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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY
www.csu.edu.ph
COLLEGE OF NURSING

Recommended waste bins for collection are two-wheeled waste bins, handcarts, or trolleys
in order to easily move the wastes. Currently, the LGU already have large two- wheeled waste bins

to use, although it is required to procure more such bins to accommodate the increasing waste
generation of the Municipality.

Medical and waste management personnel should also be wearing their respective personal

protective equipment (PPEs) when handling wastes. These include:
 Face masks – obligatory to use

 Safety googles – necessary for handling wastes excluding general wastes

 Disposable gloves – obligatory to use (medical staff)
 Heavy-duty gloves – obligatory to use (waste workers)

 Respiratory (HEPA) filters – necessary if handling wastes which produces harmful fumes

or poses risk for the respiratory system
 Overalls (coveralls) – obligatory to use

 Leg protectors and/or safety shoes – obligatory to use

It is also important to always be mindful of the personal hygiene of the medical staff and

waste handlers to prevent risks in health when collecting and disposing healthcare wastes.

3.4 Waste Disposal

The following are recommended to safely dispose different types of wastes generated by
the rural health unit and the birthing clinic.

o Contact the MENRO for the solid waste management of non-hazardous waste. The
MENRO shall manage the non-hazardous waste of the rural health facility and

birthing clinic. Recycling, composting and proper disposal will be made for such

wastes.
o Use concrete vaults for the disposal of sharps and syringes.

o Use burial or placenta pits for the disposal of pathological and anatomical waste. If
availability of pit and transportation of such waste is a problem, construct burial