Assessment Of Health Service Facility Ash Waste Based On Policy (Case Study Of Moewardi Hospital Surakarta)

Abstract

The thermal process is one of the processes used in the treatment of solid waste generated from the activities of health service facilities (hospitals, health centers, clinics). The risk in the incineration process is the ash produced, the ash produced contains hazardous and toxic compounds so management needs to be carried out according to Government Regulations Ministry of Health RI number 56 of year 2015 and Regulation of the Minister of Health No. 9 of 2019. The purpose of this study was to find out how to handle health service facilities’ waste ash following applicable standards and friendly to the environment. This research is qualitative descriptive research. The research was conducted at the Moewardi Hospital Installation section. Sources of data in this study came from primary and secondary data. Data collection techniques were carried out by collecting data through interviews with sanitation employees and incinerator operators, reviewing documents, and field observations. Waste that can be treated with an incinerator is waste generated in health service activities such as syringes, bottles/ampoules, infusion needles. Management of incinerator combustion ash is carried out based on applicable regulations. The utilization of incinerator ash needed to be an environmentally friendly and sustainable product.

Quality of paving blocks soaking water made from medical waste incineration ash

“…The ash produced is abundant as the amount of burned medical waste increases. Correct and proper handling of ash must be carried out so that it does not have an impact on the environment and the health of workers and the surrounding community [1], this is because the ash content contains heavy metals which can harm the environment [2,3,4]. Heavy metal pollution has become an environmental problem and a global concern due to its toxic nature, and does not decompose, even in small amounts [5].…”

Medical Waste Incineration Ash Waste: Impact On Environmental Health And Its Potential To Be Used For Paving Blocks

“…Several studies have used medical incinerator ash, both bottom ash and fly ash, as an engineering material where the addition of 15-25% ash produces concrete strength (Mehvish Bilal, et al, 2022), as a raw material for geopolymer (Tzanakos et al, 2014), building construction materials as fine aggregate (Md Anamul et al, 2012), as a substitute for the solidification technique is one that used to process incineration residue to make the chemical compound content more balance and to prevent heavy metal leaching (Jorge Mendoza et al, 2017). Utilization of ash from incineration medical waste needs to be carried out with the requirement of passing a predetermined quality standard test to reduce environmental pollution (Rachmawati et al, 2022). This study describes bottom ash as a raw material in the combustion of COVID-19 waste as paving blocks.…”