Table 1 Waste generation rates in surveyed hospitals
From: Pattern of medical waste management: existing scenario in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
HCE | Patients | Total patients | Waste generation rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Beds | Outpatients | Â | Kg/day | Kg/bed/day | Kg/patient/day |
DMCH | 1700 | 3500 | 5200 | 3274 | 1.93 | 0.63 |
BMCH | 300 | 750 | 1050 | 673 | 2.24 | 0.64 |
Surveyed hospitals (Ward: 49) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- General Hospitals | 591 | 1698 | 2289 | 943 | 1.60 | 0.41 |
- Private Clinics | 293 | - | 293 | 380 | 1.30 | - |
- Diagnostic Centres | - | - | 1867 | 292 | - | 0.16 |
All surveyed HCE | 2884 | 5948 | 10699 | 5562 | 1.93 | 0.52 |