Table 1 Disposal cost for each type of waste
From: Sustainability in interventional radiology: are we doing enough to save the environment?
Reference | Cost |
|---|---|
Brassil and Torreggiani 2019 | Cost of general and clinical waste stream disposal in one of the hospitals in Ireland was €130/tonne (USD 0.145/kg) and €813/tonne (USD 0.907/kg) respectively |
McGain et al. 2015 | General waste stream disposal (including disposal charge, bag cost, compaction/collection/transport and bin hire) costs AUD 0.24/kg (USD 0.17/kg) whereas clinical waste stream disposal costs AUD 0.98/kg (USD 0.68/kg) |
Southorn et al. 2013 | In the UK, the cost of waste disposal in 2013 was £0.75/kg (USD 0.98/kg) for sharps, £0.45/kg (USD 0.59/kg) for clinical waste and £0.06/kg (USD 0.078/kg) for general waste |
Kagoma et al. 2012 | Cost of disposing of solid waste (USD 121 per ton) was twice the cost of recycling plastic (USD 68 per ton) |