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Non-Incineration Medical Waste Treatment Technologies
Non-Incineration Medical Waste Treatment Technologies,  an August 2001 report from Health Care Without Harm, is the most comprehensive information available to date on the pros and cons of alternatives to medical waste incineration. The report explores the environmental and economic impacts, among other considerations, of about 50 specific technologies.
 Read the Executive Summary (pdf) of the report.
Read the HCWH press release.
The text of the report is available online in pdf format. You can either download the full text of the report, or individual chapters.
Full text
Chapter 1: Introduction: Why Non-Incineration Technologies
Chapter 2: Strategic Framework for Non-Incineration Technologies: The Broader Context
Chapter 3: Understanding the Waste Stream: A Necessary First Step
Chapter 4: Non-Incineration Technologies: General Categories and Processes
Chapter 5: Low-Heat Thermal Technologies: Autoclaves, Microwaves, and Other Steam-Based Systems
Chapter 6: Low-Heat Thermal Technologies: Dry Heat Systems
Chapter 7: Medium- and High-Heat Thermal Technologies: Depolymerization, Pyrolysis, and Other Systems
[Also see the Update on Pyrolysis.]
Chapter 8: Chemical-Based Technologies: Chlorine and Non-Chlorine Based Systems
Chapter 9: Irradiation, Biological, and Other Technologies: E-Beam, Biological, and Sharps Treatment Systems
Chapter 10: Factors to Consider in Selecting a Non-incineration Technology
Chapter 11: Economics of Treatment Technologies: Comparing Treatment Options
Chapter 12: References and Recommended Readings
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