Going toward Green Hospital by Sustainable Healthcare Waste Management: Segregation, Treatment and Safe Disposal
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Hospitals have always been the focal point of social systems identity. Thus, they acte as the mirror of the community and should be responsible for it. Hospitals have been recognized as a significant source of contamination all around the world, therefore helping to endanger public health on an unintentional process. Although, the main mission of the hospital is to promote human health, it cannot be assumed as an island apart from its urban environment. “Green Hospital”, as an approach to address environmental challenges and to meet communities need in health issues, has emerged recently as a try to improve the health, in line with its main mission. In this approach, all the environmental aspects of waste management are important and to be addressed. Hospitals’ administrators can manage wastes disposal through composting, recycling and better supplying methods (downsizing packaging, using reusable products instead of disposables and using recycled products). This article is a review of the subject matter, in nature, using many library and online sources; it discusses about the need to move towards the green hospital approach, the administration and leadership role in its establishment, the environmental impact of hospital operations and assessment of the effects, wastes management and control, and also the methods in wastes disposal and treatment.
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One of the principal obstacles is the absence of organization in hospitals in terms of handling waste disposal.
“One of the principal obstacles is the absence of organization in hospitals in terms of handling waste disposal.”
From Waste Management and the Perspective of a Green Hospital—A Systematic Narrative Review (2022) · cites this paper as [3]
Wastes produced during health care activities have a greater possible risk of infection and injury than any other type.
“Wastes produced during health care activities have a greater possible risk of infection and injury than any other type.”
From Waste Management and the Perspective of a Green Hospital—A Systematic Narrative Review (2022) · cites this paper as [3]
75-90% of the waste produced in healthcare nosocomial is deprived of risk compared with wastes generated by houses.
“Scientific literature indicates that 75–90% of the waste produced in the healthcare nosocomial is deprived of risk if compared with the wastes generated by houses.”
From Waste Management and the Perspective of a Green Hospital—A Systematic Narrative Review (2022) · cites this paper as [3]
Waste disposal represents a potential risk for the environment, and waste collection from healthcare centers is a key environmental issue.
“Waste disposal represents a potential risk for the environment; therefore, waste collection from healthcare centers is a key environmental issue.”
From Waste Management and the Perspective of a Green Hospital—A Systematic Narrative Review (2022) · cites this paper as [3]
Only 10-25% of the total amount of waste produced in healthcare nosocomial is considered dangerous.
“only 10–25% of the total amount of waste is considered dangerous [3].”
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“These wastes are mostly produced by the organizational and managerial functions of these centers and only 10–25% of the total amount of waste is considered dangerous [3].”
Background
- Authors
- Azmal, M., Kalhor, R., Dehcheshmeh, N. F., Goharinezhad, S., Heidari, Z. A., & Farzianpour, F.
- Affiliations
- Bushehr University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Venue
- Health
- Publisher
- Scientific Research Publishing, Inc.
- Published
- 2014
- Volume
- 06
- Issue
- 19
- Pages
- 2632-2640
- ISSN
- 1949-4998 (ISSN-L)
- 1949-5005
- OpenAlex
- W2075163961
- Cited by
- 53
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Keywords
- green hospitals, medical waste management, waste treatment, safe disposal, composting, recycling, hospital environmental impact, hospital management, health system sustainability, packaging reduction, reusable products
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