Guides to pollution prevention : selected hospital waste streams

This guide has been subjected to U.S,Environmental Protection Agency's peer and administrative review, and approved for publication. Approval does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the views and policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.|This document is intended as advisory guidance only to hospitals in develping approaches for pollution prevention. Compliance with environmental and occupational safety and health laws is the responsibility of each individual medical institution and is not the focus of this document.|Worksheets are provided for conducting waste minimization assessments of hospital facilities. Users are encouraged to duplicate portions of this publication as needed to implement a waste minimization program.