The total amount of waste produced in the hospitals
was 2561.6 kg daily (935 t/year), 71.44% consisted of
‘‘general’’ waste, 27.8% infectious waste, and 0.76%
comprised of sharps. In comparison to the study performed in Dar es Salaam, infectious waste amounted for
60.2% of the total waste (Mato and Kaseva, 1999).