Environmental Sanitation Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 104-111.doi: 10.19841/j.cnki.hjwsgc.2025.04.014

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A Practical Engineering Perspective on Medical Waste Management During Major Infectious Disease Outbreaks

ZOU Huihuang， ZHANG Bo， RUAN Jianbo， ZHONG Jiangping， HE Pinjing， LYU Fan， ZHANG Hua   

  1. 1. Institute of Waste Treatment and Reclamation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University; 2. Shanghai Solid Waste and Chemical Management Center; 3. Shanghai Solid Waste Disposal Co. Ltd.; 4. Shanghai Environment Group Co. Ltd.; 5. Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security
  • Online:2025-08-28 Published:2025-08-28

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Abstract: Medical waste serves as a potential vector for pathogen transmission, and its safe collection, transportation, and disposal are critical to preventing future major public health emergencies. Based on emergency management practices during major infectious disease outbreaks, the key control points in the emergency handling of medical waste were systematically reviewed, including collection and transportation scheduling, packaging and storage, coordination and handover, and collaborative disposal. The management recommendations encompassing operational standards, personnel protection, and process coordination were proposed. In addition, in light of identified deficiencies in the current emergency response system for medical waste, key directions and strategies for full-process optimization were put forward, aiming to provide theoretical support and practical guidance for medical waste emergency management in the event of future public health crises in China.

Key words: 　medical waste, emergency management, collection and transportation, disposal

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