**2.3 Creation of awareness of the different types of waste being produced**

In order to better manage waste in the healthcare emergencies it is critical that everyone involved in the production and eventual management of the waste is aware of the type of the waste that is produced by the healthcare activities. Creating awareness is critical in making sure that everyone is aware of the methods of managing waste that will be used the manage the waste. In healthcare emergencies the most sophisticated and usual methods of managing waste might not be available hence the need to define the available methods.

The awareness can be created by short training sessions, development of SOP's and illustrative job aids on how to manage the waste. Due to the fact that waste is managed by people of different professional backgrounds the trainings need to be in language that is easily understood by everyone who is involved in the management of the waste. Training in vernacular language will be encouraged. Depending on the situation handwritten instruction can suffice.All these interventions can be informed by the risk assessment.
