Hospital waste management is one of the great importances due to its infectious and hazardous nature that can cause undesirable effects on humans and the environment. The main objective of this study was to analyze the awareness of hospital waste management about the hospital staffs. The waste generation rate ranges between 0.5 kg. to 2.5 kg. per bed per day. It is estimated that annually about 0.33 Million tonnes of hospital wastes are generated in India. The solid hospital waste from the hospitals generally consists of bandages, linen and other infectious wastes 30 to 35 per cent, plastics wastes are 7 to 10 per cent, disposable syringes are 0.3 to 0.5 per cent, glasses are 3 to 5 per cent and other general wastes including food wastes are 40 to 45 percent. In general, the wastes are collected in a mixed form, transported and disposed of along with municipal solid wastes. The problematic areas of hospital waste management in Chennai city is addressed by proposing some recommendations that will ensure that potential health and environmental risks of hospital wastes are minimized. The hospital waste management plan for hospital is also proposed, which includes institutional arrangements, appropriate technologies, operational plants, financial management and the drawing up of appropriate staff training programmes.
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