title: [Present state of the medical waste disposal industry. Self-regulation and trends of the industry for future].
abstract: After the "Waste Disposal Act" was revised in 1991, only some medical wastes were legally recognized as "infectious wastes". For that reason, the disposition of medical wastes has been formally regulated. Despite the revision in the law, the system of medical waste disposal from medical facilities discharging medical wastes and disposers receiving the waste, is clearly deficient. That system is formally well-regulated, but not substantial. Especially according to some actual reports, there are many confusing problems, for example, the licensing standards are unclear, the disposition method involves inadequate incineration and sterilization, and there is no plan for safe collection and safe transportation of medical wastes. The more seriously we consider adequate disposal methods for medical wastes, the more we realize how difficult it is to find a solution to these problems.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D008506:Medical Waste; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D008506:Medical Waste; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal