Waste and Hazardous Waste Management
Goal and Performance Highlights
Supporting the SDGs Goals
Stakeholders Directly Impacted
Challenges and Opportunities
Sikarin Public Company Limited faces challenges in managing increasing amounts of waste and hazardous materials generated from hospital operations, which must comply with strict legal and environmental standards. Investment in effective waste treatment technologies and systems also represents a significant burden. However, the Company sees opportunities to leverage digital technologies and innovations to enhance waste management efficiency, as well as to develop sustainable solutions through collaboration with external organizations, helping to reduce environmental impacts and protect community health.
Management Approach and Value Creation
Sikarin Public Company Limited is committed to developing systematic and internationally aligned waste and hazardous material management strategies. The Company focuses on waste reduction at the source, efficient waste segregation, adoption of eco-friendly technologies, and safe, transparent disposal processes. Employee engagement and collaboration with external partners are key drivers in advancing sustainable waste management and minimizing environmental and health impacts. Key initiatives include:
Waste Segregation at Source:
Sikarin has expanded waste segregation points throughout the hospital, emphasizing effective separation to reduce overall waste disposal volumes and increase recycling rates.
Pollution-Free Medical Waste Disposal:
The Company has adopted Autoclave systems for sterilizing infectious waste, minimizing contamination and emissions. Additionally, quality control measures have been strengthened to ensure compliance with international waste disposal standards.
Comprehensive Waste Tracking:
A digital system has been implemented to monitor waste management processes, enhancing transparency and ensuring that hazardous waste is disposed of properly according to required standards.
Employee Education and Culture Building:
Training programs and initiatives are conducted to raise awareness among all employees about waste reduction and environmentally friendly practices within the organization.
Advancing Toward a Safe and Sustainable Future
To further enhance waste and hazardous material management efficiency in alignment with sustainability goals, Sikarin Public Company Limited has set out future plans focusing on sustainable development.
The Company plans to conduct research and adopt new technologies to minimize waste from medical processes, such as converting infectious waste into renewable energy. It also aims to introduce AI and IoT technologies to monitor and optimize waste segregation processes in real-time, enabling more effective management and forecasting. Furthermore, Sikarin is working to increase recycling rates by collaborating with external organizations to develop systematic recycling programs for medical and plastic waste, while promoting the use of reusable materials across all departments of the hospital.
Regarding the reduction of single-use plastics, the Company plans to accelerate initiatives to reduce plastic consumption by transitioning to eco-friendly alternatives and developing waste reduction practices throughout the hospital's supply chain. Sikarin also emphasizes building partnerships with government agencies and private sector companies to develop standardized, efficient waste management systems and to establish agreements with technology providers specializing in advanced waste treatment solutions.
Our Activities
Activities in community health, employee welfare, innovation, and ESG promotion for sustainability in all dimensions.
