3.2.1. Clinical waste generation
Clinical waste generated in the hospitals came from various activities performed in the hospitals. The
amount of clinical waste generated in hospitals depends upon various factors such as size of
establishments, number of beds, types of health services provided, available waste segregation options,
economic, social and cultural status of the patients and general condition of the area where the hospitals
are situated [9]. The amounts of the waste generated in the hospitals were gathered from the concession