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Alternatives for Treatment and Disposal Cost Reduction of Regulated Medical Waste

Alternatives for Treatment and Disposal Cost Reduction of Regulated Medical Waste

Sobiya Gul, Tasaduq Hussain Shah, Hafsa Javeed
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781522594529|ISBN10: 1522594523|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522594536|EISBN13: 9781522594543
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9452-9.ch011
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Gul, Sobiya, et al. "Alternatives for Treatment and Disposal Cost Reduction of Regulated Medical Waste." Handbook of Research on Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Plastic Pollution, edited by Khursheed Ahmad Wani, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 200-212. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9452-9.ch011

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Gul, S., Shah, T. H., & Javeed, H. (2020). Alternatives for Treatment and Disposal Cost Reduction of Regulated Medical Waste. In K. Wani, L. Ariana, & S. Zuber (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Plastic Pollution (pp. 200-212). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9452-9.ch011

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Gul, Sobiya, Tasaduq Hussain Shah, and Hafsa Javeed. "Alternatives for Treatment and Disposal Cost Reduction of Regulated Medical Waste." In Handbook of Research on Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Plastic Pollution, edited by Khursheed Ahmad Wani, Lutfah Ariana, and S.M. Zuber, 200-212. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9452-9.ch011

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Abstract

The link between human health and environmental quality is made clearer; the commitment to safeguarding the natural environment is growing in major institutions as the health care industry. New and greater opportunities will open up to reinforce our primary institutional mission-that of caring for the health needs of the community we serve, which include caring for the environment. Developing and implementing effective programs to reduce, recycle and minimize the toxicity of hospital generated wastes (even wastes generated in the care and treatment of patients can be reduced) is one of the most significant environmental challenges the health care industry faces. Hospitals generate one of the most diverse and difficult to manage waste. The amount of medical waste produced by hospitals may vary due to a number of factors, including the hospital type and size, occupancy rate, in- and outpatient ratio, geographic location, state and local waste handling regulations, and hospital waste disposal policies.

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