Effective hospital waste management (HWM) has become a significant environmental and
green healthcare domain issue. In this regard, recent outstanding technological advances in …

Health care activities can generate different kinds of hazardous wastes. Mismanagement of
these wastes can result in environmental and occupational health risks. Developing …

Healthcare waste encompasses a significant quantity of hazardous substances. Poor
healthcare waste management can result in serious environmental and human health risks …

Background Hospitals have a responsibility to support human health, and given the link
between human and environmental health, hospitals should consider their environmental …

This study investigated the hospital waste management practices used by eight randomly
selected hospitals located in Damanhour City of El-Beheira Governorate and determined the …

Plate waste in hospitals refers to the served food that remains uneaten by patients. High
levels of plate waste contribute to malnutrition-related complications in hospital, and there …

According to the Brazilian law, implementation of a Medical Waste Management Plan
(MWMP) in health-care units is mandatory, but as far as we know evaluation of such …

Background Healthcare waste management options are varying in Ethiopia. One of the first
critical steps in the process of developing a reliable waste management plan requires a …

Healthcare waste management is considered one of the biggest challenges that the world is
going to face in the future. This threat is becoming reality owing to the worldwide sharp rise …

Background To understand, monitor and compare the scope of food waste in hospital
foodservices, it is essential to measure food waste using a standardised method. The aims …