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Lee, Byeong-Kyu; Ellenbecker, Michael; Moure-Ersaso, Rafael (2003) “Alternatives for treatment and disposal cost reduction of regulated Medical wastes” 1st one

This article discuses how different types of medical waste is disposed. It also talks about there are different types of categories that waste can be classified into two groups and how they decide which group they will go into. Many hospitals are also facing financial issues therefore they need to find cost efficient ways to get rid of waste.

“Many hospitals or health care facilities have faced ﬁnancial diﬃculties and thus they have attempted to ﬁnd cost-eﬀective treatment and disposal methods of their regulated medical wastes”

“Medical waste can be classiﬁed into two types: general waste and special waste. Since general waste is not regulated or deﬁned as hazardous or potentially dangerous wastes, it does not require special handling, treatment, and disposal”

The medical waste is classified into two categories, general waste and special waste. General waste is not regulated which means that the government can’t tell them how to dispose it. Special waste is materials that are considered to be potential health hazards that require special treatment and disposal. Special waste includes chemical waste, infectious waste, and radioactive waste.

This article is helpful because it talks about how waste is categorized and what they do with it when it is done.

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More than 3.5 million tons of medical waste is produced in the United States each year.

There are two different categories that medical waste can go into, general and special.

The medical waste is classified into two categories, general waste and special waste. General waste is not regulated which means that the government can’t tell them how to dispose it. Special waste is materials that are considered to be potential health hazards that require special treatment and disposal. Special waste includes chemical waste, infectious waste, and radioactive waste.