WHAT ARE HAZARDOUS WASTE?
Waste management is a challenging task, especially when it involves the management of hazardous waste. Hazardous wastes are those that, as the name indicates, offer dangerousness, risk to health and / or the environment. To be classified as I, the waste must have at least one of the following characteristics: flammability, corrosivity, reactivity, toxicity, pathogen city THE 3 TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE: Biological Waste They are wastes that contain infectious agents. Like viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, bacilli. The biological risk occurs through pathogenic microorganisms that, in contact with other living beings, can cause innumerable diseases. Many professional activities favor contact with such risks. This is the case of the food industries, hospitals, public cleaning (garbage collection), laboratories, etc. Tips for the correct disposal of this waste: Cotton, gauze, procedure gloves, tape and bandages should be dispose...