Results from the survey suggested that 33% of the hospitals surveyed generated less than 100 kg each day, 47% of the hospitals generated between 100 and 200 kg per day, and 20% of the hospitals generated more than 200 kg per day. According to this survey, the average generation rate of medical waste produced at the 15 hospitals is between 0.5 and 0.8 kg/bed day with a weighted average of 0.68 kg/bed day. These results were compared with the generation
rates determined in other studies from different cities in China, as well as from different countries. In the study performed in the Jilin province in China, the average generation rate of medical waste was about 0.5 kg/bed day (Shen et al., 2003). A study conducted by Abdulla et al. (2008) indicated that the weighted average generation rate was 0.83 kg/bed day in northern Jordan. Birpinar et al., 2008 investigated 192 hospitals in Turkey and reported
an average generation rate of 0.63 kg/bed day. Mato and Kassenga (1997) reported an average generation rate of 1.5–3.9 kg/bed day. Finally, Tsakona et al. (2007) reported an average generation in Greece of about 1.9 kg/bed day. According to a summary by Diaz et al. (2008), the total amount of healthcare waste generated in selected hospitals in developing countries varied from 0.016 to 3.23 kg/bed day, and the percentage of infectious waste in
the total healthcare waste stream in developing countries was about 63% (from 0.01 to 0.65 kg/bed day).