Separate hazardous and non-hazardous routes should be planned and used. In general, a waste route should follow
the principle “from clean to dirty”. Collection should start from the most hygienically sensitive medical areas
(e.g. intensive care, dialysis, theatres) and follow a fied route around other medical areas and interim storage
locations (Figure 7.7). Th frequency of collection should be refied through experience to ensure that there are
no overflwing waste containers at any time. Biologically active waste (e.g. infectious waste) must be collected at
least daily. A routing plan would be inflenced by