{"id":10005,"date":"2025-02-18T13:48:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T12:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zanettiarturo.com\/servizi-ambientali\/eco-medical\/smaltimento-rifiuti-sanitari\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T11:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:42:53","slug":"smaltimento-rifiuti-sanitari","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zanettiarturo.com\/en\/servizi-ambientali\/eco-medical\/smaltimento-rifiuti-sanitari\/","title":{"rendered":"Disposal of infectious hospital waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hospital waste posing an infectious risk is medical waste, contaminated by biological fluids such as blood and various secretions, or waste from environments and patients in isolation: gauze, gloves, cannulae, drainage, catheters, intravenous drips, masks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medical waste at risk of infection also&nbsp;<strong>includes all waste contaminated by infected faeces and urine<\/strong>, such as nappies, but also sharps waste such as needles, blades and syringes. All of these wastes must be managed, handled and disposed of according to precise procedures outlined in the legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Identification of hospital waste posing an infectious risk<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To identify and manage infectious medical waste, it is necessary to refer to the European Waste Catalogue (EWC) codes. In particular, the types of waste posing an infectious risk include those listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1801 WASTES FROM MATERNITY WARDS AND WASTES FROM DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF DISEASE IN HUMANS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>180103* wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>180104 wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection (for example dressings, plaster casts, linen, disposable clothing, sanitary towels)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1802 WASTES FROM RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF DISEASE IN ANIMALS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>180202* wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>180203 wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hospital waste posing an infectious risk is medical waste, contaminated by biological fluids such as blood and various secretions, or waste from environments and patients in isolation: gauze, gloves, cannulae, drainage, catheters, intravenous drips, masks. 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