Medical Waste Management Market
The new research study delves into industry trends, key market insights, impact analysis, and forecasts for the medical waste management market. The anticipated growth in demand for medical waste management is expected to create significant opportunities for service providers over the next decade.
Medical waste includes waste generated from healthcare activities such as clinical research, diagnosis, and drug development. This encompasses used or unused syringes, expired medicines, diagnostic samples, blood, cotton, bandages, medical devices, and even remnants of chemotherapy waste. It is categorized into infectious, hazardous, radioactive, and non-hazardous waste. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 15 to 20% of medical waste produced globally is considered hazardous, infectious, or radioactive.