Background Medical waste (MW) can be generated in hospitals, clinics and places where
diagnosis and treatment are conducted. The management of these wastes is an issue of …

Background: Poor medical waste management has been implicated in an increase in the
number of epidemics and waste-related diseases in the past years. South Africa is resource …

Background: Healthcare generates a large amount of healthcare waste (HCW), which is
complex to manage because of its variety and potential to create health and safety hazards if …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and establish key performance indicators
that could be considered towards improving the delivery of waste management (WM) …

Waste generated form healthcare facilities is a potential source of health risks to the public, if
it is not properly handled from the point of generation to disposal. This study was conducted …

Objective To explore healthcare waste management scenario in Himachal Pradesh (India).
Method Data has been collected through a survey questionnaire and accordingly analyses …

Background. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) produce various types of waste in the course
of rendering healthcare services. Each classification of waste must be disposed of according …

Introduction Biomedical waste management (BMWM) has attracted attention across the
world as improper management can pose a serious threat for healthcare workers (HCWs) …

This study aimed at assessing the knowledge about healthcare risk waste (HCRW)
management among doctors, professional nurses, pharmacists and laboratory technicians …

Since improper management practices of solid medical waste (SMW) could potentially result
in serious health risks and environmental problems, it is very important to properly treat and …