De Montfort Medical Waste Incinerator
Professor D.J. Picken
The De Montfort medical waste incinerator is a low-cost and effective medical waste incinerator which can be built in almost any developing country.
The De Montfort medical waste incinerator reduces all medical waste added to ash and flue gases, including dressings, plastics, and organic matter. Needles may not all be reduced though they will be sterilized. The De Montfort incinerators were designed by Professor D.J. Picken, over a period of about 8 years from 1996 to provide a low-cost and effective incinerators which could be built in almost any developing country.
Mark 8a model ~250-1,000 USD for materials, depending on the availability of refractory bricks
Mark 9 model ~500-1,500 USD for materials, depending on the availability of refractory bricks.
Other medical waste incinerators, including the T4T Mak IV Incinerator.
Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation
The Mark 8a is designed especially for most healthcare facilities, while the Mark 9 is designed for larger hospitals (more than 300 beds)