_ In some cases, locations of the temporary storage are not satisfactory and are close to the municipal waste storage. In one case, the medical waste was stored together with the municipal waste.
_ Inappropriate storage practices were observed in some hospitals. Although these hospitals have used containers such as blue plastic barrels, in many cases the yellow bags filled with medical waste were put directly on the floor of the storage location. This practice leads to environmental and personnel risks.
_ In some cases, there are no personnel responsible for the storage locations, such that anyone could take medical waste from these hospitals.
_ Workers typically do not wear sufficient protective gear, which increases the potential health risks.
_ In some hospitals, storage areas were not sufficiently cleaned after the medical wastes are transported to disposal facilities.