• S.S. Nimgare

Healthcare waste (HCW) is defined as the total waste stream from a healthcare facility .Most of it (75-90%) is similar to domestic waste and is known as healthcare general waste and is made of paper, plastic packaging, food preparation, etc. that haven’t been in contact with patients. But a smaller proportion (10-25%) is hazardous waste that requires special treatment . If these two categories of wastes are not separated properly then the entire volume of healthcare waste is considered as infectious and hazardous to human health and can result in disease and injury so it is necessary to set up a safe and integrated management system.

Healthcare waste (HCW) is defined as the total waste stream from a healthcare facility .Most of it (75-90%) is similar to domestic waste and is known as healthcare general waste and is made of paper, plastic packaging, food preparation, etc. that haven’t been in contact with patients. But a smaller proportion (10-25%) is hazardous waste that requires special treatment . If these two categories of wastes are not separated properly then the entire volume of healthcare waste is considered as infectious and hazardous to human health and can result in disease and injury so it is necessary to set up a safe and integrated management system.

"MANAGEMENT OF HEALTHCARE WASTE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no.679-681, February-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDI06132.pdf

"MANAGEMENT OF HEALTHCARE WASTE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no. pp679-681, February-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDI06132.pdf