Classification of healthcare waste.

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Law 11/1997 on packaging and packaging waste.
At the regional level, some autonomous communities establish their own regulations (in the form of decrees) for the management of waste from healthcare establishments in their territory.



In general, to properly manage healthcare waste, it is classified into different groups, which will be treated differently depending on their hazardousness:

Group I: Waste similar to municipal waste
These are those that do not pose special requirements in their management (cardboard, paper, office and workroom materials, kitchens, bars and dining rooms, workshops, gardening, etc.)

Group II: Non-specific healthcare waste
This waste includes dressing material, plasters, clothing and single-use material contaminated with blood, secretions and/or excretions, all of which are not included in the waste classified as qatar phone data specific healthcare waste. This waste requires preventive measures in handling, collection, storage and transport, only within the scope of the healthcare centre.

Group III: Specific health waste at risk
These include healthcare or infectious waste, anatomical waste, blood and blood products, needles and sharp and cutting materials, and live or attenuated vaccines. We must specifically manage this waste, both inside and outside the centre where it is generated.

Group IV: Waste classified in specific regulations
Waste is waste whose management is subject to special requirements from a hygienic and environmental point of view, both inside and outside the generating centre. This waste includes: Cytostatic waste, remains of chemical substances, expired medicines, mineral and synthetic oils, waste with metals, radioactive waste and human anatomical remains with significance (corpses and remains from abortions or surgical operations).