
Incineration<br />
Burying in<br />
ground<br />
Open burning<br />
Incineration<br />
Open burning<br />
Burying in<br />
ground<br />
Incineration<br />
Open burning<br />
Return to the<br />
supplier<br />
Professional waste<br />
collection<br />
Return to the<br />
supplier<br />
Professional waste<br />
collection<br />
CHAPTER 3_COUNTRY ANALYSIS<br />
Within hospital<br />
premises or at<br />
disposal facility<br />
Segregation of<br />
pointed/sharp<br />
items PE bottle or<br />
puncture-proof<br />
boxes or<br />
containers<br />
Within hospital<br />
premises or at<br />
disposal facility<br />
Within hospital<br />
premises or at<br />
disposal facility<br />
Safe storage<br />
Safe storage<br />
Missing technical<br />
and safety control<br />
General waste Dumping site Contract with<br />
town’s<br />
environmental<br />
company for<br />
collection<br />
Figure below shows<br />
incineration of<br />
healthcare waste.<br />
Incinerators for <strong><strong>Health</strong>care</strong> <strong>Waste</strong><br />
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VIETNAM
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