Hospital wastes may be treated in a number of
ways before disposal. These include heat and chemical treatment, incineration
and landfill, while liquid chemicals should be disinfected by the generator and
discharged into the sewage system. The
ways before disposal. These include heat and chemical treatment, incineration
and landfill, while liquid chemicals should be disinfected by the generator and
discharged into the sewage system. The
treatment of hospital waste prior to
disposal reduces the risk of infection during handling and transportation to
the extent changing waste from classifying it as hospital.
Incineration used to be the method of choice for
most hazardous hospital waste and is still widely used.
most hazardous hospital waste and is still widely used.
