Healthcare waste (HCW) is generated in different healthcare facilities (HCFs), such as
hospitals, laboratories, veterinary clinics, research centres and nursing homes. It has been …

The unforeseen outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic has significantly stipulated the use of
plastics to minimize the exposure and spread of the novel coronavirus. With the onset of the …

Background: Healthcare waste management requires special attention and every healthcare
teams should be involved in handling of wastes at point of generation. However, less …

The waste generated in various hospitals and healthcare facilities, including the waste of
industries, can be grouped under biomedical waste (BMW). The constituents of this type of …

Segregation is an important step in health care waste management. If done incorrectly, the
risk of preventable infections, toxic effects, and injuries to care and non-care staff, waste …

Introduction: Healthcare facilities produce a variety of trash that, if handled improperly, could
endanger the environment, the health of patients and clients, healthcare personnel, and the …

Approximately 90% of medical waste generated in the operating room (OR) is considered to
be non-infectious and non-regulated (Wyssusek, Keys & van Zundert, 2019). Frequently, this …

The growing population in urban areas generates large volumes of hospital waste which
intensifies the problem of hospital waste management in developing countries. This study is …

Purpose The day-by-day escalating quantity of healthcare waste (HCW), has made waste
handling and management a challenging issue for ensuring environmental quality …

Objectives A lack of safe healthcare waste management (HCWM) practice poses a risk to
healthcare staff, patients and communities. In low-income countries like Ethiopia, studies on …