Hazardous waste management and weight-based indicators—The case of Haifa Metropolis

Elimelech, Efrat; Ayalon, Ofira; Flicstein, B.

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.09.064

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“…This has enhanced difficulties in HCW management, particularly in low-and low-middle income countries [8] [9]. The factors that have been used in earlier studies to estimate the generation rates of HCW in hospitals include the income of the country [10], are number of beds [11] and the number of occupied beds [12]. Generation rates vary in low-middle income countries and range from 0.02 to 3.2 kg•bed −1 •day −1 , since the healthcare facilities in rural areas, towns and cities differ [13].…”

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Development and Application of Integrated Indicators for Assessing Healthcare Waste Management Systems in Kenyan Hospitals

Githinji,

Njogu,

Nganga

et al. 2024

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Healthcare waste management (HCWM) is an important aspect of healthcare delivery globally because of its hazardous and infectious components that have potential for adverse health and environmental impacts. The paper introduces a set of indicators for assessing HCWM systems in hospitals. These indicators are: HCWM policies and standard operating procedures, management and oversight, logistics and budget support, training and occupational health and safety, and treatment, disposal and waste treatment equipment housing. By plotting a mark on a continuum which is defined as good and poor on the extremes and is connected with all other marks in a spoke arrangement, it's possible to describe a baseline for HCWM in any specific hospital. This baseline can be used to improve awareness of the actors and policy-makers, compare the same hospital at a different point in time, to compare observations by different evaluators and to track improvements. Results suggest that in Kenya, the application of such indicators is useful for evaluating which priorities should be addressed to improve outcomes in HCWM systems. Systematic sampling technique was used to identify and collect data by use of observational checklist, interviews, visual verification and review of documents and a HCWM assessment tool. The objective is to suggest an integrated management tool as a method to identify prevailing problems with a HCWM system. The method can be replicated in other contexts worldwide, with a focus on the developing world. The integrated indicators focus on management of HCW and not its potential impact on human health and environment, an area recognized to be critical for future research.

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Development and Application of Integrated Indicators for Assessing Healthcare Waste Management Systems in Kenyan Hospitals

Githinji,

Njogu,

Nganga

et al. 2024

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“…The increase in use of disposable medical products and the growth of the world population contributes to the increase of HW generation (Minoglou et al, 2017), enhancing difficulties in waste management, particularly in low- and low-middle income countries (Ferreira et al, 2012; Mmanga et al, 2019). The factors that should be considered for estimating the generation rates of HW in hospitals are the number of beds (Chaerul et al, 2008), the number of occupied beds (Elimelech et al, 2011) and the income of the country (Windfeld and Brooks, 2015). In low-middle income countries, the range of HW generation could vary from 0.02 to 3.2 kg bed -1 day -1 , since there is a huge difference among healthcare facilities in rural areas, towns and cities (Diaz et al, 2008).…”

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Application of healthcare waste indicators for assessing infectious waste management in Bolivia

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In the developing world, healthcare waste management is a human health and environmental burden that should be solved for improving sustainability. Solutions should be introduced in the short term, concerning management, planning, financial assistance and expertise. The paper introduces an indicator set for assessing healthcare waste management in developing cities, implemented in La Paz (Bolivia) as a case study. The objective is to suggest an integrated management tool as a first assessment technique to identify the prevailing problems with a healthcare waste management system. Results suggest that, in La Paz, the application of such indicators is useful for evaluating which priorities should be addressed for improving the healthcare waste management system. The tool was applied for introducing a study necessary for the application of new management plans, especially concerning healthcare waste treatment. The method can be replicated in other contexts worldwide, with a focus on the developing world, for comparing cities, management solutions and improvements carried out along the years. The approach is of interest for boosting sustainability and human health, improving the awareness of the actors and policy-makers involved in waste management.

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“…There is a need for a comprehensive study on hazardous waste indicators based on sector-specific features to estimate hazardous waste production rates for different industrial sectors. For this purpose, in the study, sector-specific indicators were tested on three hazardous waste generating sectors namely the petroleum refineries, dry cleaners, and public hospitals in -Haifa Metropolis to develop a method for estimating the amounts of waste [5]. Waste Generation Rates (WGRs) were also investigated by conducting on-site waste sorting and weighing in four on-going construction projects in Shenzhen city of South China.…”

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Hazardous Wastes and Waste Generation Factors Originating from Battery and Accumulator Manufacturing Sector in Turkey

Bayar¹,

Bektaş²,

Öncel³

et al. 2018

TOWMJ

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Background: Accurate and realistic data regarding hazardous waste generation is required to make improvements in the effective management of hazardous wastes. Battery and accumulator manufacturing industry is one of the priority industries which was investigated in this study under the project named “Hazardous Waste Management in Compliance with European Union Environmental Regulations in Turkey”. The project investigated a number of different industries for the development of an internet-based system named as “The Hazardous Waste Declaration System” in order to meet the requirements of Turkey for hazardous waste management. Objective: In this paper, hazardous waste generation factors were asserted by means of the type and quantity of the hazardous waste originated from the battery and accumulator manufacturing sectors. Method: For this purpose, field studies were conducted in an industrial plant operating in the sector, in order to determine all inputs and outputs of the current manufacturing process utilized. Concurrently, hazardous waste generation declarations made by the industries in the years 2009 and 2010 to the Hazardous Waste Declaration System were evaluated and a range of hazardous waste generation factors were created using the possible minimum and maximum quantities for each waste and the results were compared with the data given in the literature. Results: This paper presents the waste lists and the hazardous waste generation factors for the battery and accumulator manufacturing sectors. Conclusion: It is believed that the study will provide invaluable information for other battery and accumulator manufacturing industries from the point of types and quantities and the management of hazardous wastes generated.

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Hazardous waste management and weight-based indicators—The case of Haifa Metropolis

Cited by 10 publications

References 18 publications

Development and Application of Integrated Indicators for Assessing Healthcare Waste Management Systems in Kenyan Hospitals

Development and Application of Integrated Indicators for Assessing Healthcare Waste Management Systems in Kenyan Hospitals

Application of healthcare waste indicators for assessing infectious waste management in Bolivia

Hazardous Wastes and Waste Generation Factors Originating from Battery and Accumulator Manufacturing Sector in Turkey

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