Central Medical Waste Treatment Facility

Central Medical Waste Treatment

Facility Abstract

The main purpose of the research is to design a Common Central

biomedical waste treatment facility CBWTF and number of waste

assembly points distributed in different geographical locations within

state of Khartoum, and then treating and destroying hazardous wastes in a

cost-effective and ecology friend. The design depends on high

temperature thermal process, that reduce waste hazard, volume and

destroying harmful substances by employing combustion or heat of the

waste as primary treatment agent, with under controlled condition for

converting them into inert material and filtered gases, use of Rotary Kiln

Incinerator (RKI) technology, providing an overall reduction in the

environmental impact that might otherwise arise from the waste. The

rotary kiln is the most efficient processing system for the drying, volume

reduction and destruction of almost all types of wastes.

The capital cost of the project about 22-25 million Dollars for waste

capacity of 3,5 ton/hr, in addition to operational cost which is depend on

power, water , staffing and maintenance cost which is typically 3 – 5%

of capital investment cost.

The results of the project demonstrate the need for strict enforcement of

legal provisions and a better environmental management system for the

disposal of biomedical waste in hospitals as well as other healthcare establishments.