| Abstract [eng] |
The aim - to perform Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas klinikos hospital waste management system analysis and propose methods that will enable to reduce the quantities of medical waste and increase the efficiency of their management. Following an analysis of the literature has identified the main infected waste treatment methods: burning, processing and microwave digestion. Also, many of the world's hospital pays great attention to food waste reduction. Most acceptable methods of their decline is the acquisition of composting, sorting. However, Lithuania does not pay close attention to trends in sustainable waste management system in health care facilities. In order not allocated to finance not created the legal framework. After analysis of literature, Kaunas Hospital Waste Management System has been used in this analysis methodology: cleaner production, material flow analysis, environmental management cost assessment, as well, based on sustainable development principles. Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics Hospital Waste Management sustainability analysis designed to assess the indicator system covering social, economic and environmental aspects. It was found that the high costs allocated to utilities payment (4.606.418,85 €). The main causing factors: inadequate waste streams maintenance and management of municipal waste is not sorted, the workers are not encouraged and motivated. Applying the basic principles of waste management were offered food waste composting hospital area - a municipal waste stream could be reduced by 90%, infected waste management buy-processing technology, which reduces the amount of waste by 80% and reduces management costs 5 times. |
