Assessment of Healthcare Waste Management Paradigms and Its Suitable Treatment Alternative: A Case Study

Table 2

Total amount of HCW generated in Khulna city.

Types of HCEs	Nonhazardous waste; (Kg day^−1)	Infectious waste; (Kg day^−1)	Pathological waste; (Kg day^−1)	Chemical waste; (Kg day^−1)	Plastic waste; (Kg day^−1)	Sharp waste; (Kg day^−1)	Total; (Kg day^−1)
Public	793	86	47	8	41	23	998
Private	1399	135	83	11	56	32	1716
DC	96	14	7	5	19	14	155
Grand Total	2288	235	137	24	116	69	2869

Note. This figure was calculated only from 120 registered HCEs (Total number of beds: 3000). It can be mentioned that there were more than 50 nonregistered HCEs existing in Khulna city. These HCFs produced relatively small portion of the overall amount of waste in the studied area.