Table 2.

HCW composition and generation of hospitals in Belo Horizonte following RDC nº. 222/2018 (kg·bed⁻¹·day⁻¹)

Waste class	Composition (%)	n	Mean	S.D	Min	Median	Max
Infectious	13.89	48	1.07	0.74	0.02	0.94	2.97
Chemical	0.78	48	0.04	0.06	< 0.01	0.01	0.35
Radioactive	0.06	5	0.03	0.07	< 0.01	< 0.01	0.15
General*	82.00	48	5.92	3.36	0.57	5.30	16.50
Sharps	3.28	47	0.19	0.23	< 0.01	0.14	1.28
Recyclable	10.49	43	0.70	0.98	< 0.01	0.31	5.46

Legend: n, number of hospitals; S.D., standard deviation; Min., minimum value; Max., maximum value; * = total general waste (not recyclable waste + recyclable waste)