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Research on Optimization of Healthcare Waste Management System Based on Green Governance Principle in the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Ziyuan Liu

    (School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Tianle Liu

    (School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Xingdong Liu

    (School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Aijing Wei

    (School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Xiaoxue Wang

    (School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Ying Yin

    (School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • You Li

    (School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)

Abstract

At present, strategies for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic have made significant and strategic strides; however, and the large quantities of healthcare treatment waste have become another important “battlefield”. For example, in Wuhan, the production rate of healthcare waste in hospitals, communities, temporary storage, and other units was much faster than the disposal rate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Improving the efficiency of healthcare waste transfer and treatment has become an important task for government health and environmental protection departments at all levels. Based on the situation of healthcare waste disposal in Wuhan during the critical period of the pandemic, this paper analyzes and studies green governance principles and summarizes the problems that exist in the current healthcare waste management system. Through the establishment of temporary storage facilities along transit routes, digital simulation and bionic experiments were carried out in the Hongshan District of Wuhan to improve the efficiency of healthcare waste transfer. Furthermore, this study discusses the coordination and cooperation of government, hospitals, communities, and other departments in the healthcare waste disposal process and provides guiding suggestions for healthcare waste disposal nationwide in order to deal with potential risks and provide effective references in all regions.

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  • Ziyuan Liu & Tianle Liu & Xingdong Liu & Aijing Wei & Xiaoxue Wang & Ying Yin & You Li, 2021. "Research on Optimization of Healthcare Waste Management System Based on Green Governance Principle in the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-18, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:10:p:5316-:d:556115
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    1. Ziyuan Liu & Zhi Li & Weiming Chen & Yunpu Zhao & Hanxun Yue & Zhenzhen Wu, 2020. "Path Optimization of Medical Waste Transport Routes in the Emergent Public Health Event of COVID-19: A Hybrid Optimization Algorithm Based on the Immune–Ant Colony Algorithm," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-18, August.
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    2. Aleksandra Badora & Krzysztof Kud & Marian Woźniak, 2022. "Consumer Attitudes as Part of Lifestyle in the COVID-19 Emergency," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-20, August.
    3. Sang M. Lee & DonHee Lee, 2022. "Developing Green Healthcare Activities in the Total Quality Management Framework," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-20, May.
    4. Anita Gębska-Kuczerowska & Izabela Kucharska & Agnieszka Segiet-Święcicka & Marcin Kuczerowski & Robert Gajda, 2021. "Disposal of Waste from Tattoo and Beauty Parlors in Poland: A Survey-Based Analysis on Epidemiological Safety," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(23), pages 1-9, December.
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