MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN TURKEY AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES

Abstract: In many countries, there is a serious problem of capacity and implementation regarding the disposal of medical waste. European Union accession process with the candidate country status of medical waste applications in Turkey, compared with the current existing situation in other EU countries, difficulties in significant improvements, although recorded in practice and institutional capacity building on the harmonization of legislation related to EU waste directive is observed that. Besides, Turkey is noteworthy, according to some new countries that joined the Union in the enlargement process is more advanced in various ways. In this study, the medical waste disposal methods in Turkey has been revealed and discussed in detail the advantages and disadvantages of these methods. Based on this information, some European Union countries and their applications in our country have been analyzed and compared.