Recommendations for the Management of Solid Waste, 11 May 2020
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020 | |
| dc.date.available | 2020 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.identifier.govdoc | PAHO/CDE/CE/COVID-19/20-0018 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/52182 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This technical note presents recommendations for handling solid waste correctly to minimize possible secondary impacts on health and the environment. The note covers safe management measures for personnel, transportation of common waste, final disposal services of waste, special considerations for the handling of waste from health facilities to be treated outside the facility, and waste management in homes. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | PAHO | en_US |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/ | * |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Coronavirus | en_US |
| dc.subject | Waste Management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Waste Disposal Facilities | en_US |
| dc.subject | Medical Waste Disposal | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services | en_US |
| dc.title | Recommendations for the Management of Solid Waste, 11 May 2020 | en_US |
| dc.type | Procedures, manuals, guidelines | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | Pan American Health Organization | en_US |
| dc.contributor.corporatename | Pan American Health Organization | en_US |
| paho.isfeatured | 0 | en_US |
| paho.publisher.country | United States | en_US |
| paho.publisher.city | Washington, D.C. | en_US |
| paho.source.centercode | US1.1 | en_US |
| paho.relation.languageVersion | 10665.2/52108 | en_US |
| paho.relation.languageVersion | 10665.2/52296 | |
| paho.contributor.department | Communicable Diseases and Environmental Determinants of Health (CDE) | en_US |
| paho.iswhotranslation | No | en_US |
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