Table 2.

Healthcare materials, their constituents, use, storage, and treatment

Items	Material	Use	Storage	Treatment
Gloves	Nitrile; PVC	Single	Household: double bagged, well tied with holding time of 72 h before disposal Hospital: standard medical waste plastic bag and waste containers	Steam sterilization, incineration, chemical disinfection, microwave or radio-wave treatment, disinfection/encapsulation method, grinding/shredding
Masks	Plastic sheet and non-woven fabrics	Mostly single
Face shield	PP; polycarbonate; cellulose acetate	Mostly single
Goggles	PP	Mostly single
Shoe cover	Woven and non-woven (polypropylene) fabrics	Single
Head cover	Woven and non-woven (polypropylene) fabrics	Single
Coverall	LDPE; woven and non- woven (polypropylene) fabrics	Single

Source: Klemeš et al. (2020)