Medical waste: Current challenges and future opportunities for sustainable management

• Published in: Critical reviews in environmental science and technology Vol. 52; no. 11; pp. 2000 - 2022
• Main Authors: Singh, Narendra, Ogunseitan, Oladele A., Tang, Yuanyuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton Taylor & Francis 03.06.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Best practice; Circular economy; COVID-19; COVID-19 infection; COVID-19-Pandemic; Environmental management; Environmental performance; environmental pollution; gross domestic product; Health care; health care costs; human development; Infectious wastes; infrastructure; Injury prevention; inventories; Life expectancy; Life span; longevity; Medical materials; Medical personnel; Medical wastes; medical/healthcare waste; meta-analysis; Pandemics; Parameters; Performance indices; plastics; Resource recovery; Socioeconomics; Sustainability management; sustainable management; Waste disposal; Waste management; wastes

Countries worldwide are struggling to develop strategies and infrastructure for appropriate disposal of the increasing medical waste generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examines the available knowledge and current practices in medical/healthcare waste management worldwide, particularly in...