ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN WASTE MANAGEMENT HEALTH SERVICES: A REVIEW

Authors

  • Márcia Regina Cordeiro de Souza Programa de Pós Graduação em Engenharia de Produção e Sistemas (PPGEPS) - Escola Politécnica - Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4447-0824
  • Osíris Canciglieri Jr Programa de Pós Graduação em Engenharia de Produção e Sistemas (PPGEPS) - Escola Politécnica - Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8503-9275

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29183/2447-3073.MIX2021.v7.n2.41-56

Keywords:

hospital waste, sustainability, management

Abstract

The increase in the amount of waste from health care, coupled with the deficiency in the management of these materials has generated great concern regarding the negative impact it has on the population's health and the environment. Faced with this problem, we sought learning more about the management of waste within Health Care (Health Care’s Waste management practices = RSS) developed with a focus on sustainability, through a systematic review. The work allowed the survey of sustainable practices developed by several actors interested in minimizing the environmental impact generated by RSS on hospitals, both on regional and national levels. (The) Main actions involved: training, segregation, public policies, treatment technology, minimization, reuse and recycling, monitoring of RSS management, designation of an accountable individualfor RSS management activities and investment by governments, amongst others. It is concluded that many initiatives have been developed in an isolated manner. The management of RSS is a complex system and to ensure all actions’ success, the steps of management must be analyzed considering their particularities, however, in a complementary way towards the others. The different stakeholders must be integrated so that the sum of efforts may produce more solid and consistent results, allied with the integration between local, regional and national entities, as each link in this system is both affected by andaffects the others. It was also identified the need for a more profound research that presents innovative solutions in the management of RSS and a process that allows the exchange of information between institutions and the government to scatter the best practices and accelerate the process of reducing the environmental impact generated by this activity.

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2021-04-19

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Souza, M. R. C. de, & Canciglieri Jr, O. (2021). ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN WASTE MANAGEMENT HEALTH SERVICES: A REVIEW. ix Sustentável, 7(2), 41–56. https://doi.org/10.29183/2447-3073.MIX2021.v7.n2.41-56

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