Technical Applicability of Small-Scale Incineration with Energy Recovery Scheme as An Effective Thermal Treatment for Infectious Healthcare Waste in San Lazaro Hospital, Manila

EasyChair Preprint 4656

Abstract

 Incineration is a method of treating and reducing waste widely used globally. Since the implementation of the ban on incineration, the Philippines is the only one with a nationwide ban on incineration. Furthermore, it did not allow the idea of technological advancement, which left the country far from the technologies used by other countries in treating and reducing waste. This study evaluates the technical applicability of the small-scale waste-to-energy incinerator as a means of waste reduction and treatment of infectious healthcare waste in San Lazaro Hospital, Manila. The evaluation was conducted using several tools such as the Health Risk Assessment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, and the Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and compared it with the expert's opinion gathered through the several surveys from Delphi Technique. From the study, researchers have concluded that through the proposed design flow which includes APCDs – Air Pollution Control Devices with gas emission calculation, results from little to zero toxic substances which makes the technology internationally and locally compliant with the air quality standards. Through the cost-benefit analysis and cost-effective analysis, it was found that the WtE incineration technology is economically feasible and cost-efficient. According to the opinions of the experts conducted through the Delphi Technique, pyrolysis is the best available technology available. Incineration with energy recovery scheme fails in the criteria of environmental and health safety, however, the study shows that with the application of engineering controls and techniques the incineration technology passes all criteria of technical applicability for selecting the best technology available.

Keyphrases: Incineration, Infectious healthcare waste, Waste generation rate, Waste to Energy, waste treatment

@booklet{EasyChair:4656,
  author    = {Daniel Miguel Jacela and Elizah Joi Lopez and Bonifacio Magtibay},
  title     = {Technical Applicability of Small-Scale Incineration with Energy Recovery Scheme as An Effective Thermal Treatment for Infectious Healthcare Waste in San Lazaro Hospital, Manila},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 4656},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2020}}