Biomedical Waste Management Systems for Urban Hospital

Abstract

Hospitals produces waste, which are a special category of toxic and hazardous waste. Hospital waste generation is increasing over the years in its type and quantity. This bio-medical waste requires a systematic and scientific approach for their disposal to render it as hygienically and economically as possible, there by minimizing risk to health and environment. Biomedical waste management system includes segregation, storage, handling, collection, transportation and disposal of biomedical waste which are generated from hospitals and health care activities. This paper presents study of biomedical waste management system of an urban hospital. In present study data were collected to study and estimate the total amount of waste generated in hospital, and also to study the difference in waste generation and to determine overall waste generated per patient per day.