Transition of Medical Waste Management (MWM) from Romania to the Circular Economy Paradigm: Expectations and Objective Limits
The circular economy and medical waste management (MWM) are important for protecting the environment and human health. In the healthcare sector, the circular economy can be applied by reusing medical equipment, recycling materials from medical waste and adopting more sustainable practices such as...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Ovidius University Press
2023-08-01
|
| Series: | Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://stec.univ-ovidius.ro/html/anale/RO/2023-i1/Section%201%20and%202/5.pdf |
| _version_ | 1827860936238563328 |
|---|---|
| author | Patricia Bostan Cristina Lazar Ionel Bostan |
| author_facet | Patricia Bostan Cristina Lazar Ionel Bostan |
| author_sort | Patricia Bostan |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The circular economy and medical waste management (MWM) are important for protecting the
environment and human health. In the healthcare sector, the circular economy can be applied by
reusing medical equipment, recycling materials from medical waste and adopting more sustainable
practices such as reducing energy consumption and using more environmentally friendly materials.
Clearly, reusing medical equipment reduces the amount of medical waste and can reduce costs. The
authors intend through this paper to address MWM in Romania within a more sustainable circular
system, attempting to identify the pros and cons, as well as the limitations, of a massive shift of MWM
to circular economy principles. The structure of this paper includes, following this introductory part
(1): Theoretical background (2), Research methodology (3), Circular economy and the healthcare
waste management system (4), Approaching healthcare waste management within a more
sustainable circular system (5), Limits of the massive shift of MWM to circular economy principles
(6) and Conclusions (7). |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-12T13:30:03Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-0658e746ba0b4fe3931faa049e7fbb75 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2393-3127 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-12T13:30:03Z |
| publishDate | 2023-08-01 |
| publisher | Ovidius University Press |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series |
| spelling | doaj.art-0658e746ba0b4fe3931faa049e7fbb752023-08-24T11:58:01ZengOvidius University PressOvidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series2393-31272023-08-01XXIII13441Transition of Medical Waste Management (MWM) from Romania to the Circular Economy Paradigm: Expectations and Objective Limits Patricia Bostan0Cristina Lazar1Ionel Bostan2“Sf. Cuvioasa Parascheva” Infectious Diseases Hospital, Iași, Romania “Ovidius” University of Constanta, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Romania“Stefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, Doctoral School of Economics, RomaniaThe circular economy and medical waste management (MWM) are important for protecting the environment and human health. In the healthcare sector, the circular economy can be applied by reusing medical equipment, recycling materials from medical waste and adopting more sustainable practices such as reducing energy consumption and using more environmentally friendly materials. Clearly, reusing medical equipment reduces the amount of medical waste and can reduce costs. The authors intend through this paper to address MWM in Romania within a more sustainable circular system, attempting to identify the pros and cons, as well as the limitations, of a massive shift of MWM to circular economy principles. The structure of this paper includes, following this introductory part (1): Theoretical background (2), Research methodology (3), Circular economy and the healthcare waste management system (4), Approaching healthcare waste management within a more sustainable circular system (5), Limits of the massive shift of MWM to circular economy principles (6) and Conclusions (7). https://stec.univ-ovidius.ro/html/anale/RO/2023-i1/Section%201%20and%202/5.pdfmedical waste nanagement (mwm)circular economypurposeenvironmental protectionpublic healthsupport strategies/plans |
| spellingShingle | Patricia Bostan Cristina Lazar Ionel Bostan Transition of Medical Waste Management (MWM) from Romania to the Circular Economy Paradigm: Expectations and Objective Limits Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series medical waste nanagement (mwm) circular economy purpose environmental protection public health support strategies/plans |
| title | Transition of Medical Waste Management (MWM) from Romania to the Circular Economy Paradigm: Expectations and Objective Limits |
| title_full | Transition of Medical Waste Management (MWM) from Romania to the Circular Economy Paradigm: Expectations and Objective Limits |
| title_fullStr | Transition of Medical Waste Management (MWM) from Romania to the Circular Economy Paradigm: Expectations and Objective Limits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transition of Medical Waste Management (MWM) from Romania to the Circular Economy Paradigm: Expectations and Objective Limits |
| title_short | Transition of Medical Waste Management (MWM) from Romania to the Circular Economy Paradigm: Expectations and Objective Limits |
| title_sort | transition of medical waste management mwm from romania to the circular economy paradigm expectations and objective limits |
| topic | medical waste nanagement (mwm) circular economy purpose environmental protection public health support strategies/plans |
| url | https://stec.univ-ovidius.ro/html/anale/RO/2023-i1/Section%201%20and%202/5.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT patriciabostan transitionofmedicalwastemanagementmwmfromromaniatothecirculareconomyparadigmexpectationsandobjectivelimits AT cristinalazar transitionofmedicalwastemanagementmwmfromromaniatothecirculareconomyparadigmexpectationsandobjectivelimits AT ionelbostan transitionofmedicalwastemanagementmwmfromromaniatothecirculareconomyparadigmexpectationsandobjectivelimits |