The purpose of this research was the design of a safety cell for the disposal of hazardous hospital waste from the characterization of waste in the different health establishments of the metropolitan health micro-network of the Tacna district, which was carried out in the month February 2021. The percapita generation and the density of hazardous hospital waste were determined in 7 health establishments (5 health centers and 2 health posts). For the characterization of solid waste, the methodology of the Ministry of the Environment (2018) was applied, obtaining the following results: The per capita production of solid waste per health facility was 20.44 kg / health facility / day and the average density of waste without compacting was 0.072 kg / m³. With the results obtained and applying the Guide for the design, construction, operation, maintenance and closure of the sanitary landfill m...