Public Health Risks from Mismanagement of Healthcare Wastes in Shinyanga Municipality Health Facilities, Tanzania

Table 3

Knowledge of employees of classification of wastes.

Type	Respondents who considered wastes as healthcare waste (%)
Paper, cartons, and boxes	24
Dressing cotton and plasters	89
Chemicals	77
Pathological materials	90
Pharmaceuticals	97
Unused medicines	85
Kitchen wastes	33
Pressurized containers	47