**Table 1.**

*Healthcare waste categories.*

infections within the healthcare settings. It is however important to train further the waste handlers as they are integral in the management of waste. They are mostly recruited as general hands in the healthcare facilities. It is important that they get training on the management of the different classes of waste that might come in the facilities, Trainings in most cases should emphasizes the risks involved with the different types of waste and how that can protect themselves from the different exposures. The level of technical depth need to be adjusted appropriately to aid comprehension. in most cases local languages are recommended.
