Medical waste processing gets tech edge

Online tracking, big data to help check unethical recycling, improve disposal efficiency

China's medical waste processing market's revenue is estimated to reach 10.7 billion yuan ($1.57 billion) by 2023 as 2.50 million metric tons of waste will be produced by then, a recent report said.

Released by industry information provider qianzhan.com, the report predicted that by the end of this year, China's total medical waste production will surpass 2.06 million tons, and it will cost 7.69 billion yuan to process it all.