Medical waste management in veterinary practice

摘要

Medical waste represents a proportion of a veterinary facility's solid waste that should be carefully monitored and controlled at all times. Medical and infectious waste can be any waste generated in the treatment, diagnosis, vaccination, testing, and surgery of animals. Blood-minted supplies, cultures, feces, urine, isolation waste, sharps and glassware, expired injectables, and protective wear are also considered veterinary medical waste. Veterinary medical waste should be integrated into a solidwaste management program. Specific aspects of the program should include waste recycling and pollution prevention wherever possible. The purpose of this series of articles on veterinary waste management is to familiarize practitioners with concepts of medical recycling and pollution-minimizing techniques.