| Medical waste refers to the hazardous waste | | | | The squander generated in food processing |
| material generated as a result of healthcare activities. | | | | which does not contain blood, infectious agents or |
| This waste remains an issue both for public health | | | | blood products. |
| and the environment. The management of the same | | | | 4. There are certain methods approved for the |
| is a technique adopted in hospitals to reduce the | | | | management of medical dissipate. They include: |
| squander generated and find ways to recycle this | | | | Steam sterilization |
| material in order to lower the disposal costs and new | | | | Microwave technology |
| material expenses. | | | | Incineration |
| The main features and approaches of Medical Waste | | | | Generators |
| Management are: | | | | It has become necessary to manage medical |
| 1. All forms of medical dissipate left after the | | | | squanders since exposure to these infectious agents |
| performance of healthcare activities should be | | | | or bio hazardous materials can lead to causing |
| treated before being disposed. | | | | diseases. The process for handling sharps is reusable |
| 2. Medical squanders include bio-hazardous and sharp | | | | sharps containers. These containers are taken to a |
| materials like needles, syringes generated as a result | | | | permitted medical waste transfer station or off-site |
| of: | | | | treatment facility for processing. These containers |
| Diagnosis | | | | can reduce the medical squander stream by removing |
| Treatment | | | | the weight of the single-use container. |
| Production or testing of biological | | | | A medical waste may be discharged without |
| Immunization | | | | treatment to a public sewage system if it is not bio |
| 3. Medical waste should not be confused with: | | | | hazardous material. It can be liquid or semi liquid but |
| Medical solid elements like paper towels, cotton | | | | should not contain any hazardous gases, infectious |
| as they are not bio-hazardous. | | | | agents, blood or blood products. The liquid may be |
| Household waste | | | | treated by a chemical disinfection process before |
| The excretes generated from livestock | | | | being discharged in case it contains bio hazardous |
| management on farms | | | | waste material. |