Guidance
Decommissioning and safe disposal of cold chain equipment
This guidance's objectives are to:
1. Raise the level of awareness and contribute to capacity building on issues associated with decommissioning and disposal by providing an overview of CCE decommissioning and disposal challenges and issues, as well as background information on safe and proper practices.
2. Share key resources related to decommissioning and safe disposal, including references and tools on policy and regulatory requirements, technical practices, and financial surety mechanisms designed to guarantee the implementation of decommissioning and disposal obligations.
3. Disseminate a generic CCE decommissioning and safe disposal guideline and process roadmap, promoting a proactive approach of “thinking with the end in mind,” that may be of interest to government authorities seeking to strengthen CCE decommissioning and disposal strategies, as well as to CCE manufacturers.
Note: This guidance is not meant to supersede local, regional or national laws regarding CCE decommissioning and disposal practices but to provide assistance where there is insufficient guidance or none at all. There is no attempt to cover the management of other waste generated by CCE.
Languages
Publication year
2018
Type
Guidance
Categories
- Supply chain & logistics
Organisations
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
Tags
- Cold box / vaccine carrier
- Cold room / freezer room
- EQUIP
- Refrigerator / freezer
- Waste management
Fundamental infrastructure and Management
The resource is included in the following table:
Gavi-iSC-infrastructure
The resource is included in the following table:
| Title | Author | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How to temperature map cold chain equipment and storage areas, 2nd ed | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2022 | Tool | English |
| Cold chain equipment and dry store temperature mapping tool | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2021 | Tool | English |
| Temperature monitoring study: a fully documented process to detect weaknesses in the supply chain | World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF | 2018 | Guidance | English |
| Decommissioning and safe disposal of cold chain equipment | UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO) | 2018 | Guidance | English, Arabic, French, Russian |
| Cold Chain Temperature Data Job Aid | JSI, PATH, VillageReach, New Horizons | 2025 | Guidance | English |
| NATIONAL HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY | Ranjit Dhiman, Ute Pieper, Michelle Seidel | 2025 | Guidance | English |
| Guidance on the selection of green and safe healthcare waste treatment technology | Ridwan Gustiana, Isabelle Cantin, Ranjit Dhiman, Sophie De Fries, Martin Bjerregaard, Lindsay Marie Denny | 2025 | Guidance | English |
| Guidance on sustainable health-care waste management | Michelle Seidel, Ranjit Dhiman, Terry Hart | 2023 | Guidance | English |
| Health-Care facility Solar Electrification for Climate-Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health-Care Facilities | Terry Hart, Ranjit Dhiman, Michelle Seidel | 2023 | Guidance | English |
Gavi-iSC-infrastructure-FR
The resource is included in the following table:
| Title | Author | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How to temperature map cold chain equipment and storage areas, 2nd ed | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2022 | Tool | English |
| Cold chain equipment and dry store temperature mapping tool | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2021 | Tool | English |
| Temperature monitoring study: a fully documented process to detect weaknesses in the supply chain | World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF | 2018 | Guidance | English |
| Decommissioning and safe disposal of cold chain equipment | UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO) | 2018 | Guidance | English, Arabic, French, Russian |
| Cold Chain Temperature Data Job Aid | JSI, PATH, VillageReach, New Horizons | 2025 | Guidance | English |
| NATIONAL HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY | Ranjit Dhiman, Ute Pieper, Michelle Seidel | 2025 | Guidance | English |
| Guidance on the selection of green and safe healthcare waste treatment technology | Ridwan Gustiana, Isabelle Cantin, Ranjit Dhiman, Sophie De Fries, Martin Bjerregaard, Lindsay Marie Denny | 2025 | Guidance | English |
| Guidance on sustainable health-care waste management | Michelle Seidel, Ranjit Dhiman, Terry Hart | 2023 | Guidance | English |
| Health-Care facility Solar Electrification for Climate-Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health-Care Facilities | Terry Hart, Ranjit Dhiman, Michelle Seidel | 2023 | Guidance | English |
