LOGISTICS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS
Logistics of waste management generated in healthcare institutions is a chain of operations related to the movement of waste from its origin to recovery or disposal. The purpose of waste management logistics is the prevention of environment pollution by eliminating improper waste management and protection of natural resources as well as quantitative protection by replacing them with recyclable materials. Along with ecological purposes, waste management logistics is committed to the task of reducing the costs associated with collection, storage and transportation of waste. The article presents logistics solutions in hospital waste management in the aspect of legal requirements [Marszelewski 2014, Project 2015] and proposals for measures to improve the effectiveness of these solutions.