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Written by Maria del Carmen Pastoriza
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Healthcare activities are essential as they protect and restore people's health, but they generate large amounts of waste.
These wastes are a potential risk to health because they may contain microorganisms and dangerous substances derived from treatments, which can be harmful to other patients (in the case of hospitals, nursing homes, day centres, etc.), to healthcare personnel, to the environment and to the general population. Hence the importance of proper management and control of these wastes, from their generation to their treatment and final disposal.
What do we mean by healthcare waste?
Healthcare or hospital waste is waste generated qatar phone data during healthcare activities. It comes mainly from hospitals, health centres, healthcare facilities, research laboratories, centres where autopsies are performed, blood banks, donation centres, nursing homes and, lastly, due to the pandemic, from homes.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO): “Of all the waste generated by health care activities, approximately 85% is non-hazardous common waste, similar to household waste. The remaining 15% is considered hazardous material that may be infectious, toxic or radioactive.” Therefore, proper management of this waste is especially important to avoid environmental contamination.
Healthcare waste management:
The Spanish legal system does not have specific regulations on the management of healthcare waste, and the general regime on the matter reflected in the following applies:
Law 22/2011 on Waste and Contaminated Soils.
Royal Decree 833/1988 on toxic and hazardous waste.
Rate this article12345(14 votes)
Written by Maria del Carmen Pastoriza
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Healthcare activities are essential as they protect and restore people's health, but they generate large amounts of waste.
These wastes are a potential risk to health because they may contain microorganisms and dangerous substances derived from treatments, which can be harmful to other patients (in the case of hospitals, nursing homes, day centres, etc.), to healthcare personnel, to the environment and to the general population. Hence the importance of proper management and control of these wastes, from their generation to their treatment and final disposal.
What do we mean by healthcare waste?
Healthcare or hospital waste is waste generated qatar phone data during healthcare activities. It comes mainly from hospitals, health centres, healthcare facilities, research laboratories, centres where autopsies are performed, blood banks, donation centres, nursing homes and, lastly, due to the pandemic, from homes.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO): “Of all the waste generated by health care activities, approximately 85% is non-hazardous common waste, similar to household waste. The remaining 15% is considered hazardous material that may be infectious, toxic or radioactive.” Therefore, proper management of this waste is especially important to avoid environmental contamination.
Healthcare waste management:
The Spanish legal system does not have specific regulations on the management of healthcare waste, and the general regime on the matter reflected in the following applies:
Law 22/2011 on Waste and Contaminated Soils.
Royal Decree 833/1988 on toxic and hazardous waste.