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

Table 4

Screening of different HCW treatment alternatives for Khulna municipality.

Criteria	Incineration with pollution control device	Microwave	Autoclave	Hydropulping	Compaction
Compliance with national environmental laws	√	√	√	X	X
Compliance with multilateral environmental agreements	√	√	√	√	√
Consistency with WHO policies	√	√	√	√	√
Flexibility in accepting various waste	√	√	√	X	X
Volume reduction	√	√	X	√	√
Technology economically Viable	√	√	√	√	√
Acceptability of technology in Khulna	√	√	√	X	X
Outcome (selected/not selected)	√	√	√	X	X

Note. √: yes and X: no.