Waste Management in Hospitals in Turkiye: The Case of Tekirdag City Hospital
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Tarih
2022
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Mehmet Sinan Bilgili
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Özet
Hospitals and healthcare facilities produce a variety of waste products namely; domestic waste, packaging waste, hazardous waste and medical waste (MW). Consequently, waste management in hospitals can be considered a challenging task due to the possibility of mixing different waste streams. MW or the mixing of hazardous waste with various waste streams present a risk to human health and the environment. The aim of this study is to evaluate current waste management performance of the Dr. Ismail Fehmi Cumalioglu City Hospital in Tekirdag-Turkiye. Results show that the hospital is well prepared for MW management and has been successful in terms of separation, collection, storage and transportation of various types of waste. However, there is still room for waste prevention and reduction to comply with waste management hierarchy especially for domestic and packaging waste categories.
Açıklama
6th EurAsia Waste Management Symposium (EWMS) -- OCT 24-26, 2022 -- Istanbul, TURKEY
Anahtar Kelimeler
Hazardous waste, healthcare institutions, medical waste management, source separation
Kaynak
Proceedings of The 6th Eurasia Waste Management Symposium, Ewms 2022
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