Types of waste generated in the health care industry

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There are several types of waste generated in the health care industry: infectious, pathological, sharps, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, genotoxic, radioactive, and non-hazardous or general waste.

Create an infographic that illustrates the type of waste that your sustainability initiative will eliminate.

Include the following in your infographic:

Description of the waste
Sources for the waste
The amount of waste generated per year
How it is disposed
Solutions for reducing it
The financial impact of the waste reduction initiative

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