Healthcare waste management (HCWM) has become a major challenge as healthcare becomes more sophisticated, population size increases and healthcare facilities expand. All these factors demand the use ...

Healthcare waste encompasses all materials generated by medical, diagnostic and research activities that can pose risks to human health and the environment. Effective management of this waste requires ...

In a recent review published in Environmental Research, researchers reviewed existing literature on the biomedical waste (BW) source, elements, and the recent upsurge of microplastics (MPs) during the ...