Hospitals - Enormous Waste Powerhouses: Leapfrog to Environmental Sustainability

By : Vikram Sandhu , Harleen Kaur , Heena Atwal

Page No: 250-263

Abstract
Every living thing, be it a single cell to as large as blue whale, takes in nutrient and excretes waste. Most of the machinery is based on this simple biological model of nutrients in and wastes out. The main aim of research conducted for this paper is to study the present actions related to the various waste management techniques and various practices taken by the healthcare organisations for the disposal of the waste. Waste management requires dire need for alteration to proffer sustainable practices in the anticipation of offering the waste management sector a more economically feasible and socially admissible answer to the current waste management predicament. It is necessary to consider explanation of the costs of different disposal practices and not just the cost of the recycling process but also the worth of the domesticated material. Making note of the quantum of common waste as well as bio-waste produced and managing routine observation of health care waste organization tradition, the hospitals can help in preserving the environment.

Authors :
Vikram Sandhu : (PhD), Assistant Professor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab
Harleen Kaur : BDS, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab
Heena Atwal : (PhD), Assistant Professor, Punjabi University Patiala

 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/PROD.2019.60.03.3