Guidelines for the evaluation and assessment of the sustainable use of resources and of wastes management at healthcare facilities

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 398-408

  Townend, William K ^a,b   Cheeseman, Christopher R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Development; Hazardous healthcare waste; Healthcare waste; Hospital waste; Segregation; Sustainable; Waste management; wmr 868 3

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH HAZARDS; HOSPITALS; SOLID WASTES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HAZARDOUS HEALTHCARE WASTE; HEALTHCARE FACILITIES; HOSPITAL WASTE;

HEALTH CARE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH HAZARDS; HOSPITALS; SOLID WASTES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL WASTE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PACKAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; STORAGE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GUIDELINES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33749453782     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X05057764     Document Type: Article

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