Table 3.
Applicability of policies and provisions at each stage of waste management life cycle.
| Modified CTEOL stages | Applicable policies per stage | Applicability of policies per type of waste | Applicable provisions per stage | Applicability of provisions per type of waste | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To hazardous healthcare waste | To household healthcare waste | To general solid waste |
To hazardous Healthcare waste |
To household healthcare waste | To general solid waste | |||
| Production, packaging, and distribution | 25 | 23 (92%) |
4 (16.00%) |
11 (44.00%) |
135 | 106 (78.52%) |
7 (5.19%) |
22 (16.30%) |
| Utilization, reuse, and extended use | 30 | 29 (96.67%) |
11 (36.67%) |
13 (43.33%) |
250 | 135 (54.00%) |
46 (18.40%) |
69 (27.60%) |
| Immediate disposal, temporary storage, and on-site treatment | 38 | 33 (86.84%) |
7 (18.42%) |
12 (31.58%) |
224 | 148 (66.07%) |
20 (8.93%) |
56 (25.00%) |
| Collection and transport | 30 | 26 (86.67%) |
2 (6.67%) |
7 (23.33%) |
101 | 77 (76.24%) |
2 (1.98%) |
22 (78.00%) |
| Treatment | 19 | 17 (89.47%) |
1 (5.26%) |
5 (26.32%) |
46 | 35 (76.09%) |
1 (2.17%) |
10 (21.74%) |
| Permanent storage and disposal | 29 | 23 (79.31%) |
5 (17.24%) |
7 (24.14%) |
110 | 58 (52.73%) |
12 (10.91%) |
40 (36.36%) |