Medical Waste Disposal Nassau County

 

Medical waste generated by COVID-19 cases includes a vast array of materials including bandages, infectious swabs, cotton wool buds, masks, gloves, linen, scalpels, needles, blades and even blood. Medical Waste Disposal Nassau County   In some cases, even utensils used for eating are treated as hazardous waste,’ analysts underline. Owing to the high contagiousness of the virus, the process for handling and disposing such medical waste has to be covered by strict environmental, transport, and health laws. Medical waste management service providers have to be trained and well equipped to manage operations of treatment, collection, and disposal of coronavirus medical waste as required. Practices such as double layered bags, colour coded dustbins, and mandatory labelling are hailed as vital during the crisis.Medical waste management is a concern of healthcare facilities all over the world; about 10-20% of the facility’s budget every year is spent on waste disposal. According to the WHO, about 85% of the total amount of generated waste is non hazardous but the remaining 15% is considered infectious, toxic or radioactive.

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