Saturday 24 February 2018

The Right Approach To Medical Waste Management

By Karen White


Most industrialized countries find it difficult to manage their refuse from the functional industries. Modern technology has come up with various ways which can help firms to manage their misuse. Non-biodegradable as well as toxic flitters can damage environment and human health in various ways. Below are best methods on medical waste management which industries should focus on.

Reducing Refuse generation- This is a key method to handle the refuse of products from various industries. It is one of the effective ways among others that can quickly reduce the amount of refuse products in our environment. This can effective through shutting down some of the industries which generate products like plastics bags. By doing this, the number of plastics bags produced to the community will be greatly reduced.

Recycling- Used material which have the ability to be used again such as paper, aluminum and plastics can be processed in industry in order to generate similar and new ones. This method of reusing items is environmentally friendly and it serves to reduce the number of used items which would have been added to the nature.

Burning- This involves combustion of the refuse to their base components which result to reduced volume and the production heat. The produced heat can be tapped to heat steam and run turbines which is used to generate energy. It can also be used for cooking at domestic level. The ash produced from organic wastes can be used to reduce the acidity of soil hence improving agricultural produce. This method is also less expensive.

Composting- This is decomposing of by products by use of microbes that allow waste products to accumulate in the garbage pit for a long time. After decomposition the decay products can be use as nutrients which can help in farming. This is only applicable for biodegradable by products only. This method can consume a lot of time and require a large piece of land.

Use of landfill- This is a land which is prepared with a lining that protect the soil from pollution. The refuse is dump into the pit which has several waste layers. The lining formed in the landfill act as a barrier between the ground water and refuse. After the dumping the lining is covered with the soil which is non-porous and it is left there. This method applicable to areas where there is no much underground water.

Discharging waste into the sea- This in only recommended to industries which discharge radio actives refuse. The refuse from this industry in poisonous to the life of human being and that's why it is dump into the ocean. The method has brought misunderstanding between the marine act authority and land environmental management. The marine act discourages this method since the chemical released in the ocean kill all the sea creature.

Industries and individuals can choose either of the above methods of waste management depending on what they manufacture. The industries should also adhere to stipulated laws that govern the Management and disposal of unwanted products. For instance, chemical refuse must be treated before being discharged to the Oceans and Sea to reduce its danger on aquatic life. Effective refuse management can result to minimum pollution of water, soil and air.




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