Διαχείριση ιατρικών αποβλήτων. Τρόποι βελτίωσης και μείωσης κόστους
Hospital waste management. Ways of improvement and cost reduction

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Ανακύκλωση ; Απόβλητα ; 3R ; Αποστείρωση ; Αποτέφρωση ; Διαχείριση αποβλήτων ; Διάθεση ; Επεξεργασία ; Επικίνδυνα απόβλητα ; Επικίνδυνα νοσοκομειακά απόβλητα ; Μεταφορά ; Μόλυνση ; Ρύπανση ; Συλλογή ; Υγρά απόβληταAbstract
For several decades, there has been an awareness and vigilance both at the scientific and societal level about the environmental consequences of waste production and management. The healthcare sector could not be unaffected by this, as it is a sector that contributes greatly to waste production and in fact the types of waste produced are often dangerous, toxic or infectious.
Each health facility produces waste whose management is particularly demanding, involves risks and is governed by international treaties and a specific legal framework. There are several studies and proposals to improve the management of medical and hospital waste where they focus on both environmental impact and its economic dimension.
The triptych Reduction-Reuse-Recycling is already quite common and the application, within a framework of precisely defined procedures, is considered necessary both for ecological reasons and for saving resources and reducing management costs.